Registered Nurse - Urgent Care - Cherokee

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; Baltimore (MD); Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is seeking a registered nurse to provide direct patient care on a pediatric unit. You will perform the nursing process within a safe, patient-family-centered framework and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal outcomes.

Qualifications include RN licensure (GA or multi-state), BLS within 30 days, and PALS within 1 year as required. BSN preferred; graduation from an accredited nursing program is expected.

Qualifikationen

• RN licensure and active Georgia or multi-state license required/preferred.
• BLS certification within 30 days of employment.
• PALS certification within 1 year of employment as required by department.

Aufgaben

• Performs nursing process across the continuum to deliver age- and developmentally appropriate patient-family-centered care.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary healthcare team to promote quality patient outcomes.
• Documents care and plans using standard tools and systems.
• Provides patient and family education tailored to identified learning needs.
• Ensures safe, evidence-based nursing care with clinical judgment and accountability.

Kenntnisse

RN experience

Clinical nursing

Ausbildung

BSN preferred

Graduation from accredited nursing school

Jobbeschreibung

Children’s is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals. No matter the role, every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. We’re committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first. Children always. Find your next career opportunity and make a difference doing what you love at Children’s.

Work Shift

Variable

Work Day(s)

Shift Start Time

Shift End Time

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Job Description

Performs nursing process while providing direct patient care in a safe and effective manner that promotes quality patient outcomes. Functions as member of interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Experience

• 12 months RN experience required

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• 1 year of experience

Education

• Graduation from accredited school of nursing

Certification Summary

• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the single State of Georgia or Multi-State through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact
• Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of employment
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 1 year of employment as required by department

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• No minimally required knowledge, skills, or abilities

Job Responsibilities

Practice (Caring for the Patient)

• Performs nursing process across the continuum to deliver age and developmentally appropriate patient-family-centered care.
• Integrates values and language preferences into healthcare delivery through a culturally sensitive process.
• Utilizes clinical decision support tools and resources to recognize issues, prioritize care, and modify plan of care as needed.
• Utilizes appropriate documentation tools to record, measure, and retrieve healthcare data.
• Provides patient and family education appropriate for identified learning needs.
• Utilizes resources to plan and provide nursing care that is safe, effective, and financially responsible.

Development (Fostering Clinical Knowledge)

• Participates in lifelong learning to maintain knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice.
• Incorporates new knowledge into nursing practice to support desired outcomes.
• Maintains professional records that provide evidence of competence and learning.
• Self-evaluates professional practice in relation to performance, development, resiliency, and goals.
• Takes action to achieve goals identified during performance review, resulting in change in practice and role performance.

Engagement (Engaging and Leading Professionally)

• Provides oversight for nursing care given by unlicensed personnel while retaining accountability for patient care quality.
• Engages in ethical practices utilizing principles from The Code of Ethics for Nurses.
• Maintains therapeutic and professional relationships with appropriate role boundaries.
• Contributes to a supportive and healthy work environment.
• Consults, contributes to, and coordinates care with interdisciplinary healthcare team members.
• Demonstrates investment in others through teaching/coaching/helper roles.
• Demonstrates support of shared leadership through awareness of initiatives and providing input.

Outcomes (Driving Excellent Results)

• Integrates evidence and research findings into clinical judgement and nursing practice.
• Participates in monitoring activities within work environment to maintain a culture of safety.
• Identifies and communicates hazards and errors.
• Participates in quality and process improvement activities to improve patient outcome and workflows.
• Ensures equipment is in working order to provide safe patient care.
• Demonstrates commitment and flexibility through times of change.

Professional Mandatory Requirements

• Completes orientation and Initial Assessment of Competency successfully by determined due date.
• Completes mandatory education and annual competency assessment requirements as defined by unit and system by due date.
• 75% attendance at staff meetings, if applicable.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location Address

1558 Riverstone Pkwy

Job Family

Nursing-Bedside