RN Med Surg

Company: Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital
Location: Athens
Posted on: November 16, 2023

Job Description:

Description:

Piedmont Athens

Med Surg A Dept.

Full time Day shift 7am-7pm

Sign on Bonus available $$

Med A is seeking an energetic medical-surgical nurse to join our dynamic team here at Piedmont Athens. We pride ourselves in providing high quality, evidenced based care on a fast paced 30 bed Med-Surg unit. Our Med A staff coordinate health care plans with the entire medical team to provide direct care to adult and geriatric patients suffering from a variety of illnesses and comorbidities including overflow from our specialty care units such as Surgery, Pulmonary, Neuroscience, Oncology, and Orthopedics. Support staff include IV team, home med nurse and lift team.

Interested in joining our highly committed team which values teamwork and camaraderie as much as the compassionate patient care we provide?

We offer:

• Flexible schedules with self-scheduling
• Unit based council
• Our own unit educator
• Excellent relationships with our medical providers
• A welcoming work family
  RESPONSIBLE FOR:
  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.
  
  Qualifications:
  MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED:
  Graduate of a nursing program
  
  MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
  New Graduates of a nursing program eligible
  
  MINIMUM LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY LAW:
  Current License in the State of Georgia as a Registered Nurse or NLC/eNLC Multistate License.
  BLS certification required.
  
  ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
  For PRN positions: One year of nursing experience in a hospital setting preferred
  Bachelors degree preferred
  Advanced certification in field of specialty, if applicable (see addendum)
  Nursing Experience in Hospital Setting Preferred

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