Registered Nurse RN - NICU - PRN - Shift Varies

Overview

Job Category:
Nursing - Registered Nurse. Work Shift/

Schedule:

Varies.

About the Role:

Gainesville NICU experience required for PRN Department Overview. The Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Gainesville is licensed for 26 beds with flex bed capacity of 35 that primarily provides care for premature and term neonates. Treatments are performed under the orders of NGMC credentialed physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners who have privileges to practice at NGMC; and within the policies and procedures of NGMC and the scope of practice for registered nurses and respiratory therapists as defined by the State of Georgia.

• Demonstrates basic assessment skills.
• Demonstrates the five rights of medication administration.
• Manages care for basic patient assignment and progresses to care for increasingly complex patients.
• Accurately documents all aspects of the nursing process using the electronic medical record.
• Evaluates patient response to interventions and adjusts plan of care appropriately.
• Consistently coordinates interdisciplinary care.
• Uses resources effectively to reduce waste.
• Participates in process improvement (PI) processes.
• Participates in maintaining and monitoring the work environment to ensure compliance with DNV regulations.
• Coordinates discharge planning.
• Actively contributes to a culture of safety within the organization.
• Includes patients and families in patient care and provides effective education appropriate for their learning needs.
• Demonstrates appropriate customer service behaviors and participates in organizational and unit based customer service initiatives.
• Plans patient care based on assessment and displays basic prioritization and time management skills.
• Recognizes signs of deteriorating patient and accesses appropriate resources.
• Reads nursing research/EBP articles and participates in discharge planning with increasing responsibility and coordination.
• Demonstrates the ability to rapidly recognize and anticipate changes in patient status and takes appropriate action while maintaining professional composure.
• Recognizes existence of nursing practice trends and questions care as it relates to evidence based practice.
• Consistently and independently prioritizes patient care.
• Supports unit goals and demonstrates support of shared governance through awareness of initiatives.
• Opens and completes a professional development plan and shows progress on personal learning goals.
• Supervises and ensures completion of tasks assigned to ancillary/support staff.
• Participates in the enhancement of the nursing profession and supporting the community.
• Appropriately delegates tasks and seeks resources by actively consulting with the interdisciplinary team.
• Serves as unit leadership (Nurse in Charge) as necessary, fulfilling responsibilities such as patient flow, matching resources to patients for the shift, and escalating concerns using the chain of command.

• Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia.
• Educational Requirements:
  
  Associate’s Degree.
• Minimum Experience:
  
  One year of experience as a professional RN.
• One year experience as a professional RN; new graduate RNs or those with less than one year of experience will be referred to the RN Residency Program.

• National certification in a clinical specialty.
• Bachelor of Nursing Degree.
• Membership in a professional organization.
• One year experience in long term care.