Position Description

The Registered Professional Nurse at Northside Hospital independently plans and provides professional nursing care to patients in accordance with physician orders and established guidelines, and in accordance with the scope of practice as defined by the Georgia Nurse Practice Act.

 

The American Nurses Association’s (ANA) Nursing: Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice, 3rd Edition (2015), provides a definition of nursing as:

“Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations.”

Furthermore, the scope of practice of the registered nurse and the corresponding standards and competencies are dependent on the nurse’s education, experience, role and population served (ANA, Scope and Standards of Practice, 2015, p 2.). The practice of professional nursing at Northside Hospital utilizes ANA’s Scope and Standards Practice:

Clinical Knowledge and Practice Assessment, Diagnosis, Outcomes Identification, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation; Clinical Information Systems; Patient Care Technology. Professional Practice Communication, Culturally Congruent Practice, Ethics, Professional Practice Evaluation and Resource Utilization Leadership Collaboration, Community Involvement, and Environmental Health Professional Development Education of Self and Others, Expansion of Knowledge, Advancement of Practice, Contribution to the Professional/Clinical Specialty Evidence-Based Practice, Quality and Research Evidence-based Practice, Nursing Research, Quality of Practice, Patient Satisfaction Scores, External Reporting/Benchmarks

 

Northside Hospital Staff Registered Nurse positions are based on a sequential progression from a novice nurse to an expert. The job descriptions for Staff RN I to Staff RN VI therefore imply that a nurse who is employed at a specific level possesses the knowledge, skills, competencies and critical thinking abilities of all prior levels.

 

STAFF RN Resident I:

The Staff RN Resident I position is part of the NSH Nursing Excellence Track (NEXT) Program. Level I staff registered professional nurses are competent nurses and practice professional nursing in various clinical areas. The Staff RN Resident I position is actively participating in a Northside Hospital Nurse Residency Program.

 

Distinguishing characteristics of this level:

Introduction to and mastery of policies, procedures and guidelines with support from peers and colleagues.

 

Position Requirements

REQUIRED

 

Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing and licensed as an RN in the State of Georgia in good standing without limitations. Less than one year of experience as a registered professional nurse. Certified in American Heart Association’s Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS). Other REQUIRED cardiopulmonary resuscitation certifications (ACLS, NRP, PALS, etc.) are unit specific. Please refer to the specific clinical unit for additional education, competencies and/or certification required as a condition of employment. Other Select Unit/Role specific REQUIREMENTS:

 

UNIT

REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT

Bone Marrow Transplant

·         Obtains ACLS certification within one year of employment

Critical Care

·         Obtains ACLS certification within one year of employment

Emergency Department

·         Maintains certification in ACLS

Gastro-Intestinal Lab

·         Maintains certification in ACLS -for registered nurses performing moderate sedation.

Neurosciences

·         Maintains ACLS certification for Neurovascular Intermediate patient care required

·         Completion of Critical Care and Basic Arrhythmia course preferred

Special Care Nurseries

·         Certified as Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP)

Surgical Services

Operating Room

·         Prior Operating Room experience or completion of a course in Operating Room nursing preferred.

PACU

·         Prior PACU or ICU experience or completion of a course in Post-Anesthesia Care nursing preferred

All AREAS

·         ACLS preferred

 

 

PREFERRED

BSN degree preferred Other preferred RN attributes are unit specific. Please refer to the specific clinical unit.

 

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