RN - Emergency Dept, Evenings

Piedmont Healthcare•Snellville, GA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Piedmont Eastside Medical Center is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse for its 38-bed Emergency Department in Snellville, Georgia. The department sees an average of 160 patients daily with a range of acuities and is a primary stroke and STEMI receiving facility that can administer thrombolytics. The campus has two helicopter pads, and the department includes five patient-care pods, including a behavioral health pod. Nurses collaborate with emergency department providers and a team that includes charge nurses, ED flow coordinators, paramedics, ED technicians, patient care technicians, mental health technicians, and unit secretaries. The staff nurse provides nursing care across the patient lifecycle, 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 assigned staff in delivering quality care. The schedule is 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., with an every-other-weekend requirement. A sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 is available. Piedmont describes a positive, collaborative work 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 organization offers wellness programs and a comprehensive benefits and rewards package.

Requirements

Graduate from a recognized, accredited school of nursing.
Current Georgia Registered Nurse license or NLC/eNLC multistate license.
Basic Life Support (BLS/BCLS) certification.
For Emergency Department work, ACLS and PALS are required; nurses new to the specialty must complete applicable certifications within six months of their start date. Experienced Emergency Department nurses have six months to obtain PALS.
Demonstrated clinical competency in the specialty area is preferred.
Leadership skills, effective communication skills, initiative, independent judgment, and ability to handle stressful environments.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
Nursing experience in a hospital setting.
NIH certification is highly preferred and must be obtained within the allotted timeframe.

Responsibilities

Assess patients, including collecting physical, psychosocial, and health-history information.
Consider patients’ developmental ages 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 identify expected patient outcomes.
Carry out the plan of care to achieve desired patient outcomes.
Provide care appropriate to the setting, the patient’s identified needs, the plan of care, and the severity of the patient’s condition or disability.
Oversee the activities of ancillary and support team members.
Identify teaching opportunities and provide resources to help patients meet educational goals.
Communicate issues and concerns to the charge nurse, clinical manager, or physician as appropriate.
Document patient care and concerns in the patient record.
Maintain standards of practice and coordinate assigned staff in the provision of quality nursing care.