RN - Emergency Dept, Evenings

About the Role

Full Time Evenings: 3 x 12 hour shifts per week, 11 am - 11 pm. Sign on Bonus up to $10,000 available. Piedmont Eastside Medical Center - Emergency Dept, Snellville, GA.

• 38 bed Emergency Department seeing on average 160 patients a day with various acuities.
• Primary Stroke and Stemi receiving facility able to intervene and administer thrombolytics.
• Two helicopter pads on campus for utilization.
• 5 PODs in the department; patient assignment based on acuity.
• Behavioral Health Pod.
• Close collaboration with Charge nurses, ED Flow Coordinators, Paramedics, ED Techs, PCTs, Mental Health Technicians, Unit Secretaries, and ED Providers.
• All staff members must have a BLS to work in this unit.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to patients from birth through the lifecycle utilizing nursing processes to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care.
• Function within the framework of organizational policies and procedures, demonstrating professional growth and accountability.
• Maintain standards of practice and coordinate patient care activities of all assigned staff in the provision of quality nursing care.
• Perform patient assessments including collection of data regarding physical, psychosocial, and health history.
• Appropriately evaluate the developmental age of the patient when performing assessments, treatments, and patient/family education.
• Organize patient data into the formulation of a plan of care; identify additional information needed and make care decisions based on identified needs.
• Identify expected patient outcomes and carry out plan of care to achieve them.
• Provide patient care specific to the setting, identified needs, and plan; ensure care is appropriate to the severity of the disease, condition, impairment, or disability.
• Oversee activities of ancillary and support team members.
• Identify teaching opportunities and provide resources necessary for achieving educational goals of patients.
• Communicate issues/concerns to the Charge Nurse, Clinical Manager, and/or physician as appropriate.
• Document patient care and concerns in the patient record.

Qualifications

Education

• Graduate from a recognized, accredited school of nursing (Required).
• Bachelor's Degree (Preferred).

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 (Preferred).

Licenses and Certifications

• RN - Registered Nurse - 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.

Skills

• Leadership Skills.
• Effective Communication Skills.
• Initiative.
• Independent Judgment.
• Ability to handle stressful environments.

Benefits

• Competitive and equitable compensation for all roles.
• Total Wellness programs for you and your family.
• Wellness Coaching App - 24/7 Live Coaching.
• Physician and Nursing Peer Coaching.
• Financial Wellness Planning and Education.
• Broad Employee Assistance Program services.
• PTO your way: Combined PTO days for greater flexibility.
• 100% paid Maternity Leave (requires return to work).
• Employer Paid Military Leave.
• Opportunity for PTO cash-in.
• Celebrate Diversity - Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Paid Holiday.
• Choice of Medical/Prescription Drug Plans.
• Dental and Vision.
• Adoption Assistance.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Healthcare and Dependent Day Care.
• Health Reimbursement Account.
• Fully paid long term disability.
• Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment.