RN Registered Nurse Neuro ICU-Full Time Nights

Northeast Georgia Health System•Gainesville, GA

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities. The Neuro ICU is an 18-bed Critical Care Unit equipped with bedside monitors for hemodynamic monitoring. It functions as a dedicated stroke nursing unit, providing comprehensive care to neuro patients who require intense monitoring and nursing care. The unit specializes in caring for patients with various conditions including ischemic stroke (including those undergoing thrombectomy), hemorrhagic stroke (including intracranial hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and post-coil embolization patients), cerebral edema and increased intracranial pressure, abnormal electrical activity of the brain for patients with intractable seizure, and patients with other neurological disorders such as Guillain-Barre’ Syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis, and ALS. Additionally, the unit cares for patients experiencing hemodynamic instability and/or airway and respiratory compromise.

Requirements

Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia
Associate's Degree, ADN or Diploma required
At least 1 year of RN experience
Demonstrated competence in RN I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire
Delivery of safe, effective, efficient care that meets population specific guidelines
Actively works to make own and related teams successful, effectively communicates with patients, families and colleagues at all levels, shows consideration and respect or others and fosters customer service
Effectively prioritizes, recognizes problems, and utilizes evidence based practice
Demonstrates personal mastery, leadership of self and others, as appropriate, delegates appropriately, and supports NGHS shared governance model
Basic computer skills necessary to operate computer systems used on unit

Nice To Haves

Responsibilities

Serves as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and responds willingly to care team member needs for assistance
Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility
Leads interdisciplinary rounds to facilitate appropriateness of care and smooth transitions across the continuum
Positively impacts the work environment by displaying respect for individuals and the organization
Effectively applies the nursing process within the framework of the organization’s professional model of care, using the nursing process to meet the clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of the patient and family
Demonstrates initiative and seeks formal and informal opportunities to improve clinical practice within specialty area
Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological, ethical and spiritual issues within the episode of care
Effectively delegates care as appropriate while retaining accountability for the quality of care given to patients and families
Demonstrates the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all members of the healthcare team including physicians and advanced practice providers; incorporates Safety behavior and error prevention tools
Incorporates Sister Simone Roach’s 7 Cs of Caring: Ctheory by incorporating the seven Cs of Caring: Compassion, Competence, Confidence, Conscience, Commitment, Comportment, Creativity into daily work and practice
Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice
Identifies opportunities for quality improvement to colleagues and management
Applies evidence-based practice as a regular aspect of professional practice
Ensures improvements in the practice setting by assuming responsibility for self-development in life-long learning
Serves as a resource for students
Demonstrates an understanding of cultural intelligence, diversity, equity, and inclusion, lateral violence, and impairment and holds peers accountable for healthy relationships
Demonstrating deep interdependence by valuing team member contributions, talents, and skills
Models safe work hours, time management, efficiency, and stewardship
Supports unit-based shared governance activities while on duty
Actively participates in unit-based selfcare activities
Continually evaluate work processes with the goal of improvement, to achieve our strategic initiatives
Achieves and maintains de-escalation training certification as appropriate for work unit
Supports in quality of care activities, evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice
Supports unit-based activities aimed at the ownership improving the patient’s experience, employee engagement, and/or nurse sensitive indicators on the unit with a focus on improvement
Delivery of safe, effective, efficient care that meets population specific guidelines
Actively works to make own and related teams successful, effectively communicates with patients, families and colleagues at all levels, shows consideration and respect or others and fosters customer service
Effectively prioritizes, recognizes problems, and utilizes evidence based practice
Demonstrates personal mastery, leadership of self and others, as appropriate, delegates appropriately, and supports NGHS shared governance model