Registered Nurse RN Nights Emergency

Employment Type: Full time
Shift: 12 Hour Evening Shift (7p-7a), No Weekends

About the Role

The Registered Nurse – Emergency Department (RN) works in a collaborative environment at St Mary’s Health Care System to deliver excellent patient care as part of an interdisciplinary team providing evidence-based medicine and individualized patient care. The RN facilitates all aspects of the patient visit experience in a 25-bed unit that cares for patients from infants to geriatrics, specializing in Cardiology and Stroke care.

Under limited supervision, the RN is responsible for assessing patients, developing, evaluating, and modifying the care plan, and performing complex patient-care procedures specific to their expertise. RNs function as members of both the Care Team and Support Team to accomplish patient outcomes identified in the pathway/plan of care.

The RN is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for the care given to a group of patients for a designated time frame, providing care via therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment/technology, and other healthcare team members.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and develop, evaluate, and modify care plans.
• Perform complex patient-care procedures specific to expertise.
• Function as a member of the Care Team and Support Team to accomplish patient outcomes.
• Provide care through the therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, and collaboration with healthcare team members.
• Assume responsibility and accountability for the care of a designated group of patients.

Requirements

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Georgia.
• Graduation from an accredited nursing education program approved by the Board of Nursing or found by the Board to be substantially equivalent to programs in Georgia.
• Successful completion of a refresher course within the past 6 months if nursing practice has not occurred within the past 5 years.
• Prior experience in an emergency department or related field preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit packages available on Day One of employment, including medical, dental, vision, and paid time off.
• 403B retirement plan.
• Education assistance.

About the Organization

St. Mary’s Health Care System is a private, non-profit, Catholic acute care network serving a multi-county area of Northeast Georgia and is a member of Trinity Health, one of the nation’s largest Catholic health care systems. The organization is committed to the sacredness of human life and the dignity of each person, guided by core values: Reverence, Commitment to Those Experiencing Poverty, Safety, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity.

The system is based in Athens, Georgia, a regional hub and city of 128,000 known for its arts, sports, recreational, cultural, and educational amenities, including the University of Georgia.

St. Mary’s embraces a culture of compassion, accountability, and continuous learning, striving to live its mission as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within the community.