Facility: Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center

Positions are .90 located at the Roosevelt Warm Springs Hospital located in Warm Springs, GA.

Job Summary:

Directs patient care by supervising staff nurses/PCA/and Unit secretaries when monitoring patients, administering medications, consulting with health care providers, updating patient records, and educating patients and their patient's families on disease and post-hospital treatment. Provides general shift supervision and coordinates daily administrative duties, including schedules, nursing assignments, and patient care.Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

Manages the patient admission process to include assessments and plan of care development. Ensures the weekly plan of care is updated and RN participates in Team conferences. Makes shift assignments, manages call-outs by ensuring staff is appropriate for the next shift. Communicate with staff and makes decisions as needed for the shift to operating smoothly. Communicate issues thru the AOD, SOS event systems, and DON.

Monitors & directs pt. care thru observation & assessments. Responds to rapid response requests by assessment of patient and communication with the physician. Ensures patient needs are met. Create & maintain high performance by positive leadership, supports staff needs, communicate effectively and efficiently.

Provides nursing care in cooperation with physicians utilizing nursing standards of practice and policy. Ensure all staff is aware of policy and procedures. Documents timely and accurately in EMR. Ensures staff are documenting appropriately in EMR and utilizing bar scanning for medications.

Communicate with other personnel to improve patient care with open and honest communication skills.

Maintain knowledge of current trends. Meet competency expectations for the hospital. Assists other staff with competency checks and teaches staff as needed for compliance.

Other duties as assigned.

Required Minimum Education:

Associate's Degree in nursing or Graduate of accredited/approved School of Nursing Required
Bachelor's Degree Nursing Preferred

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):

Current Georgia Registered Nursing License (RN) or a qualifying multi-state compact license. Required

Current American Heart Association, Basic Life Support (BLS) Required

Current American Heart Association, Advanced Life Support ACLS on hire or must be obtained within 6 months of hire Required

Required Minimum Experience:

Minimum 2 years experience in team leading and patient care Required

Required Minimum Skills:

Ability to read, write and speak English language
Optimize the use of technology to support clinical care and holds basic computer skills
Strong interpersonal, collaborative skills along with customer service skills required;
Ability to function in a fast paced environment and respond to emergencies in using a decisive, composed and respectful manner
Possess excellent time management skills; practices nursing using evidence and analytical skills along with possessing strong critical thinking skills.