Acute Care ASAP Nurse / Internal Travel Team

Overview

Be inspired. Be rewarded. Belong. At Emory Healthcare. Benefits include comprehensive health benefits starting day 1, student loan repayment assistance, family-focused benefits, wellness incentives, ongoing mentorship, development, and leadership programs.

Description

Shift: Full Time Days and Nights
Location: Travel between 8 hospitals
Deployment details: 2 hours before shift
Salary: $75

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance & Reimbursement Programs
• Family-focused benefits
• Wellness incentives
• Ongoing mentorship, development, and leadership programs

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• 2.5 years of recent and relevant nursing experience in an Acute Care Unit within past five years
• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Georgia
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP, FHM (relevant to role) required
• Professional certification in at least 1 relevant specialty area preferred
• Completion of professional certification in relevant specialty area required within 1 year of employment

Skills

• Routinely uses acquired knowledge, theory, research and experience to respond to changes in clinical situations
• Delivers safe, dependable and effective care to a patient population independently utilizing the nursing process
• Applies the Synergy Model for Care in practice
• Communicates effectively and respectfully with the patient, the patient's family, and other members of the healthcare team
• Documents the nursing process accurately and in the appropriate format (e.g. computer, clinical pathway, chart)
• Utilizes patient/family input and goals in planning plan of care
• Evaluates patient's response to planned care and adjusts plan of care as appropriate
• Recognizes needs and advocates for patient based on knowledge of condition
• Recognizes that cultural differences need to be considered in developing patient and family relationships (focus on identifying cultural norms)

Prior Experience

• Broad experience in caring for patients
• Sound understanding about the care of a particular patient population

Physical Requirements

• 20-50 lbs, occasionally
• 11-25 lbs, frequently
• 01-10 lbs, constantly
• Lifting 50 lbs max
• Carrying of objects up to 25 lbs
• Occasional to frequent standing & walking
• Occasional sitting
• Close eye work (computers, typing, reading, writing)

Environmental Factors

• May vary depending on assigned work area and work tasks
• Exposures include blood-borne pathogen exposure, bio-hazardous waste, chemicals/gases/fumes/vapors, communicable diseases, electrical shock, floor surfaces, hot/cold temperatures, indoor/outdoor conditions, latex, lighting, patient care/handling injuries, radiation, shift work, travel may be required
• Use of personal protective equipment, including respirators, environmental conditions may vary depending on assigned work area and work tasks