Trinity Health·Lavonia, Georgia
The Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing, planning, and evaluating patient care within a medical-surgical unit. They function as a professional caregiver and may assume leadership duties as a Charge Nurse.
Employment type: Full time
SHIFT: 12 Hour Night Shift
Description: This position is located in Lavonia, Georgia with Sacred Heart Hospital
Med/Surg RN Position - 7p - 7a
The Staff RN is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the care of patients. Functions as the leader for a nursing unit and assumes responsibility as Charge Nurse when assigned this task.
Must be a licensed Registered Nurse in the State of Georgia.
Current BLS certification required.
Must be a graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Experience preferred. New graduates considered.
Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical RN works in a collaborative environment at St Mary’s Health Care System at Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia to deliver excellent patient care as part of an interdisciplinary team providing evidence-based medicine and individualized patient care. A Registered Nurse RN is expected to facilitate all aspects of the patient visit experience. Great opportunity for a Registered Nurse RN professional to work in an organization that focuses on treating the whole person, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
· Under limited supervision, the Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing patients, including developing, evaluating, and modifying the care plan. The RN interprets and performs complex patient-care procedures specific to their expertise.
· RNs are members of the Care Team and Support Team and have accountability to function as a team to accomplish patient outcomes identified in the pathway/plan of care.
· The Registered Nurse is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for the care given to a group of patients for a designated time frame.
· The RN provides care to those patients via therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment/technology, and other healthcare team members, according to established standards.
· A current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Georgia.
· Graduation from an accredited nursing education program approved by the Board of Nursing or found by the Board to be substantially equivalent to the programs in Georgia.
· Successful completion of a refresher course within the past 6 months if nursing practice has not occurred within the past 5 years.
· Prior experience in preferred. New Graduates considered.
· Comprehensive benefit packages available on Day One of employment including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 403B, and education assistance
· We serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities
we support each other in serving, we communicate openly, honestly, respectfully, and directly, we are fully present, we are all accountable, we trust and assume goodness in intentions, and we are continuous learners communicate openly, honestly, respectfully, and directly, we are fully present, we are all accountable, we trust and assume goodness in intentions, and we are continuous learners
· Is a private, non-profit, Catholic acute care network serving a multi-county area of Northeast Georgia. St. Mary’s is a member of Trinity Health.
· Strives to live our Mission to be a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities, committed to the sacredness of human life and the dignity of each person we serve. We are guided by our Core Values: Reverence, Commitment to Those Experiencing Poverty, Safety, Justice, Stewardship and Integrity.
· St. Mary’s is proud to be a Regional Health Ministry in Trinity Health. Trinity Health is one of the nation’s largest Catholic health care systems, serving people multiple states from coast to coast with 88 hospitals.
· Being a part of a large national system gives us access to resources and ideas across the broad spectrum of care, making it easier for us to advance clinical quality in significant ways at the local level and providing economies of scale that reduce our costs. It also allows us to contribute our knowledge and best practices to make care better in the 25 states where Trinity Health operates.
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
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