RN - Emergency Dept, PT, Nights

Overview

• Part Time Nights, 2 x 12 hour shifts per week
• 38-bed Emergency Department, average 160 patients daily with various acuities
• Primary Stroke and Stemi receiving facility; able to intervene and administer thrombolytics
• Two helicopter pads on campus
• 5 PODs in the department; patient assigned based on acuity, including a Behavioral Health Pod
• Collaborative team includes Charge Nurses, ED Flow Coordinators, Paramedics, ED Techs, PCTs, Mental Health Technicians, and Unit Secretaries working closely with ED Providers
• All staff must have BLS to work in this unit

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to patients from birth through lifecycle utilizing nursing processes to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care
• Function within framework of organizational policies and procedures; demonstrate professional growth and accountability
• Maintain standards of practice and coordinate patient care activities of all assigned staff in provision of quality nursing care
• Perform patient assessments including collection of data regarding physical, psychosocial, and health history
• Appropriately evaluate developmental age of patient when performing assessments, treatments, and patient/family education
• Organize patient data into 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 severity of 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

• Education: Graduate from a nursing program required; Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Experience: No experience required for new graduates of a nursing program; Nursing experience in hospital setting preferred; 1 year in a hospital setting required for PRN positions
• Licenses and Certifications:
  • RN - Registered Nurse - Georgia State Licensure and/or NLC/eNCL Multistate License required
  • BCLS - Basic Life Support required
  • Emergency Department: ACLS and PALS Certification required within 180 days (Nurse Residents or nurses new to specialty will complete within 6 months; experienced ED nurses have 6 months to obtain PALS)

Skills

• Leadership skills
• Effective communication skills
• Initiative
• Independent judgment
• Ability to handle stressful environments

Benefits

• Sign on Bonus available up to $7,500
• Competitive and equitable compensation
• 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
• Combined PTO days for greater flexibility
• 100% paid Maternity Leave (requires return to work)
• Employer Paid Military Leave
• Opportunity for PTO cash-in
• 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