Registered Nurse - (RN) - Hospice - IPU - Days

nghs; Gainesville (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Northeast Georgia Health System is seeking a registered nurse to join our team. The new graduate RN residency program is available for eligible applicants and the role emphasizes direct patient care, collaboration on an interdisciplinary team, and leadership development on the unit.

Responsibilities include safe patient care, accurate documentation, discharge planning, and participation in governance and quality initiatives to improve patient outcomes and satisfaction across NGHS facilities.

Qualifications

• Licensed RN in Georgia required.
• Associate Nursing Degree required.
• One year of RN experience preferred; new graduates may enter RN Residency Program.
• National certification in clinical specialty is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct, safe patient care as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Coordinate care on assigned patients and communicate with patients and families.
• Participate in governance councils and quality teams to improve patient outcomes and experiences.
• Demonstrate leadership and mentoring on the unit and engage in discharge planning.

Skills

Clinical skills

Patient care

Team communication

Leadership potential

Education

Associate Nursing Degree

Bachelor of Nursing Degree

Tools

Electronic Medical Record

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 Professional Nursing Governance Council (PNGC) providing feedback on issues being addressed at meetings. Participates as a member on PNGC 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: Associate Nursing Degree Required.
• Minimum Experience:
• Other: One (1) year of experience as a professional RN. New graduate RNs or those with less than one (1) year of experience will be referred to the RN Residency Program.

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications: National certification in clinical specialty as eligible.
• Preferred Educational Requirements: Bachelor of Nursing Degree.
• Preferred Experience: Long Term Care: One (1) 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
• * Required competency is reviewed annually and is documented on the Required Competency Document.

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 independen