RN - Emergency Dept

RN – Emergency Department (Days – Full Time)

Sign on bonus available up to $5,000.

Location:

Piedmont Eastside Medical Center – Emergency Department, Duluth, GA.

Join Piedmont Health Care as a Registered Nurse in our busy 38‑bed Emergency Department that sees an average of 160 patients per day. Our ED is a primary Stroke and STEMI receiving facility with thrombolytics, two helicopter pads, and five patient pod areas (including a behavioral health pod). The department works closely with charge nurses, ED flow coordinators, paramedics, ED techs, PCTs, mental health technicians, and unit secretaries.

All staff must hold a BLS certification.

• The staff nurse provides nursing care to patients from birth through the life cycle utilizing nursing processes to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care.
• Maintains standards of practice and coordinates patient care activities of all assigned staff.
• Performs patient assessments, collects data on physical, psychosocial, and health history.
• Evaluates developmental age when performing assessments and education.
• Formulates a plan of care, identifies additional information needed, and makes care decisions; identifies expected outcomes.
• Carries out the plan of care to achieve desired outcomes.
• Provides patient care appropriate to severity of disease, condition, impairment, or disability.
• Oversees activities of ancillary and support team members.
• Identifies teaching opportunities and provides resources for patient and family education.
• Communicates issues to Charge Nurse, Clinical Manager, and/or physician as appropriate.
• Documents patient care and concerns in the patient record.

• Leadership skills
• Effective communication skills
• Initiative
• Independent judgment
• Ability to handle stressful environments

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Current Georgia RN license or NLC/eNLC Multistate License.
• BLS certification required.
• New graduates eligible.
• Preferred:
  Bachelor’s degree and advanced specialty certification.

• Competitive and equitable compensation.
• Wellness programs: 24/7 live coaching, peer coaching, financial wellness planning.
• Comprehensive benefits: medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, adoption assistance.
• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent day care; health reimbursement account.
• Fully paid long‑term disability, basic life, accidental death & dismemberment.
• PTO: combined days, 100% paid maternity leave (with return to work), employer‑paid military leave, PTO cash‑in, paid holidays for diversity and inclusion.

Sign on bonus up to $5,000. Additional information for PRN positions: one year of nursing experience in a hospital setting required.