Rome, GA, United States
Job ID: 130650
Job Family: Nursing
Status: Full Time
Shift: Night
Detailed Shift and Schedule: 7p-7a with every 3rd weekend to work requirement
Job Type: Regular
Department Name: 12311112531661-Nursing - Float Pool
Overview
The RN Clinical Nurse/RT provides comprehensive nursing care through skillful assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with facility or department policies, procedures, and/or protocols under the supervision of the nursing leader. The RN Clinical Nurse/RT assists in maintaining a safe work environment and performs all related job responsibilities in a safe manner. The RN Clinical Nurse/RT maintains clinical and professional competency as appropriate to the population of patients served. Must be available to provide nursing services in all patient care areas of expertise and knowledge, at all elected facilities. A registered nurse’s practice is guided by the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements.
Essential Functions
• Collects pertinent data and information relative to the healthcare consumer’s
health or the situation.
• Analyzes the assessment data to determine the actual or potential diagnoses,
problem, and issues.
• Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the healthcare consumer
or the situation.
• Develops a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected, measurable
outcomes.
• Implements the identified plan, coordinates care delivery, and employs strategies
to promote health and a safe environment.
• Delegates elements of care to appropriate healthcare workers in accordance with
any applicable legal or policy parameters or principles.
• Evaluates progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes.
• Practices ethically.
• Practices in a manner that is congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion
principles.
• Communicates effectively in all areas of practice.
• Collaborates with healthcare consumers and other key stakeholders in the
conduct of nursing practice.
• Leads within the professional practice setting and the profession.
promotes futuristic thinking.
• Integrates evidence and research findings into practice.
• Contributes to quality nursing practice.
• Evaluates one’s own and others’ nursing practice in relation to professional
practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules and regulations.
• Utilizes appropriate resources to plan, provide, and sustain evidence-based
nursing services that are safe, effective, and fiscally responsible.
• Practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
• Participate in committees, shared governance, or facility decision making activities,
developing and nurturing research to positively affect clinical outcomes and
promotion.
• Models the Atrium Health mission, vision, and value.
• Supports and contributes to the Patient Centered Care Philosophy by
understanding that every teammate is a Caregiver whose role is to meet the
needs of the patient.
Physical Requirements
Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing,
and pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling
patients, medical equipment, and supplies. Must speak English in good, understandable
terms. Intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch. Finger dexterity.
Critical thinking and ability to concentrate. Must be able to respond quickly to changes in
patient and/or unit conditions. Physical Abilities Testing required.
Education, Experience and Certifications
Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing. 1 year of nursing experience in
specialty area required. Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider status
according to American Heart Association.
Current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner in the state in
which you work and reside or; if declaring a National License Compact (NLC) state as
your primary state of residency, meet the licensure requirements in your home state; or
for Non-National License Compact states, current RN license or temporary license as a
Registered Nurse Petitioner required in the state where the RN works.
Additional education, training, certifications, or experience may be required within the
department by the nurse leader.
Complies with the requirements for advancement, maintenance, approved certification,
and nursing education as outlined in Professional Nurse Clinical Advancement Program.
Patient Population Served
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and demonstrates
the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and
special needs of the patient population served.
Protected Health Information
• Will limit access to protected health information (PHI) to the information reasonably
necessary to do the job.
• Will share information only on a need to know basis for work purposes.
• Access to verbal, written and electronic PHI for this job has been determined based on
job level and job responsibility within the organization. Computerized access to PHI for
this job has been determined as described above and is controlled via user ID and
password.
Machines, Tools, and Equipment
All related medical equipment and supplies.