RN - Emergency Dept, PRN, Nights

Overview

PRN III schedule with a minimum of 9 shifts per 6-week period at Piedmont Eastside SOUTH Campus Emergency Dept in Snellville, GA. Join an 11-bed emergency department providing timely, compassionate care for adult and pediatric patients with emergency and life-threatening conditions. Opportunities for growth in a team-focused, patient-centered environment.

Responsibilities

• Function independently to assess, triage, plan, implement, and evaluate care for adult and pediatric patients in an 11-bed Emergency Department.
• Provide intervention in critical care, emergency, and life-threatening situations.
• Function as a preceptor, mentor, and relief charge nurse as needed.
• 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 a plan of care; identify additional information needed and make care decisions based on identified needs; identify expected patient outcomes.
• Carry out plan of care to achieve desired patient outcomes; 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 Charge Nurse, Clinical Manager, and/or physician as appropriate.
• Document patient care and concerns in the patient record.

Qualifications

• Graduate from a recognized, accredited school of nursing (Required)
• Bachelor's Degree (Preferred)
• 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)
• RN - Registered Nurse - Georgia State Licensure and/or NLC/eNCL Multistate Licensure (Required)
• BCLS - Basic Life Support (Required)
• Advanced certification in field of specialty, if applicable