Registered Nurse RN - Emergency Department - FT Nights

Northeast Georgia Medical Center • Winder, GA

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides direct, safe patient care based on the nursing process and coordinates care for assigned patients during a shift to promote clinical outcomes. The role delivers effective care to complex patients as part of an interdisciplinary team, communicates with patients, families, and colleagues, and uses evidence-based practice. Nurses are expected to seek and provide feedback, develop their clinical knowledge and skills, and consult with more experienced clinicians when appropriate. New graduate nurses focus on building skills and progressing toward caring for increasingly complex patients.

The role includes clinical leadership and shared governance responsibilities. The nurse may serve as a charge nurse, participate in committees and unit councils, contribute to quality improvement and evidence-based practice, support unit education, and serve as a preceptor. The position also emphasizes patient safety, quality, patient experience, employee engagement, cultural intelligence, and healthy workplace relationships.

Requirements

• Current licensure to practice as a registered nurse in Georgia.
• Associate's degree in nursing (ADN) or a nursing diploma.
• At least 1 year of RN experience, with demonstrated competence in RN I performance expectations, or meeting the experience requirements upon hire.
• Ability to provide safe, effective, and efficient care that meets population-specific guidelines.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills, with consideration and respect for others and a customer-service orientation.
• Ability to prioritize effectively, recognize problems, and apply evidence-based practice.
• Ability to demonstrate self-leadership, delegate appropriately, and support the NGHS shared governance model.
• Basic computer skills necessary to operate computer systems used on the unit.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Provide direct, safe patient care based on the nursing process and coordinate care for assigned patients during a shift.
• Deliver effective care to complex patients as part of the interdisciplinary team.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, advanced practice providers, and colleagues.
• Prioritize care, recognize problems, and use evidence-based practice.
• Seek and provide feedback to support improved clinical practice and professional development.
• Serve as a charge nurse and help ensure patient care is cost-effective, high-quality, and patient-focused.
• Participate in and lead teams, including participation in at least one NGMC committee or council.
• Model communication, safety, error-prevention, and healthy work-environment behaviors.
• Share knowledge and professional research, participate in quality improvement and evidence-based practice, and support unit-based education and skills validation.
• Serve as a preceptor for students, nurse residents, and experienced nurses as needed.
• Participate in unit-based shared governance and self-care activities, and promote cultural intelligence, diversity, equity, inclusion, and healthy peer relationships.
• Complete unit-based audits, provide data to management, serve as a super user or unit-based champion, and participate in activities to improve quality of care, patient experience, employee engagement, and nurse-sensitive indicators.
• Use tools and techniques to mitigate and minimize workplace violence.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree