RN​/LPN - Long Term Care - Horizons Lanier Park - Nights

Job Summary

Job Category:
Nursing - Registered Nurse

Work Shift/

Schedule:

12 Hr Evening - Morning

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

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 Professional Nursing Governance Council (PNGC) providing feedback on issues being addressed ticipates as a member on PNGC 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.

• Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia.
• Associate Nursing Degree (required).
• One (1) year experience as a professional RN.
• New graduate RNs or those with less than one (1) year of experience will be referred to the RN Residency Program.

• National certification in clinical specialty as eligible.
• Bachelor of Nursing Degree (preferred).
• One (1) year experience in Long Term Care (preferred).
• Membership in a professional 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 to 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. Required competency is reviewed annually and is documented on the Required Competency Document.

• Demonstrates basic assessment skills.
• Demonstrates the five rights of medication administration.
• Manages care for basic patient assignments and progresses to caring for increasingly complex patients.
• Accurately documents all aspects of the nursing process using the electronic medical record.
• Understands and complies with all DNV standards 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.
• Maintains and monitors the work environment to ensure compliance with DNV regulations.
• Coordinates discharge planning.
• Actively contributes to a culture of safety.

• Includes the patient and family in patient care.
• Provides effective education appropriate for the learning needs of patients and families.
• Demonstrates appropriate customer service behaviors.
• Participates in organizational and unit-based customer service initiatives.

• Plans patient care based on assessment.
• Displays basic prioritization and time management skills.
• Evaluates patient response to interventions and seeks support to adjust the plan of care.
• Utilizes resources on the unit to increase understanding of care of unfamiliar patient populations.
• Recognizes signs of deteriorating patient and accesses appropriate resources.
• Reads nursing research/EBP articles.
• Participates in discharge planning with increasing responsibility and coordination.
• Recognizes the ability to rapidly recognize and anticipate changes in patient status and takes appropriate action while maintaining professional composure.
• Recognizes nursing practice trends and questions care as it relates to evidence based practice.
• Consistently and independently prioritizes patient care.

• Supports unit goals.
• Demonstrates support of shared governance through awareness of initiatives.
• 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…