RN - Emergency Dept, Part Time, Nights

Piedmont Healthcare•Snellville, GA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Emergency Department staff nurse provides nursing care to patients from birth through the lifecycle, using nursing processes to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care. The nurse works within organizational policies and procedures, demonstrates professional growth and accountability, maintains standards of practice, and coordinates assigned staff activities to provide quality nursing care. Piedmont Eastside Medical Center’s 38-bed Emergency Department sees an average of 160 patients per day across a range of acuities. The facility is a primary Stroke and STEMI receiving center able to administer thrombolytics, and has two helicopter pads on campus. The department has five patient pods, including a Behavioral Health Pod, and staff collaborate with ED providers, charge nurses, ED flow coordinators, paramedics, ED technicians, patient care technicians, mental health technicians, and unit secretaries. The posting describes a part-time, night-shift RN position in Snellville, Georgia. All staff in the unit must hold BLS; RNs must have ACLS and PALS. NIH certification is highly preferred and must be obtained within the allotted timeframe. New graduates of a nursing program are eligible, and no experience is required.

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.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
Leadership skills.
Effective communication skills.
Initiative.
Independent judgment.
Ability to handle stressful environments.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
Nursing experience in a hospital setting.
One year of hospital experience for PRN positions.
NIH certification is highly preferred; it must be obtained within the allotted timeframe.
Advanced certification in the specialty, if applicable.

Responsibilities

Assess patients, including gathering physical, psychosocial, and health-history information.
Evaluate patients’ developmental ages when performing assessments and treatments and providing patient and family education.
Organize patient data to develop a plan of care, identify additional information needed, make care decisions based on identified needs, and identify expected outcomes.
Carry out the plan of care to achieve desired patient outcomes.
Provide care appropriate to the setting, identified needs, care plan, and severity of the patient’s condition.
Oversee 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, and/or physician as appropriate.
Document patient care and concerns in the patient record.