RN - Cardiac Care, Days

Piedmont; Snellville (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Choice of Medical/Prescription Drug Plans

Dental and Vision

Adoption Assistance

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Health Reimbursement Account

Fully paid long-term disability

Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment

Job summary

Piedmont is hiring a Full Time Night Nurse in Snellville, GA. This role involves providing nursing care to patients in a specialized cardiac unit, where you'll work closely with cardiology and vascular teams.

We welcome new graduates, offering valuable experience and opportunities for professional growth in a supportive environment. Benefits include medical plans, dental and vision coverage, and a signing bonus of up to $10,000.

Qualifications

• No experience required; new graduates eligible.
• Nursing experience in a hospital setting preferred.
• Current license in the State of Georgia as a Registered Nurse required.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to patients across the lifecycle.
• Maintain standards of practice and coordinate patient care activities.
• Perform patient assessments and develop care plans.

Skills

Leadership skills

Effective communication skills

Initiative

Independent judgment

Ability to handle stressful environments

Education

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Job description

Overview

Piedmont Eastside, Full Time Nights – Sign on bonus available up to $10,000. This 18-bed cardiac unit specializes in the care of both cardiac and vascular patients. The typical patient population in the CCU includes chest pain, cardiac dysrhythmias, CHF exacerbation, hypertensive emergency, pulmonary embolism and/or DVT, and patients who have had AAA repair or carotid endarterectomy. Our unit is an intermediate/step-down unit. Our nursing staff work closely with cardiology and vascular teams to ensure exceptional care for our patients.

Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The staff nurse provides nursing care to patients from birth through the lifecycle utilizing nursing processes to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care.
• Functions within the policies and procedures of the organization and demonstrates professional growth and accountability.
• Maintains standards of practice and coordinates patient care activities of all assigned staff in the provision of quality nursing care.

Essential Functions

• Performs patient assessments including data collection on physical, psychosocial, and health history.
• Evaluates developmental age of the patient during assessments, treatments, and patient/family education.
• Organizes patient data into a plan of care; identifies information needed and makes care decisions based on identified needs; identifies expected patient outcomes.
• Carries out the plan of care to achieve desired outcomes.
• Provides patient care appropriate to the setting, identified needs, and severity of disease, condition, impairment, or disability.
• Oversees activities of ancillary and support team members.
• Identifies teaching opportunities and provides resources for patient education.
• Communicates issues/concerns to the Charge Nurse, Clinical Manager, and/or physician as appropriate.
• Documents patient care and concerns in the patient record.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Leadership skills
• Effective communication skills
• Initiative
• Independent judgment
• Ability to handle stressful environments

Qualifications

Education

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing. Required
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Work Experience

• No experience required; new graduates eligible. Required
• Nursing experience in a hospital setting preferred
• 1 year in a hospital setting for PRN positions preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• RN – Registered Nurse; Georgia State Licensure and/or NLC/eNCL multistate licensure. Current license in the State of Georgia as a Registered Nurse or NLC/eNCL multistate license. Required
• BCLS – Basic Life Support. Required
• Advanced certification in the field of specialty, if applicable (see addendum)

Benefits

• Choice of Medical/Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental and Vision
• Adoption Assistance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Healthcare and Dependent Day Care
• Health Reimbursement Account
• Fully paid long-term disability
• Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment

Job location: Eastside Medical Center