RN Operating Room NGHS

We are searching for an Emergency Observation Unit Nurse -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will consistently provide 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.

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Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Assumes a beginning clinical bedside leadership role and seeks to mentor in this process
• Is a professional member of VOICE, professional nursing shared governance providing feedback on issues being addressed at meetings
• Participates 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 the 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

Skills & Requirements

• Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia
• Preferred: National certification in clinical specialty as eligible
• Associate Nursing Degree Required; Bachelor of Nursing Degree Preferred
• Minimum experience: Two years of PACU experience as a professional RN

Working at NGHS means being part of something special: a team invested in you as a person, an employee, and in helping you reach your goals. NGHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.

PandoLogic. Keywords: Observation Unit Nurse, Location: Athens, GA - 30603 , PL: 528225198