RN - MedSurg, Nights - Northside

Overview

RN, Med Surg, FT, Night, Piedmont Columbus Northside

The staff nurse provides nursing care to patients from birth through the lifecycle utilizing nursing processes to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the care for patients. He/she functions within the framework of the policies and procedures of the organization and demonstrates professional growth and accountability. The staff nurse is responsible for maintaining standards of practice, coordinating patient care activities of all assigned staff in the provision of quality nursing care.

• Overview: RN, Med Surg, FT, Night, Piedmont Columbus Northside
• The staff nurse provides nursing care to patients from birth through the lifecycle utilizing nursing processes to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the care for patients. He/she functions within the framework of the policies and procedures of the organization and demonstrates professional growth and accountability. The staff nurse is responsible for maintaining standards of practice, coordinating patient care activities of all assigned staff in the provision of quality nursing care.

• Education
  • Graduate from a nursing program — Required
  • Bachelor’s Degree — Preferred
• Work Experience
  • No experience required — New Graduates of a nursing program eligible — Required
  • Nursing Experience in Hospital Setting — Preferred
  • 1 year in a hospital setting for PRN positions — Required
• Licenses and Certifications
  • RN - Registered Nurse — Georgia State Licensure and/or NLC/eNCL Multistate Licensure (Current License in the State of Georgia as a Registered Nurse or NLC/eNLC Multistate License) — Required
  • BCLS - Basic Life Support — Required
• Additional Licenses and Certifications
  • Advanced certification in field of specialty, if applicable (see addendum)
• Addendum
  • Cardiac Tele: ACLS certification required within 6 months of start date (Nurse Residents or nurses new to specialty will complete applicable certifications within 180 days) — Required
  • Critical Care: ACLS certification required within 6 months — Required
  • Dialysis: CDN preferred
  • Emergency Department: ACLS and PALS required within 6 months; experienced ED nurses have 6 months to obtain PALS (within 180 days) — Required
  • Infusion/Oncology:
    Chemotherapy/Biotherapy certification prior to independent chemotherapy administration — Required
  • Pediatrics: PALS required within 6 months; PEARS or PALS required within 180 days depending on site — Required
  • Surgical Services: ACLS; PALS if unit cares for pediatrics; or BLS required within 180 days — Required
  • Womens Services: L&D-ACLS within 6 months; NRP by orientation end; AWHONN Fetal Monitoring Program within 12 months; NRP for NICU, Nursery, and NAT by orientation end (specific timelines vary) — Required
• Qualifications
  • Orientation period within 180 Days — Required

Business Unit:
Piedmont Columbus Northside