Registered Nurse RN Neuro IMCU Night

Work Shift/

Schedule:

12 Hr Evening
- Morning

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

Neuro IMC is a 16-bed Intermediate Care nursing unit. Neuro IMC serves as a dedicated stroke nursing unit. As a Neuro IMC unit, care is rendered to a variety of intermediate care neuro patients including but not limited to:
High acuity ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients, Patients receiving IV thrombolytic for acute ischemic stroke, Patients requiring continuous EEG monitoring, Patients with other neurological disorders such as Guillain-Barre’ Syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis, and ALS, Patients with hemodynamic instability needing antiarrhythmic and/or vasopressor medications.

• Licensure or other certifications:
  Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia.
• Educational Requirements:
  
  Associate's Degree. ADN or Diploma required.
• Minimum Experience:
  
  0-1 year of RN experience – successful completion of new grad orientation or successful completion of an RN refresher course for acute care nurses
• Other: (none)

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications:
  National certification in clinical specialty as eligible.
• Preferred
  
  Educational Requirements:
  
  BSN
• Preferred Experience:
  
  (none)
• Other: (none)

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 or 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.

• Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and patient care.
• Makes recommendations for the improvement of clinical care and the health of the workplace.
• Developing the ability to change and demonstrate flexibility.
• Welcomes and participates in change initiatives.
• Engages and builds respectful and collaborative relationships among colleagues and other disciplines that contributes to a healthy work environment.
• Serves as an engaged member of a team supporting colleagues in service to patients and families.
• Participates in interdisciplinary rounds as department requires.

• Applies basic nursing knowledge and skills 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.
• Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that takes into consideration the individualized needs of the patient.
• Consistently documents in the patient and unit record according to written health system standards of care in order to meet legal and regulatory patient care requirements.
• Seeks guidance, asks clarifying questions, and speaks up for safety to continuously improve nursing practice.
• Develops critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological, ethical and spiritual issues within the episode of care.
• Demonstrates knowledge of Sister Simone Roach’s theory by incorporating the Seven Cs of Caring:
  Compassion, Competence, Confidence, Conscience, Commitment, Comportment, Creativity in caring for patients and families.
• Demonstrates knowledge of principles of…