Registered Nurse - RN - Long Term Care - New Horizons Limestone - PRN

nghs; Gainesville (GA); Presencial; USD 70.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Northeast Georgia Health System in Georgia is seeking a capable Registered Nurse for a 12-hour morning-afternoon shift. The role focuses on direct patient care within an interdisciplinary team, with opportunities for leadership growth and participation in shared governance and quality initiatives.

Minimum qualifications include Georgia RN licensure and an Associate's Degree, with at least one year of professional RN experience; new graduates may enter the RN Residency Program.

Formación

• Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia.
• Associates Degree required.
• One year of experience as a professional RN; new graduate RNs or those with less than one year of experience will be referred to the RN Residency Program.

Responsabilidades

• Demonstrates basic assessment skills and follows the nursing process.
• Documents all aspects of patient care in the electronic medical record.
• Collaborates with inter-disciplinary team to provide safe, effective care and coordinates discharge planning.

Educación

Associates Degree

Descripción del empleo

Job Category:

Nursing - Registered Nurse

Work Shift/Schedule:

12 Hr Morning - Afternoon

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. New graduate RNs or those with less than one year of experience will be referred to the RN Residency Program.

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