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Job description
Overview
Sign-on Bonus Available - Up to $10,000
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.
Responsibilities
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
Education
Graduate from a nursing program required
Bachelors degree preferred
Work Experience
No experience required; new graduates of a nursing program eligible
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/eNCL 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: Additional required certifications: ACLS Certification – Nurse Residents or nurses new to specialty will complete applicable certifications within 6 months of start date (within 180 days)
Critical Care: Additional required certifications: ACLS Certification – Nurse Residents or nurses new to specialty will complete applicable certifications within 6 months of start date (within 180 days)
Dialysis: Additional required certifications: CDN (Certified Dialysis Certificate) preferred
Emergency Department: Additional required certifications: ACLS and PALS Certification – Nurse Residents or nurses new to specialty will complete applicable certifications within 6 months of start date (within 180 days)
Infusion/Oncology: Additional required certifications: Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Certification prior to independent chemotherapy administration (upon hire required)
Pediatrics: Identifies, reports, and provides appropriate protective measures for high‑risk situations including, but not limited to, abuse or neglect, failure to thrive, and potential for abduction. Additional required certifications: PALS Certification – required at Piedmont Columbus Hospital; PEARS or PALS Certification – required at Piedmont Athens Hospital – within 180 days
Surgical Services: Additional required certifications: PreOp/PACU/ENDO/CSU ACLS; PALS if unit provides care to pediatric patients – Nurse Residents or nurses new to specialty will complete applicable certifications within 6 months of start date (or BLS required only within 180 days)
Women’s Services: Additional required certifications: Labor and Delivery‑ACLS Certification – Nurse Residents or nurses new to specialty will complete applicable certifications within 6 months of start date; NRP by the end of orientation period; AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Program within 12 months of start date; Mother/Baby NRP; NICU NRP; Newborn Admission Team NRP; Nursery NRP – within 180 days
Business Unit: Company Name
Piedmont Henry Hospital
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Worksite address
stockbridge, GA, 30281, US
Who can apply
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