Subspecialty: Combined ICU / CCU

Posted: 10/10/2018

Company: Piedmont Henry Hospital - Become a part of the Piedmont Family! Piedmont Healthcare – It’s Time to Get Better. We care about our employees so you can care for our patients. Piedmont Healthcare!

Location: Stockbridge, GA

Description: Registered Nurse (RN), Critical Care (ICU) - FT Night, $15,000 Sign-On Bonus
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.

**To qualify for the $15,000 sign-on bonus candidates must have a minimum of one-year critical care nursing experience.**

Position type: Full-time

Qualifications:
MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED:
Graduate of a nursing program

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
One year ICU RN experience

MINIMUM LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY LAW:
Current License in the State of Georgia as a Registered Nurse
BLS certification required.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Advanced certification in field of specialty, if applicable (see addendum)
Nursing Experience in Hospital Setting Preferred

ADDENDUM – ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE/CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIALITY AREAS:

All Nursing Disciplines (Medical Surgical, Radiology, as well as those listed individually below):
• Ability to accurately perform physical and psychosocial assessments using a variety of evidence-based tools and techniques appropriate to the patient’s condition and developmental age.
• Ability to develop and implement an individualized plan of care for each patient, in collaboration with each patient, family, or significant other in order to address identified needs.
• Documents patient’s vital signs, assessment findings, the patient’s care plan, interventions, patient and family teaching, and the patient’s response to interventions. Demonstrates effective communication with patients, families, and all members of the healthcare team.
• Ability to recognize changes in the patient’s condition and escalate concerns when appropriate and to the appropriate team member.
• Demonstrates protection of safety for patients, families, coworkers and all people at current facility using the methods recommended (ex. ALWAYS SAFE, responses to various CODES announced).
• Demonstrates the ability to administer medications utilizing the 5 rights of medication administration.
• Utilizes physician orders, policies, procedures, guidelines, and protocols to effectively provide high quality, individualized care within the nurse’s scope of practice.

Critical Care
Additional Required Certifications:
ACLS Certification - within 6 months from hire date

• Coordinates and directs the delivery of nursing care for the Medical-Surgical unit at times when critical care has no patients in order to provide ready in-house access to staffing for critical care admissions
• Provides direct clinical care for critically ill adult patients according to established protocols and utilizes evidence-based clinical practices standards under the supervision of the critical care supervising physician
• Asses patient for change in status and institute appropriate emergency interventions to stabilize patient
• Implements treatment plan for acute illness in collaboration with designated primary supervising physician.

Job reference: 1701567

Benefits: **To qualify for the $15,000 sign-on bonus candidates must have a minimum of one-year critical care nursing experience.**

How to Apply: Please apply using the below link: http://piedmontcareers.org/job-post?job_id=233240

Website:http://piedmontcareers.org/