Registered Nurse RN - GI/Renal - PRN Nights - Plan A

About the role

The GI/Renal Unit is a 39-bed nursing unit with four rooms designed for semi-private occupancy. It is a medical/surgical unit designated to care for patients with renal and gastroenterological illnesses, as well as other general medical patients in times of high census. As the designated renal medical unit, their specialty is caring for patients that require Peritoneal Dialysis and is the preferred unit for these patients to be placed if clinically appropriate. Care is provided for a wide variety of illnesses and symptoms, including but not limited to: End Stage Renal Disease requiring Hemodialysis, End Stage Renal Disease requiring Peritoneal Dialysis, Rhabdomyolysis, Acute kidney injury, Acute renal failure, Hematuria requiring Continuous Bladder Irrigation, Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn’s Disease, Liver cirrhosis, Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, Abdominal pain (non-surgical), N/V/D, Gastritis, Cholecystitis, Other medical patients in times of high census. Patients and patient family members receive physical, emotional, spiritual, and psychosocial support for themselves and their families.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates basic assessment skills.
• Demonstrates the 5 rights of medication administration.
• Manages care for basic patient assignment and progresses to care for increasingly complex patients.
• Accurately documents all aspects of the nursing process using the electronic medical record as applicable.
• Evaluates patient response to interventions and adjusts plan of care appropriately.
• Consistently coordinates interdisciplinary care.
• Uses resources effectively to reduce waste.
• Participates in PI processes.
• Participates in maintaining and monitoring the work environment to ensure compliance with DNV regulations.
• Coordinates discharge planning.
• Actively contributes to a culture of safety within the organization.
• Includes the patient and family in patient care.
• Provides effective education appropriate for the learning needs of patient/ family.
• Demonstrates appropriate customer service behaviors.
• Participates in organizational and unit based customer service initiatives.
• Plans patient care based on assessment.
• Displays basic prioritization and time management skills.
• Evaluates patient’s response to interventions and seeks support to adjust the plan of care.
• Utilizes resources on the unit to increase understanding of the care of unfamiliar patient populations.
• Recognizes signs of deteriorating patient and accesses appropriate resources.
• Reads nursing research/EBP articles.
• Participates in discharge planning with increasing responsibility and coordination.
• Recognizes existence of nursing practice trends and questions care as it relates to evidence based practice.
• Consistently and independently prioritizes patient care.
• Supports unit goals.
• Demonstrates support of shared governance through awareness of initiatives.
• Completes a professional development plan and shows progress on personal learning goals.
• Supervises and ensures completion of task assigned to ancillary/support staff.
• Participates in the enhancement of the nursing profession and supporting the community.
• Appropriately delegates tasks.
• Serves in a unit leadership role(s).
• Serves as the Nurse in Charge as necessary fulfilling the following responsibilities: a. patient flow, b. matches given resources to patients for shift, c. escalates concerns using the chain of command.

Requirements

• Licensure or other certifications: Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia.
• Education: Associates Degree.
• Experience: One year of experience as a professional RN. New graduate RNs or those with less than one year of experience will be referred to the RN Residency Program.

Qualifications

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications: National certification in clinical specialty.
• Preferred Educational Requirements: Bachelor of Nursing Degree.
• Preferred Experience: Long Term Care: One year experience.

Skills

• 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.

Benefits

Working at NGHS means being part of something special: a team invested in you as a person, an employee, and in helping you reach your goals. NGHS: Opportunities start here.

Pay

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Schedule

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