RN/LPN - Long Term Care - New Horizons Lanier Park - Full Time Nights

Job Category

• Nursing -
• Registered
• Nurse
• Work
• Shift/Schedule: 12 Hr Evening - Morning Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

About the Role

Job Summary Capable clinician with previous specialty experience preferred, focused on expanding knowledge and skills. Consistently provides 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. Assumes a beginning clinical bedside leadership role and seeks mentoring in this process. Is a professional member of Professional Nursing Governance Council (PNGC) providing feedback on issues being addressed at meetings. Participates as a member on PNGC 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 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. Minimum Job Qualifications Licensure or other certifications: Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia. Educational

Requirements

Associate Nursing Degree Required. Minimum Experience: Other: One (1) year of experience as a professional RN. New graduate RNs or those with less than one (1) year of experience will be referred to the RN Residency Program. Preferred Job Qualifications Preferred Licensure or other certifications: National certification in clinical specialty as eligible. Preferred Educational

Requirements

Bachelor of Nursing Degree. Preferred Experience: Long Term Care: One (1) year experience Other: Membership is professional organization. Job Specific and Unique

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Delivery of safe, effective, efficient care that meets population specific guidelines Actively works to make own and related teams successful, effectively communicates with patients, families and colleagues at all levels, shows consideration and respect or others and fosters customer service Effectively prioritizes, recognizes problems, and utilizes evidence based practice Demonstrates personal mastery, leadership of self and others, as appropriate, delegates appropriately, and supports NGHS shared governance model Basic computer skills necessary to operate computer systems used on unit