RN - MedSurg, Ortho

Piedmont Healthcare • Athens, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The staff nurse provides nursing care to patients from birth through the lifecycle utilizing nursing processes to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the care for patients. He/she functions within the framework of the policies and procedures of the organization and demonstrates professional growth and accountability. The staff nurse is responsible for maintaining standards of practice, coordinating patient care activities of all assigned staff in the provision of quality nursing care. Patient ratios are determined by various factors, including volume and acuity of patient needs. Extenuating circumstances may determine a need for lower or higher ratios.

Requirements

• Graduate from a recognized, accredited school of nursing
• No experience required
• New Graduates of a nursing program eligible
• Current License in the State of Georgia as a Registered Nurse or NLC/eNLC Multistate License.
• BCLS - Basic Life Support

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 1 year in a hospital setting for PRN positions
• ACLS Certification
• PALS Certification
• CDN (Certified Dialysis Certificate) preferred
• Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Certification – prior to independent chemotherapy administration
• PEARS or PALS Certification
• PreOp/PACU/ENDO/CSU – ACLS
• PALS if unit provides care to pediatric patients
• BLS required only
• Labor and Delivery-ACLS Certification
• NRP by the end of orientation period
• AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Program within 12 months of start date
• Mother/Baby- NRP by the end of orientation period
• NICU- NRP by the end of orientation period
• NAT (Newborn Admission Team)- NRP by the end of orientation period
• Nursery- NRP by the end of orientation period

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care to patients from birth through the lifecycle utilizing nursing processes to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the care for patients.
• Functions within the framework of the policies and procedures of the organization and demonstrates professional growth and accountability.
• Maintains standards of practice.
• Coordinates patient care activities of all assigned staff in the provision of quality nursing care.
• Identifies, reports and provides appropriate protective measures for high risk situations including, but not limited to, abuse or neglect, failure to thrive and potential for abduction.

Benefits

• Sign-on Bonus Available

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees