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Registered Nurse

Provides professional nursing care for assigned patients according to established standards and practices. Duties include assessment of patients, developing a plan of care, implementing the plan of care, and evaluating the plan of care. Position requires a high quality of care in order to meet the hospital's core mission.

Qualifications:

• 2 year / Associate Degree in Nursing from a state accredited school (Required)
• 4 year / Bachelor's Degree in from a state accredited School of Professional Nursing (Preferred)

Work Experience:

• 1 - 2 years Nursing Experience (Required)

Licenses and

Certifications:

• Required Certifications/Licensures:
• Registered Nurse (RN) with current Georgia license
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Georgia Stroke Core Curriculum (GSCC)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) must be obtained within 6 months of hire

Essential Functions:

• RN - NURSING ANA CODE OF ETHICS:
• Accountable for individual practice and delegation to provide optimum care.
• Practices with compassion and respect.
• Primary commitment is to advocate for the patient family and community.
• Assures patient safety through competency and growth of self and others.
• Contributes to a healthy work environment through shared decision making.
• Collaborates with other health professionals to meet healthcare need.
• ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS:
• Collects data in a systematic and ongoing process.
• Issues are identified and diagnoses are developed based on assessment data.
• Prioritizes data collection based on the patient's condition and needs.
• Identifies expected outcomes and plan based on diagnoses or issues.
• CARE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION:
• Develops an individualized plan with strategies that address diagnoses.
• Provides for continuity through a plan that directs other members of the team.
• Implements the plan in a safe and timely manner.
• Documents implementation and includes changes or omissions of the identified plan.
• Consults with healthcare providers and makes referrals as appropriate.
• Utilizes appropriate community resources and systems to implement the plan.
• DOCUMENTATION:
• Documents and submits required information and data in a timely fashion.
• Clearly and accurately documents designated processes, policies, products, service offerings, etc.
• Ensures that documentation is tailored to expected readers/users.
• Uses correct terminology.
• Conforms to required style and format.
• OUTCOMES AND EVALUATIONS:
• Develops expected outcomes that provide direction for continuity of care.
• Involves patient/family and other disciplines to determine expected outcomes.
• Modifies expected outcomes based on changes in the assessment of the patient.
• Includes the patient and others involved in the care in the evaluation process.
• Evaluates the plan in relation to patient responses and expected outcomes.
• Documents the results of the evaluation.
• RN - QUALITY:
• Uses the results of quality improvement activities in nursing practice.
• Uses creativity and innovation in nursing practice to improve care delivery.
• Incorporates evidence based knowledge to initiate change in nursing practice.
• Participates in quality improvement activities.
• NEUROSCIENCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Demonstrates competency in assessment, planning, treatment, and evaluation of patient experiencing stroke or stroke-like symptoms.
• Provides appropriate stroke-related education to the patient and/or family/caregiver.
• Knowledgeable in stroke performance measures and how they relate to patient outcomes.
• Coordinates multidisciplinary care of the stroke patient.
• Must have a total of 4 hours of stroke related education annually.

Additional Duties:

• Adheres to the hospital and departmental attendance and punctuality guidelines.
• Performs all job responsibilities in alignment with the core values, mission, and vision of the organization.
• Performs other duties as required and completes all job functions as per departmental policies and procedures.
• Maintains current knowledge in present areas of responsibility (i.e. self education, attends ongoing educational programs).
• Attends staff meetings and completes mandatory in-services and requirements and competency evaluations on time.
• Demonstrates competency at all levels in providing care to all patients based on age, sex, weight, and demonstrated needs.
• For non-clinical areas, has attended training and demonstrates usage of age-specific customer service skills.
• Wears protective clothing and equipment as appropriate.