RN - Cardiac Care, Days

Piedmont Healthcare•Snellville, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The staff nurse provides nursing care to patients across the lifespan, using the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care. The nurse works within organizational policies and procedures, maintains professional growth and accountability, upholds standards of practice, and coordinates the care activities of assigned staff to provide quality nursing care. The role is based in an 18-bed intermediate/step-down Cardiac Care Unit specializing in cardiac and vascular patients. The typical patient population includes patients with chest pain, cardiac dysrhythmias, CHF exacerbation, hypertensive emergency, pulmonary embolism and/or DVT, and patients who have undergone AAA repair or carotid endarterectomy. Nurses work closely with cardiology and vascular teams and are supported by unit secretaries, patient care technicians, registered nurses, charge nurses, and a clinical manager. Piedmont describes a positive, collaborative environment with schedule flexibility, state-of-the-art technology, and resources to support patient care. Nurses may have opportunities to participate in clinical research. The position is full-time, days, at Piedmont Eastside in Snellville, Georgia. A sign-on bonus of up to $5,000 is available.

Requirements

Graduate from a recognized, accredited school of nursing.
Current Georgia Registered Nurse license or NLC/eNLC multistate license.
Basic Life Support (BCLS) certification.
Leadership skills.
Effective communication skills.
Initiative.
Independent judgment.
Ability to handle stressful environments.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.
Nursing experience in a hospital setting preferred.
One year of hospital experience preferred for PRN positions.
Advanced certification in the specialty, if applicable.

Responsibilities

Assess patients, including collecting data about their physical and psychosocial condition and health history.
Consider the patient's developmental age when conducting assessments and treatments and providing patient and family education.
Organize patient data into a plan of care, identify additional information needed, make care decisions based on identified needs, and determine expected patient outcomes.
Carry out the plan of care to achieve desired patient outcomes.
Provide care appropriate to the care setting, identified needs, and plan, and to the severity of the patient's disease, condition, impairment, or disability.
Oversee activities of ancillary and support team members.
Identify teaching opportunities and provide resources to help patients achieve educational goals.
Communicate issues and concerns to the charge nurse, clinical manager, and/or physician as appropriate.
Document patient care and concerns in the patient record.