Registered Nurse (RN) - Nursing Unit (Nights)

Tanner Health•Villa Rica, GA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides nursing care and supervises other RNs, LPNs, and assistive personnel in accordance with the state nurse practice act. The RN assesses patient needs, plans and implements care, and evaluates its effectiveness. The role includes care across the lifespan and requires adapting assessments, treatments, medication administration, and patient and family education to patients’ developmental levels and needs. The RN assesses and plans care based on patients’ biophysical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs; establishes goals; selects interventions; documents plans in the Electronic Health Record; sets priorities; and coordinates with physicians and other healthcare team members. The RN delivers and evaluates nursing interventions, administers medications, nutritional supplements, IV fluids, and blood products according to policy, educates patients and significant others, coordinates care with other departments, responds to changes in condition, and participates in multidisciplinary care planning. The position also requires professional development, compliance with applicable laws, regulations, hospital policies, and nursing practice standards, and participation in required education. The RN serves as a resource to students, new employees, and other personnel; assists other staff; attends required meetings and in-services; and helps maintain supplies and equipment. The employee must follow Tanner Health System’s Ethics and Compliance program and report compliance variances. The position involves frequent contact with others, confidential patient information, and considerable physical effort and exposure to occupational risks, including bloodborne pathogens and other potentially infectious or hazardous materials. The role includes direct work with patients less than 12 months old.

Requirements

Georgia Registered Nurse License or Multistate Nursing License.
Healthcare Provider CPR/BLS; must be obtained within 30 days of hire.
Qualifications as designated in the Nursing Clinical Ladder Policy.
No prior work experience required.
ACLS within 6 months of hire for ED, ICU, Surgery, PACU, L&D, SSU if taking GI call, or Cath Lab assignments.
NRP within 6 months of hire for Nursery and L&D assignments.
PALS within one year of hire for PACU assignments.

Responsibilities

Assess patient needs and plan care based on biophysical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs.
Establish patient goals, select interventions, document the plan of care in the Electronic Health Record, and set priorities.
Administer medications, nutritional supplements, IV fluids, and blood products according to policy.
Educate patients and significant others about disease processes and discharge planning.
Coordinate patient care with physicians, other healthcare team members, and other departments.
Recognize changes in patient condition, take action, and request assistance when necessary.
Participate in multidisciplinary patient care planning conferences.
Document care in compliance with hospital policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
Supervise and direct RNs, LPNs, nurse techs, and other assistive personnel as appropriate.
Maintain knowledge of applicable rules, regulations, hospital policies, procedures, and nursing practice standards.
Evaluate personal performance, meet professional goals, and participate in required annual hospital-wide and nursing continuing education.
Act as a resource to students, new employees, and other personnel, and assist other staff in providing care.
Attend unit staff meetings and mandatory in-services on time, report on time for shifts, and take only allotted break time.
Assist with control and maintenance of supplies and equipment.
Detect, observe, and report compliance variances to the immediate supervisor, Compliance Officer, or Hotline.
Adapt medication administration, treatments, and education to patients’ ages, developmental levels, and populations served.