Registered Nurse RN - Emergency Department - PT Days

Northeast Georgia Health System•Gainesville, GA

About The Position

Northeast Georgia Health System is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Emergency Department on a part-time day schedule. The RN provides direct, safe patient care using the nursing process and coordinates care for assigned patients during a shift to support clinical outcomes. The role involves caring for a variety of complex patients as part of an interdisciplinary team, applying evidence-based practice, and communicating effectively with patients, families, physicians, advanced practice providers, and colleagues. Nurses are expected to seek and provide feedback, develop clinical knowledge and skills, and contribute to professional practice and team success. The position includes leadership and shared-governance participation, quality improvement, education, and patient-experience activities. New graduate RNs focus primarily on building knowledge and skills while developing the ability to care for increasingly complex patients, with consultation from experienced clinicians and feedback supporting professional development.

Requirements

Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in Georgia.
Associate’s degree in nursing (ADN) or nursing diploma.
At least one year of RN experience, demonstrated competence in RN I performance expectations, or meeting experience requirements upon hire.
Ability to provide care that meets population-specific guidelines and to prioritize effectively, recognize problems, and apply evidence-based practice.
Effective communication with patients, families, and colleagues at all levels, with consideration, respect, and customer-service orientation.
Demonstrated self-leadership and appropriate leadership of others, including appropriate delegation and support for the NGHS shared governance model.
Basic computer skills necessary to operate computer systems used on the unit.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Previous specialty experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide safe, effective, efficient, patient-focused direct care in accordance with the nursing process and population-specific guidelines.
Coordinate care for assigned patients during a shift to promote clinical outcomes.
Serve as a charge nurse and help ensure cost-effective, quality-driven patient care.
Serve on and lead teams as part of daily practice, and participate in one NGMC committee or council.
Role model healthy work environment behaviors, including trust, empathy, and support among coworkers.
Promote quality, patient safety, and satisfaction by incorporating national and organizational goals into practice.
Communicate and translate patients’ conditions to physicians, advanced practice providers, and other colleagues; use safety and error-prevention tools.
Seek opportunities to share knowledge and expertise with the healthcare team and support continuous learning with professional research and materials.
Participate in quality improvement and implement evidence-based practice.
Help facilitate unit-based education, in-services, and skills validation; serve as a preceptor as needed for students, nurse residents, and experienced nurses.
Advocate for cultural intelligence, diversity, equity, and inclusion; address lateral violence and impairment and promote healthy relationships.
Participate in unit-based shared governance activities while on duty, lead unit-based self-care activities, and use techniques to mitigate workplace violence.
Serve as a unit-based champion, complete audits, and provide data to management as required.
Serve as a super user and participate in activities that evaluate and improve nursing practice, patient experience, employee engagement, and nurse-sensitive indicators.
Recruit and retain an excellent nursing care team in collaboration with other care team members.