Experienced Paramedic or Registered Nurse Emergency Center Phoebe Sumter

34996

Sumter Campus

126 US-280

Americus, Georgia

31719

PSMC EC

Days

Full time

Provides professional nursing care for assigned patients according to established standards and practices. Duties include assessment of patients, developing plan of care, implementing the plan of care and evaluating plan of care. Position requires a high quality of care in order to meet the Hospital’s core mission.

Provides professional nursing care for assigned patients according to established standards and practices. Duties include assessment of patients, developing plan of care, implementing the plan of care and evaluating plan of care. Position requires a high quality of care in order to meet the Hospital’s core mission.

• Vocational / Technical Degree in Emergency Medical Services (Required)
• 2 year / Associate Degree in Emergency Medical Services (Preferred)
• OR
• Associate’s Degree in Nursing from a state accredited school (Required)
• Bachelor’s Degree in from a state accredited School of Professional Nursing (Preferred)

• 1+ years Emergency Medicine Experience (Required)
• 1+ years Paramedic Experience (Preferred)
• OR
• 1 or more years nursing Experience (Preferred)

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Valid State of Georgia Paramedic license
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or obtained within 6 months of hire
• Crisis Response Training required within 6 months of hire.

• Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)
• International Trauma Life Support (ITLS)
• OR
• Registered Nurse (RN) with current Georgia license (Required)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) (Required)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Crisis Response Training (CPI), National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), and Georgia Stroke Core Curriculum (GSCC) within 180 days (Required)

• RN - NURSING ANA CODE OF ETHICS:
• Accountable for individual practice and delegation to provide optimum care.
• Practices with compassion and respect.
• Primary commitment is to advocate for the patient, family and community.
• Assures patient safety through competency and growth of self and others.
• Contributes to a healthy work environment through shared decision making.
• Collaborates with other health professionals to meet healthcare need.
• ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS:
• Collects data in a systematic and ongoing process
• Issues are identified and diagnoses are developed based on assessment data.
• Prioritizes data collection based on the patient’s condition and needs.
• Identifies expected outcomes and plan based on diagnoses or issues.
• CARE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION:
• Develops an individualized plan with strategies that address diagnoses.
• Provides for continuity through a plan that directs other members of the team.
• Implements the plan in a safe and timely manner.
• Documents implementation and includes changes or omissions of the identified plan.
• Consults with healthcare providers and makes referrals as appropriate.
• Utilizes appropriate community resources and systems to implement the plan.
• DOCUMENTATION:
• Documents and submits required information and data in a timely fashion.
• Clearly and accurately documents designated processes, policies, products, service offerings, etc.
• Ensures that documentation is tailored to expected readers / users.
• Uses correct terminology.
• Conforms to required style and format.
• OUTCOMES AND EVALUATIONS:
• Develops expected outcomes that provide direction for continuity of care.
• Involves patient/family and other disciplines to determine expected outcomes.
• Modifies expected outcomes based on changes in the…