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About The Position

Requirements

• Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Licensed as an RN in the State of Georgia in good standing without limitations.
• Must hold American Heart Association’s Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS).

Nice To Haves

• BSN degree
• Two (2) years of experience as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN).
• Additional Life Support credential (ACLS, PALS, NRP, etc.) or other clinical specialty certifications in specific units.
• Visual color acuity depending on the role in specific units

Responsibilities

• Independently plans and provides professional nursing care to patients in accordance with physician orders and established guidelines.
• Demonstrates competency in clinical practice and self-directed goal setting in the management of complex patients and families.
• Utilizes the nursing process and adapts care to rapidly changing patient conditions.
• Provides safe, competent patient care and communicates with peers, colleagues, providers, and others.
• Integrates unit- and service-wide evidence-based practice resources into clinical practice.
• Operates the organization’s computerized information systems efficiently and continuously develops personal practice competencies, skills, and knowledge.
• Delegates care where appropriate.
• Serves as a preceptor for new employees and students.
• Creates personal goals for lifelong learning and professional growth.
• Conducts self-assessment of performance and identifies own learning needs.
• Identifies ethical issues in practice and takes appropriate action.
• Refers to, consults with, and makes provision for continuity of care with other health care providers.
• Uses evidence-based guidelines and policies to guide professional practice.
• Participates in established quality improvement studies and/or activities for patient safety and quality measures.
• Assists in continual readiness activities.
• Implements infection control procedures and documents according to hospital policy.
• Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with hospital/department policies and procedures.
• Immediately reports any mechanical/electrical equipment malfunctions, unsafe conditions, or employee/patient/visitor injury/accident to the coordinator.
• Serves as an advanced clinical systems user and resource for clinical systems.
• Completes clinical systems application training.
• Supports system initiatives and downtime.
• Serves as a liaison to the Clinical Systems Department and Patient Care Quality Department regarding unit-based clinical systems process issues or improvement suggestions.