Registered Nurse - Full Time - 7p to 7a

Crisp Regional Health Services; Cordele (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Crisp Regional Health Services seeks an RN I to provide culturally sensitive care using the nursing process. This role focuses on developing and implementing patient care plans, collaborating with the care team, and educating patients and families during recovery.

The RN I will perform standard nursing duties, monitor patient conditions, and ensure accurate documentation while maintaining professional standards and contributing to performance improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Requires Associate degree in Nursing and Neonatal Resuscitation Program and Electronic Fetal Monitoring, or equivalent.
• Up to one year of work-related experience or equivalent.
• Current RN license and in good standing; ACLS, NRP, and BLS certifications required with renewals.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient condition and document findings; develop a care plan with medical notes.
• Collaborate with care team to evaluate and modify the plan as patient condition changes.
• Perform basic nursing skills and treatments as prescribed by the physician.
• Use professional judgment to adjust treatment and contact physician as needed.
• Prepare equipment and assist during examinations and treatments.
• Prioritize tasks to complete assignments within shifts reliably.
• Educate patients and families about treatments and care plans during recovery.
• Meet with patients and families to address emotional health related to care.
• Conduct rounds, monitor symptoms, and respond to treatment reactions.
• Support labor, delivery, and newborn care in coordination with team.
• Maintain thorough patient records and report pertinent information.
• Participate in performance improvement and discharge planning activities.
• Serve as clinical leader; orient and teach nursing staff and students.

Skills

Nursing

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Job description

Position Summary

Under the leadership of the departmental Nursing Director, the Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for utilizing the nursing process in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care. The RN I is responsible for providing culturally sensitive care that is appropriate for the patient’s developmental age. The RN I formulate an appropriate nursing plan of care and effectively interacts with patients, family members, and other health team members. The RN I maintain the standards of professional nursing. The RN I’s duties are based on scientific principles and established standards of nursing practice.

Basic Qualifications

• Education: Requires an Associate’s degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing. Requires completion of the Neonatal Resuscitation Program and Electronic Fetal Monitoring, or equivalent courses. (If course is not completed upon hire, it must be obtained within the orientation period.)
• Experience: Requires up to one year of work-related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Licensure, Registrations & Certifications: Requires a current state license as a Registered Nurse and is listed in good standing with the state’s Department of Professional Credentialing. Requires a current ACLS (Advanced cardiac life support) certification. (If ACLS verification is not current upon hire, it must be obtained within 6 months.) Requires a current NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Provider) certification. If NRP verification is not current upon hire, it must be obtained within 6 months.) Requires a current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS). (If BLS verification is not current upon hire, it must be obtained within the orientation period.)

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Conducts an assessment of patient’s condition (i.e., physical, emotional, age, etc.), documents assessment findings, and, in conjunction with medical notes, develops a plan of care.
• Collaborates with other members of the patient care team to discuss, evaluate, and monitor the plan of care. Modifies the plan of care as appropriate given changes in a patient's condition.
• Effectively and consistently performs basic nursing skills and treatments as prescribed by the physician or as indicated by the patient's condition.
• Uses professional judgment in treating patients and modifies the treatment and/or contacts the physician as appropriate.
• Prepares or directs the preparation of necessary equipment and assists the physician during examination and treatment.
• Demonstrates prioritization and decisiveness that enables the completion of typical patient assignments within an assigned shift.
• Participates in the patient and family education and rehabilitation process by explaining and instructing patients regarding treatments, procedures, and nursing care plans to help mitigate fears and to educate them during the recovery process.
• Meets with patients and their families to help them overcome emotional problems associated with health care conditions.
• Makes regular rounds to assigned patients, alone or with physicians, observing and evaluating patients' symptoms and reactions to treatments and medications. Determines progress and problems and takes corrective action as indicated or directed.
• Demonstrates ability to collaborate with other members of the health care team and provide support to the patient during the labor and delivery process and provide care to the newborn infant.
• Maintains patient records, reports to the proper person pertinent information regarding the patients' conditions, medications, treatments, etc.
• Participates in performance improvement studies and integrates performance improvement standards into patient care activities.
• Participates in discharge planning activities to prepare the patient and his/her family for release from the hospital. Acts as a liaison between members of the patient’s care team.
• Serves as a clinical leader, implementing nursing concepts, conducting patient conferences, and assisting in directing, orienting, and teaching student nurses, Nursing Assistants, LPNs, and other ancillary personnel.
• Remains current on innovations, developments, new procedures, and techniques in nursing care to provide quality nursing care services.
• Performs associated duties, responsibilities, and tasks relating to safety, infection control, and performance improvement as part of CRHS’s efforts to provide quality care and services.
• Presents a professional image to CRHS’s nursing co-workers, clinical and medical staff members, patients, families, and visitors.
• Attends professional development programs and in-service training and meets the minimum requirement for continuing professional education.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.