Registered Nurse RN - Heart Failure Intermediate Care Unit - PRN

Northeast Georgia Health System; Gainesville (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Northeast Georgia Health System is seeking a capable registered nurse to provide direct patient care across a range of complex cases. The role emphasizes patient safety, accurate documentation, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.

Mentorship and professional development are encouraged, with emphasis on the NGHS shared governance model. The successful candidate will have Georgia RN licensure, an associates degree, and at least one year of nursing experience; preferred certifications

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia (state licensure)
• Associates Degree required; bachelors preferred
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience in a professional setting
• Preferred: national certification in clinical specialty
• Preferred: Bachelor of Nursing Degree
• Preferred experience in Long Term Care (1 year)
• Membership in a professional organization is a plus

Responsibilities

• Provide direct, safe patient care using the nursing process
• Document all aspects of nursing care in the electronic medical record
• Coordinate care with interdisciplinary team and discharge planning
• Deliver patient and family education and support during care transitions
• Participate in unit governance, quality improvement, and safety initiatives
• Identify and escalate deteriorations in patient condition promptly

Skills

Patient care

Clinical assessment

Leadership

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Documentation

Education

Associates Degree

Job description

Job Category

Nursing - Registered Nurse

Work Shift/Schedule

12 Hr Morning - Evening

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

About the Role

Job Summary Capable clinician with previous specialty experience preferred, focused on expanding knowledge and skills. Consistently provides effective direct care as part of the interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients. Seeks as well as provides feedback for improved clinical practice. Assumes a beginning clinical bedside leadership role and seeks mentoring in this process. Is a professional member of VOICE professional nursing shared governance providing feedback on issues being addressed at meetings. Participates as a member on VOICE councils and Nursing Quality Teams as appropriate. Actively participates on Unit Council helping with plans to improve NDNQI nursing sensitive indicators, RN Satisfaction, Employee Engagement, Culture of Safety, and Patient Experience data. Works together with other care team members to recruit and retain an excellent nursing care team. For the new graduate clinical RN: focuses primarily on developing knowledge and skills and showing growth in ability to care for increasingly complex patients. Responsible for providing direct and safe patient care based on the nursing process, and for coordinating care for assigned patients on a shift to promote the achievement of clinical outcomes. Requires consultation with more experienced clinicians and accepts feedback as a constructive professional development tool.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Licensure or other certifications: Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia
• Educational Requirements: Associates Degree
• Minimum Experience: Other: One year of experience as a professional RN.

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications: National certification in clinical specialty
• Preferred Educational Requirements: Bachelor of Nursing Degree
• Preferred Experience: Long Term Care: One year experience
• Other: Membership is professional organization

Job Specific and Unique Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Delivery of safe, effective, efficient care that meets population specific guidelines
• Actively works to make own and related teams successful, effectively communicates with patients, families and colleagues at all levels, shows consideration and respect or others and fosters customer service
• Effectively prioritizes, recognizes problems, and utilizes evidence based practice
• Demonstrates personal mastery, leadership of self and others, as appropriate, delegates appropriately, and supports NGHS shared governance model
• Basic computer skills necessary to operate computer systems used on unit

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities

• Clinical Skills and Knowledge: Demonstrates basic assessment skills.
• Demonstrates the 5 rights of medication administration.
• Manages care for basic patient assignment and progresses to care for increasingly complex patients.
• Accurately documents all aspects of the nursing process using the electronic medical record as applicable.
• Understands and complies with all DNV standards.
• Accesses and follows polices.
• Evaluates patient response to interventions and adjusts plan of care appropriately.
• Consistently coordinates interdisciplinary care.
• Uses resources effectively to reduce waste.
• Participates in PI processes.
• Participates in maintaining and monitoring the work environment to ensure compliance with DNV regulations.
• Coordinates discharge planning.
• Actively contributes to a culture of safety within the organization.

Interpersonal Skills and Relationships

• Includes the patient and family in patient care.
• Provides effective education appropriate for the learning needs of patient/ family.
• Demonstrates appropriate customer service behaviors.
• Participates in organizational and unit based customer service initiatives.

Critical Thinking Skills and Innovation

• Plans patient care based on assessment.
• Displays basic prioritization and time management skills.
• Evaluates patient’s response to interventions and seeks support to adjust the plan of care.
• Utilizes resources on the unit to increase understanding of the care of unfamiliar patient populations.
• Recognizes signs of deteriorating patient and accesses appropriate resources.
• Reads nursing research/EBP articles.
• Participates in discharge planning with increasing responsibility and coordination.
• Demonstrates the ability to rapidly recognize and anticipate changes in patient status and takes appropriate action while maintaining professional composure.
• Recognizes existence of nursing practice trends and questions care as it relates to evidence based practice.
• Consistently and independently prioritizes patient care.

Leadership and Professional Development

• Supports unit goals.
• Demonstrates support of shared governance through awareness of initiatives.
• Completes a professional development plan and shows progress on personal learning goals.
• Supervises and ensures completion of task assigned to ancillary/support staff.
• Participates in the enhancement of the nursing profession and supporting the community.
• Appropriately delegates tasks.
• Seeks resources by actively consulting with the interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrates support of shared governance through awareness of initiatives and by providing input.
• Serves in a unit leadership role(s).
• Serves as the Nurse in Charge as necessary fulfilling the following responsibilities: a. patient flow, b. matches given resources to patients for shift, c. escalates concerns using the chain of command.

Physical Demands

• Weight Lifted: Up to 100 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time
• Weight Carried: Up to 50 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time
• Vision: Moderate, Frequently 31-65% of time
• Kneeling/Stooping/Bending: Frequently 31-65% Standing/Walking: Frequently 31-65% Pushing/Pulling: Frequently 31-65% Intensity of Work: Frequently 31-65%

Working at NGHS means being part of something special: a team invested in you as a person, an employee, and in helping you reach your goals.

NGHS: Opportunities start here.

Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is a non-profit on a mission of improving the health of our community in all we do. Our team cares for more than 1 million people across the region through five hospitals and a variety of outpatient locations. Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) has campuses in Gainesville, Braselton, Winder, Dahlonega and Demorest – with a total of more than 850 beds and more than 1,200 medical staff members representing more than 60 specialties. Learn more at www.nghs.com.

Northeast Georgia Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.