Registered Nurse RN - GI​/Renal

Job Summary

The GI/Renal Unit is a 39-bed nursing unit with four rooms designed for semi-private occupancy. It is a medical/surgical unit designated to care for patients with renal and gastroenterological illnesses, as well as other general medical patients in times of high census. As the designated renal medical unit, the specialty is caring for patients requiring Peritoneal Dialysis and is the preferred unit for these patients to be placed if clinically appropriate.

Patients and their families receive physical, emotional, spiritual, and psychosocial support for themselves and their families.

• End Stage Renal Disease requiring Hemodialysis
• End Stage Renal Disease requiring Peritoneal Dialysis
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Acute kidney injury / Acute renal failure
• Hematuria requiring Continuous Bladder Irrigation
• Ulcerative Colitis;
  Crohn’s Disease
• Liver cirrhosis
• Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
• Abdominal pain (non-surgical)
• N/V/D, Gastritis, Cholecystitis
• Other medical patients in times of high census

• Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia.
• Associate's Degree, ADN or Diploma required.
• At least 1 year of RN experience – Demonstrated competence in RN I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire.

• BSN preferred.

• 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 for 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.

• Transformational Leadership
  • Demonstrates competence in RN I performance expectations in addition to:
    Serves as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and responds willingly to care team member needs for assistance.
  • Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility.
  • Leads interdisciplinary rounds to facilitate appropriateness of care and smooth transitions across the continuum.
  • Positively impacts the work environment by displaying respect for individuals and the organization.
• Exemplary Professional Practice
  • Effectively applies the nursing process within the framework of the organization’s professional model of care, using the nursing process to meet the clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of the patient and family.
  • Demonstrates initiative and seeks formal and informal opportunities to improve clinical practice within specialty area.
  • Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological, ethical and spiritual issues within the episode of care.
  • Effectively delegates care as appropriate while retaining accountability for the quality of care given to patients and families.
  • Demonstrates the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all members of the healthcare team including physicians and advanced practice providers; incorporates Safety behavior and error prevention tools.
  • Incorporates Sister Simone Roach’s 7 Cs of Caring:
    Compassion, Competence, Confidence, Conscience, Commitment, Comportment, Creativity into daily work and practice.
• New Knowledge, Innovation & Improvement
  • Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice.
  • Identifies opportunities for quality improvement to colleagues and management.
  • Applies evidence-based practice as a regular aspect of professional practice.
  • Ensures improvements in the practice setting by assuming responsibility for self-development in lifelong learning.
  • Serves as a resource for students.
• Structural Empowerment
  • Demonstrates an understanding of cultural intelligence, diversity, equity, and inclusion, lateral violence, and impairment and holds peers accountable for healthy relationships.
  • Demonstrating…