RN - Ortho/Neuro

About This Role

This Registered Nurse role provides comprehensive nursing care for patients across the lifecycle, with a focus on orthopedic, neurological, and medical/surgical patients on a 17-bed hybrid unit. The position involves patient assessment, care planning, implementation, evaluation, and patient/family education.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to patients from birth through the lifecycle utilizing nursing processes to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the care for patients
• Function within the framework of the organization's policies and procedures, demonstrating professional growth and accountability
• Maintain standards of practice, coordinating patient care activities of all assigned staff in the provision of quality nursing care
• Perform patient assessments including collection of data regarding physical, psychosocial and health history
• Appropriately evaluate the developmental age of the patient when performing assessments, treatments and patient/family education
• Organize patient data into the formulation of a plan of care; identify additional information needed and make care decisions based on identified needs
• Carry out plan of care to achieve desired patient outcomes, ensuring care is appropriate to severity of disease, condition, impairment or disability
• Oversee activities of ancillary and support team members
• Identify teaching opportunities and provide resources necessary for achieving educational goals of patients
• Communicate issues/concerns to the Charge Nurse, Clinical Manager and/or physician as appropriate
• Document patient care and concerns in the patient record

Requirements

• Graduate from a nursing program
• Current License in the State of Georgia as a Registered Nurse or NLC/eNLC Multistate License
• BCLS - Basic Life Support

Qualifications

• Graduate from a nursing program
• No experience required, new graduates eligible. 1 year in a hospital setting for PRN positions.

Nice to Have

• Bachelors Degree preferred
• Nursing Experience in Hospital Setting preferred

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits

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