Registered Nurse RN - Medical Surgical - FT Nights

About This Role

This night-shift post on a medical-surgical ward is for a registered nurse who can provide direct and safe patient care based on the nursing process, coordinating care for assigned patients to achieve clinical outcomes. The role suits a clinician with previous specialty experience who is focused on expanding their knowledge and skills, consistently providing effective direct care as part of an interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and respond willingly to care team member needs for assistance
• Adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility
• Lead interdisciplinary rounds to facilitate appropriateness of care and smooth transitions across the continuum
• Positively impact the work environment by displaying respect for individuals and the organization
• Effectively apply the nursing process within the framework of the organization
• Use the nursing process to meet the clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of the patient and family
• Demonstrate initiative and seek formal and informal opportunities to improve clinical practice within specialty area
• Demonstrate critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological, ethical and spiritual issues within the episode of care
• Effectively delegate care as appropriate while retaining accountability for the quality of care given to patients and families
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all members of the healthcare team including physicians and advanced practice providers
• Incorporate Safety behavior and error prevention tools
• Incorporate Sister Simone Roach
• Create an environment of open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice
• Identify opportunities for quality improvement to colleagues and management
• Apply evidence-based practice as a regular aspect of professional practice
• Ensure improvements in the practice setting by assuming responsibility for self-development in life-long learning
• Serve as a resource for students
• Demonstrate an understanding of cultural intelligence, diversity, equity, and inclusion, lateral violence, and impairment and hold peers accountable for healthy relationships
• Demonstrate deep interdependence by valuing team member contributions, talents, and skills
• Model safe work hours, time management, efficiency, and stewardship
• Support unit-based shared governance activities while on duty
• Actively participate in unit-based selfcare activities
• Continually evaluate work processes with the goal of improvement, to achieve strategic initiatives
• Achieve and maintain de-escalation training certification as appropriate for work unit
• Support in quality of care activities, evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice
• Support unit-based activities aimed at the ownership improving the patient

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 work to make own and related teams successful
• Effectively communicate with patients, families and colleagues at all levels
• Show consideration and respect for others and foster customer service
• Effectively prioritize, recognize problems, and utilize evidence based practice
• Demonstrate personal mastery, leadership of self and others, as appropriate
• Delegate appropriately, and support NGHS shared governance model
• Basic computer skills necessary to operate computer systems used on unit

Nice to have:

• BSN

Important Details

• Schedule: 12-hour evening to morning shifts

Physical Demands

• Weight Lifted: Up to 100 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time
• Weight Carried: Up to 50 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time
• Vision: Moderate, Frequently 31-65% of time
• Kneeling/Stooping/Bending: Frequently 31-65% of time
• Standing/Walking: Frequently 31-65% of time
• Pushing/Pulling: Frequently 31-65% of time
• Intensity of Work: Frequently 31-65% of time
• Job Requires: Reading, Writing, Reasoning, Talking, Keyboarding

About the Company

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of its communities.