RN - MedSurg, PRN at Piedmont Walton Hospital summary:
Registered Nurse (RN) working in a fast-paced Medical-Surgical unit providing comprehensive care to adult patients with diverse medical and surgical needs. Responsibilities include patient assessment, care planning, implementing treatments such as IV starts, wound care, blood transfusions, and collaborating with healthcare teams across the hospital. This role emphasizes professional growth, maintaining nursing standards, and delivering quality patient-centered care in a hospital setting.
Description:
Join Our Dynamic Med-Surg Team at Piedmont Walton Our 18-bed Medical-Surgical unit offers a fast-paced, hands-on environment caring for a wide range of adult patients, including those with orthopedic needs, general and bariatric surgeries, cardiac/telemetry monitoring, and complex medical conditions. RN-to-patient ratios typically range from 1:56 and PCTs from 1:69, allowing for meaningful, team-based patient care.
Team members gain valuable clinical experience with frequent opportunities to perform IV starts, assist with bedside procedures, provide wound care, manage NGTs and chest tubes, administer blood transfusions, and care for post-op, central line, and colostomy patients. Nurses and PCTs may also float to assist with needs across the hospital, making this a great opportunity for well-rounded clinical growth and collaboration.
Piedmont Walton (Monroe, Georgia) Med-Surg 3 PRN Days 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: Advanced certification in field of specialty, if applicable. Bachelor's degree preferred. Nursing Experience in Hospital Setting Preferred.
Keywords:
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Nursing, Patient Care, IV Therapy, Wound Care, Blood Transfusion, Telemetry Monitoring, Orthopedic Care, Post-Operative Care, Clinical Nursing