RN Emergency Flow Coord, Nights

Piedmont Healthcare•Snellville, GA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Piedmont Eastside Medical Center is seeking a Full Time RN Emergency Department Flow Coordinator for the Nights shift. This role is within a 38-bed Emergency Department that sees an average of 160 patients per day with various acuities. The facility is a primary Stroke and STEMI receiving center equipped to administer thrombolytics and has two helicopter pads on campus. The department includes 5 PODs (Patient Occupancy Dwellings), a Behavioral Health Pod, Charge Nurses, ED Flow Coordinators, Paramedics, ED Techs, PCTs, Mental Health Technicians, and Unit Secretaries who collaborate with ED Providers to deliver exceptional care. All staff must have BLS, and RNs require ACLS and PALS. NIH is highly preferred and must be obtained within an allotted time.

Requirements

Graduate from a nursing program
1 year of Emergency Department experience, as a registered nurse (RN)
Experience participating in and/or leading quality and process improvement projects
RN - Registered Nurse - Georgia State Licensure and/or NLC/eNCL Multistate Licensure
BCLS - Basic Life Support
ACLS
PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
All staff members must have a BLS to work in this unit.
RN’s must have ACLS and PALS required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree of Nursing
NIH highly preferred, must obtain within allotted time
CEN - Certified Emergency Room Nurse - Preferred

Responsibilities

Performs patient assessments to include collection of data regarding the patient’s physical, psychosocial and health history.
Appropriately evaluates the developmental age of the patient when performing assessments, treatments and patient/family education.
Organizes patient data into the formulation of a plan of care; identifies additional information needed and makes care decisions based on identified needs. Identifies expected patient outcomes.
Carries out plan of care to achieve desired patient outcomes.
Provides patient care that is specific to the setting, identified needs and plan; ensures that the care provided is appropriate to the severity of the disease, condition, impairment or disability.
Oversees activities of ancillary and support team members.
Identifies teaching opportunities and provides the necessary resources for achieving the educational goals of the patients.
Communicates issues/concerns to the Charge Nurse, Clinical Manager and/or physician as appropriate.
Documents patient care and concerns in the patient record.