Registered Nurse - RN

Job Summary

Capable clinician with previous specialty experience preferred, focused on expanding knowledge and skills. Consistently provides effective direct care as part of the interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients. Seeks as well as provides feedback for improved clinical practice. Assumes a beginning clinical bedside leadership role and seeks mentoring in this process. Is a professional member of VOICE professional nursing shared governance providing feedback on issues being addressed ticipates as a member on VOICE councils and Nursing Quality Teams as appropriate.

Actively participates on Unit Council helping with plans to improve NDNQI nursing sensitive indicators, RN Satisfaction, Employee Engagement, Culture of Safety, and Patient Experience data. Works together with other care team members to recruit and retain an excellent nursing care team. For the new graduate clinical RN: focuses primarily on developing knowledge and skills and showing growth in ability to care for increasingly complex patients.

Responsible for providing direct and safe patient care based on the nursing process, and for coordinating care for assigned patients on a shift to promote the achievement of clinical outcomes. Requires consultation with more experienced clinicians and accepts feedback as a constructive professional development tool.

• Demonstrates basic assessment skills.
• Demonstrates the 5 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 as applicable.
• Understands and complies with all DNV standards.
• Accesses and follows policies.
• Evaluates patient response to interventions and adjusts plan of care appropriately.
• Consistently coordinates interdisciplinary care.
• Uses resources effectively to reduce waste.
• Participates in 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.

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.

• Weight Lifted:
  Up to 100 lbs, occasionally 0-30% of time.
• Weight Carried:
  Up to 50 lbs, occasionally 0-30% of time.
• Vision:
  Moderate, frequently 31-65% of time.
• Kneeling/Stooping/Bending:
  Frequently 31-65%.
• Standing/Walking:
  Frequently 31-65%.
• Pushing/Pulling:
  Frequently 31-65%.
• Intensity of Work:
  Frequently 31-65%.
• Job Requires:
  Reading, Writing, Reasoning, Talking, Keyboarding.

• Licensure or other certifications:
  Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia.
• Educational Requirements:
  
  Associates Degree.
• Minimum Experience:
  
  Completion Peri-op 101 or equivalent and/or experience in a procedural area.
• Other:
  One year of 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.

• Licensure or other certifications:
  National certification in clinical specialty.
• Educational Requirements:
  
  Bachelor of Nursing Degree.
• Experience:
  
  Two years of experience in specialty nursing field (Operating Room).
• Other:
  Membership in professional organization.

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