RN - MedSurg/Tele

RN - MedSurg/Tele

• About Facility:
  • 777 Hemlock St, Macon, GA 31201
  • 637 Licensed Beds
  • Level 1 Trauma Designation
  • Teaching Hospital
  • Chest Pain Center
  • Stroke Center
• Unit Information:
  • Beds: Each Med Surg unit has 20-36 beds
  • Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years Med/Tele RN exp
  • Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes
• Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:
  • Med surg / Telemetry - all inpatient med surg units
• Patient Ratios:
  • RN: 1:4-6
  • LPN: 1:4-6
  • CNA: up to 1:14
• Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance:
  • BLS required
  • ACLS preferred - traveler will be required to pass and EKG competency exam during onboarding
  • Certification in med surg is a plus
• Skills required:
  • Trach care, chest tube management, PIV starts, glucometer
  • Common drips: Insulin drips, Heparin drips, drips to titrate to HR not BP, MUST BE PROFICIENT IN ALL CARDIAC DRIPS
• Support within the Department:
  • CNA - will assist with Vitals, blood glucose checks, baths, bed changes, feeding if need, patient safety attendant; walk pts, turn pts
  • Unit Secretary: on unit 7a-11p; then house wide call secretary 11p-7a
  • Charge nurse: Yes
  • Phlebotomy? Most units are lab collect phlebotomy; RNs draw off of CVLs
  • IV/VAT Team? Not an IV team - do have a PICC team
  • Resource Nurse? Yes, we have discharge nurses, Resource team floats to all units
  • RT 24/7
  • Hospitalist 24/7
  • Intensivist 24/7
• Technology/Equipment:
  • EMR: EPIC
  • IV Pump: Alaris
  • Med dispensing: Pyxis
  • Monitors: Phillips
  • Unit specific equipment: VS3 vital sign monitors, Nova Glucose Stat Strips
• Floating:
  • Travelers are utilized in a float pool capacity - will be required to float to all Med/Tele units in house, as needed
• Orientation (facility and unit):
  • 1 day orientation with work on educational modules
  • 2 days departmental
• Other notes:
  • Scrub Color: RN- Navy; LPN- Ceil Blue
  • Parking: Free? Have free parking around campus or can pay to park in parking decks
  • Unit Culture: Busy; Team Oriented

• The RN Clinical Nurse 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 assists in maintaining a safe work environment and performs all related job responsibilities
• in a safe manner. The RN Clinical Nurse maintains clinical and professional competency as appropriate
• to the population of patients served.
• A registered nurse's practice is guided by the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive
• Statements.

• 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.
• Seeks knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice and 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.

• 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, and 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.
• Additional department specific physical requirements may be identified for unique responsibilities within the
• department by the nurse leader.

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing. BSN preferred. 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.