RN

Jenkins County Medical Center; Georgia; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

403(b) retirement plan

Company-sponsored life insurance

Rich accrual of paid time off

Job summary

Jenkins County Medical Center in Georgia is looking for an RN staff nurse to oversee nursing care for acutely ill adult and geriatric patients. This role involves maintaining departmental operations, participating in performance improvement activities, and providing leadership to the nursing team. Candidates should have a valid RN License and preferred experience in psychiatric nursing. Benefits include health, dental, vision insurance, and a 403(b) retirement plan.

Qualifications

• Must possess a valid RN License in the state of Georgia.
• Preferred two or more years of psychiatric nursing experience.
• Current ACLS certification is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Ensure continual delivery of high-quality nursing care.
• Implement innovative nursing practices to improve patient care.
• Maintain a healthy and collaborative team environment.

Skills

Geriatric nursing

Psychiatric nursing

Team collaboration

Stress management

Education

Current RN License in Georgia

Current ACLS certification

Job description

The purpose of this job is to plan and supervise the nursing care delivered to acutely ill adult and geriatric patients in the On Track Senior Behavioral Health Unit per all standards governing our facility. The RN maintains overall departmental operations in accordance with the facility’s mission and philosophy, participates in and maintains performance improvement activities to assure the highest standards of care, and provides an environment of patient‑focused care, training new staff and providing leadership to our nursing team. The RN staff nurse will report to the Program Director and assist in clinical supervision.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure continual delivery of high-quality nursing care.
• Adopt and implement innovative nursing practices to improve our facility.
• Maintain a healthy, collaborative team environment.
• Ability to think and work effectively under stress with frequent interruptions; move, sit, stand, walk, and bend intermittently throughout the workday; lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• One year of geriatric nursing experience highly desirable; RN and BLS are minimum requirements.

Qualifications

• Current RN License in the state.
• Two or more years of psychiatric nursing experience preferred.
• Current ACLS certification preferred.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 403(b) retirement plan.
• Company‑sponsored life insurance.
• Rich accrual of paid time off.

Behavioral Health visits require pre‑approval to ensure patient safety and therapeutic care.