Registered Nurse (RN) - Sedation RN in Aflac Hematology/Oncology Clinic

About the Role

Performs nursing process while providing direct patient care in a safe and effective manner that promotes quality patient outcomes. Functions as member of interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Responsibilities

• Practice (Caring for the Patient)
  • Performs nursing process across the continuum to deliver age and developmentally appropriate patient-family-centered care.
  • Integrates values and language preferences into healthcare delivery through a culturally sensitive process.
  • Utilizes clinical decision support tools and resources to recognize issues, prioritize care, and modify plan of care as needed.
  • Utilizes appropriate documentation tools to record, measure, and retrieve healthcare data.
  • Provides patient and family education appropriate for identified learning needs.
  • Utilizes resources to plan and provide nursing care that is safe, effective, and financially responsible.
• Development (Fostering Clinical Knowledge)
  • Participates in lifelong learning to maintain knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice.
  • Incorporates new knowledge into nursing practice to support desired outcomes.
  • Maintains professional records that provide evidence of competence and learning.
  • Self-evaluates professional practice in relation to performance, development, resiliency, and goals.
  • Takes action to achieve goals identified during performance review, resulting in change in practice and role performance.
• Engagement (Engaging and Leading Professionally)
  • Provides oversight for nursing care given by unlicensed personnel while retaining accountability for patient care quality.
  • Engages in ethical practices utilizing principles from The Code of Ethics for Nurses.
  • Maintains therapeutic and professional relationships with appropriate role boundaries.
  • Contributes to a supportive and healthy work environment.
  • Consults, contributes to, and coordinates care with interdisciplinary healthcare team members.
  • Demonstrates investment in others through teaching/coaching/helper roles.
  • Demonstrates support of shared leadership through awareness of initiatives and providing input.
  • Drives and effectively facilitates timely admission, transfer, and discharge process for unit, ensuring efficient and safe patient flow.
• Outcomes (Driving Excellent Results)
  • Integrates evidence and research findings into clinical judgement and nursing practice.
  • Participates in monitoring activities within work environment to maintain a culture of safety.
  • Identifies and communicates hazards and errors.
  • Participates in quality and process improvement activities to improve patient outcome and workflows.
  • Ensures equipment is in working order to provide safe patient care.
  • Demonstrates commitment and flexibility through times of change.
• Professional Mandatory Requirements
  • Completes orientation and initial assessment of competency successfully by determined due date.
  • Completes mandatory education and annual competency assessment requirements as defined by unit and system by due date.
  • Achieves 75% attendance at staff meetings if applicable.

Experience

• 12 months RN experience required
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred
• 1 year of experience preferred

Qualifications & Certifications

• Graduation from accredited school of nursing
• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the single State of Georgia or Multi-State through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 30 days of employment or upon start of clinical shift if working in the Emergency Department (ED)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Pediatric Emergency Assessment Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) certification from the American Heart Association within 1 year of employment as required by department

Schedule

• Work Shift: Day
• Work Day(s): Monday-Friday
• Shift Start Time: 7:30 AM
• Shift End Time: 4:00 PM