RN - Emergency Department, Nights

Overview

Sign-on Bonus Available - Up to $10,000

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to patients from birth through the lifecycle utilizing nursing processes to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the care for patients
• Function within the framework of the policies and procedures of the organization and demonstrate professional growth and accountability
• Maintain standards of practice, coordinating patient care activities of all assigned staff in the provision of quality nursing care

Qualifications

Education:

• Graduate from a nursing program - Required
• Bachelor's Degree - Preferred

Work Experience:

• No experience required; new graduates of a nursing program eligible - Required
• Nursing experience in hospital setting - Preferred
• 1 year in a hospital setting for PRN positions - Required

Licenses and Certifications:

• RN - Registered Nurse - Georgia State Licensure and/or NLC/eNCL Multistate Licensure; current license in the State of Georgia as a Registered Nurse or NLC/eNLC Multistate License - Required
• BCLS - Basic Life Support - Required
• Advanced certification in field of specialty, if applicable (see addendum)

Additional Certifications by Specialty

• Cardiac Tele: ACLS Certification (nurse residents or nurses new to specialty will complete within 6 months of start date) - within 180 Days Required
• Critical Care: ACLS Certification (nurse residents or nurses new to specialty will complete within 6 months of start date) - within 180 Days Required
• Dialysis: CDN (Certified Dialysis Certificate) - Preferred
• Emergency Department: ACLS and PALS Certification (nurse residents or nurses new to specialty will complete within 6 months of start date; experienced Emergency Department nurses will have 6 months to obtain PALS certification) - within 180 Days Required
• Infusion/Oncology: Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Certification prior to independent chemotherapy administration - Upon Hire Required
• Pediatrics: Identifies, reports and provides appropriate protective measures for high risk situations including, but not limited to, abuse or neglect, failure to thrive and potential for abduction. PALS Certification - required at Piedmont Columbus Hospital (nurse residents or nurses new to specialty will complete within 6 months of start date); PEARS or PALS Certification - required at Piedmont Athens Hospital (nurse residents or nurses new to specialty will complete within 6 months of start date) - within 180 Days Required
• Surgical Services: PreOp/PACU/ENDO/CSU: ACLS; PALS if unit provides care to pediatric patients (nurse residents or nurses new to specialty will complete within 6 months of start date); OR: BLS required only - within 180 Days Required
• Women's Services: Labor and Delivery - ACLS Certification (nurse residents or nurses new to specialty will complete within 6 months of start date), NRP by the end of orientation period, AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Program within 12 months of start date; Mother/Baby - NRP by the end of orientation period; NICU - NRP by the end of orientation period; NAT (Newborn Admission Team) - NRP by the end of orientation period; Nursery - NRP by the end of orientation period - within 180 Days Required