RN - Emergency Department, Days

Piedmont Healthcare Inc.•Macon, GA

16h

About The Position

The staff nurse provides nursing care to patients from birth through the lifecycle, using nursing processes to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care. The nurse works within the organization’s policies and procedures and demonstrates professional growth and accountability. The role is responsible for maintaining standards of practice and coordinating patient-care activities of assigned staff to provide quality nursing care. This position is in the Emergency Department at Piedmont Macon North and is listed for days.

Requirements

Graduate from a recognized, accredited school of nursing.
No experience is required; new graduates of a nursing program are eligible.
Current Georgia Registered Nurse license or NLC/eNLC multistate license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required.
Emergency Department: ACLS and PALS certifications are required. Nurse residents or nurses new to the specialty must complete applicable certifications within six months of the start date. Experienced Emergency Department nurses have 180 days to obtain PALS certification.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Nursing experience in a hospital setting preferred.
For PRN positions, one year in a hospital setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing care to patients from birth through the lifecycle.
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care using nursing processes.
Work within the organization’s policies and procedures.
Demonstrate professional growth and accountability.
Maintain standards of practice.
Coordinate patient-care activities of assigned staff to provide quality nursing care.