Staff RN Lead (Emergency Services)

Northside Hospital Inc. • Lawrenceville, GA

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About The Position

The Registered Professional Nurse at Northside Hospital independently plans and provides professional nursing care to patients in accordance with physician orders, established guidelines, and the scope of practice defined by the Georgia Nurse Practice Act. Nursing practice follows the American Nurses Association’s Scope and Standards of Professional Nursing Practice and Northside Hospital’s nursing policies and collaborative care model.

The Staff RN III manages care for an assigned group of patients and practices across five domains: clinical knowledge and practice; professional practice; leadership; professional development; and evidence-based practice, quality, and research. Northside’s Staff RN roles follow a sequential progression, and a nurse at a given level is expected to possess the knowledge, skills, competencies, and critical-thinking abilities of the prior levels.

The posting describes a Staff RN III as a Georgia-licensed professional nurse in good standing, with at least two years of full-time RN experience and a nursing degree or diploma. The listed schedule is 3 p.m.–3 a.m., with weekend work required and no on-call requirement.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in Georgia in good standing and without limitations.
• Current American Heart Association Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) certification.
• The Staff RN III description specifies a nursing degree or diploma: BSN, associate degree, or diploma in nursing.
• The Staff RN III description specifies a minimum of two years of full-time experience as a registered professional nurse.

Nice To Haves

• BSN degree.
• Two years of experience as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN).
• Additional life-support credential (ACLS, PALS, NRP, etc.) or other clinical specialty certification relevant to specific units.
• Visual color acuity, depending on the role in specific units.

Responsibilities

• Independently plan and provide professional nursing care in accordance with physician orders, established guidelines, and the Georgia Nurse Practice Act.
• Manage care for an assigned group of patients in accordance with the nursing division’s philosophy and policies and Northside’s Collaborative Care Model.
• Perform nursing practice activities across assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, evaluation, documentation, and patient-care technology.
• Practice professional communication, culturally congruent care, ethics, professional practice evaluation, and resource utilization.
• Collaborate, participate in community involvement, support environmental health, and demonstrate leadership.
• Educate self and others, expand nursing knowledge, advance practice, and contribute to the professional or clinical specialty.
• Use evidence-based practice and contribute to nursing research, quality of practice, patient satisfaction, and external reporting or benchmarks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree