The Registered Nurse performs nursing functions and supervises other RNs, LPNs, and other assistive personnel in the performance of nursing care according to the state nurse practice act. The Registered Nurse assesses patient needs, plans and implements patient care, and evaluates the effectiveness of care provided.
Associate Degree or 2 years of college coursework
Six months of related experience
Georgia Registered Nurse License or Multistate Nursing License
Healthcare Provider (CPR)
Qualifications as designated in Nursing Clinical Ladder Policy
*NOTE: ACLS within 6 months of hire into ED, ICU, Surgery, PACU, L&D, Float Pool (Critical Care and Maternity), SSU if taking GI call, or Cath Lab
*NOTE: NRP within 6 months of hire into Nursery and L&D.
*NOTE: PALS within one year of hire in PACU
*NOTE: BLS required within 30 days of hire.
*CARE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN: Use knowledge of physiologic norms and developmental level, signs and symptoms of abuse and neglect in assessing and interpreting data to effectively communicate and adapt techniques for administering medications and treatments, educating and involving patients' families in care for ages and populations served.
*PATIENT ASSESSMENT PLANNING CARE: Assess and plan patient care considering biophysical, psychosocial, and spiritual patient care needs. Establish patient goals to meet identified health care needs, select interventions and document the plan of care in Electronic Health Record. Set priorities and utilize personnel appropriately. Effectively communicate with physicians and other members of the health care team.
*PATIENT INTERVENTION AND EVALUATION: Provide safe and effective nursing care. Administer medications, nutritional supplements, IV fluids and blood products per policy. Educate the patient significant other regarding their disease process and discharge planning. Coordinate patient care with other departments. Recognize changes in patient's condition, take action, request assistance as necessary. Participate in multi-disciplinary patient care planning conferences. Document in compliance with hospital policy and procedures and regulatory agency requirements.
*PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Responsible for knowledge of state, federal, and regulatory agency rules and regulations, hospital policies and procedures, (including OSHA Blood Borne Pathogen regulations, restraint and pain management requirements) and standards of nursing practice. Evaluates self and meets pre-established professional goals. Participates in required annual hospital wide and nursing continuing education
*TEAM MEMBER Act as a resource to students, new employees and other personnel. Assist other staff members in providing care. Timely attendance at unit staff meeting and mandatory in-services. Show consideration for Team by reporting on time for shift and taking only allotted time for breaks. Assist in control and maintenance of supplies and equipment
Employee performs within the prescribed limits of Tanner Health System's Ethics and Compliance program. Is responsible to detect, observe, and report compliance variances to their immediate supervisor, the Compliance Officer, or the Hotline.
Associate Degree or 2 years of college coursework
Six months of related experience
*Georgia Registered Nurse or Multistate Nursing License
*Healthcare Provider (CPR) or must be obtained within 30 days of hire.
*Supervises and directs work of other RNs, LPNs, and Nurse Techs as appropriate.
*NOTE: ACLS within 6 months of hire into ED, ICU, Surgery, PACU, L&D, Float Pool (Critical Care and Maternity), SSU if taking GI call, or Cath Lab.
*NOTE: NRP within 6 months of hire into Nursery and L&D.
*NOTE: PALS within one year of hire in PACU
*Qualifications as designated in Nursing Clinical Ladder Policy
*The Registered Nurse performs nursing functions and supervises other RNs, LPNs, and other assistive personnel in the performance of nursing care according to the state nurse practice act. The Registered Nurse assesses patient needs, plans and implements patient care, and evaluates the effectiveness of care provided.
Requires frequent contact with many persons at different levels inside and outside of the organization to carry out organization policies and programs and obtain willing acceptance, consent, or action.
Probable errors may be serious and involve losses such as improper costs, overpayment, waste of material, damage to equipment, and delay in processing work. Effect usually confined within the organization. Most of work not subject to direct verification or check. Regularly works with some confidential data such as account, salaries, patient medical records, which if disclosed might have adverse internal or external effects.
Has limited supervision over a large section of employees (15 up), i.e. assigns and directs their work; instructs new employees and corrects results, may discuss with supervisor, but has no authority over job content or personnel. Team governance where the Members evaluate, interview, and recommend personnel actions.
Work involves a variety of complex problems to be solved under general organization policies. Ingenuity and judgment are required to review facts, plan work, estimate costs, and deal with factors not easily evaluated, interpret results, draw conclusions, and take or recommend action. Solutions to problems often require coordination with other departments.
Considerable physical effort - Lifts, carries, or handles medium weight equipment, materials, or supplies most of day. Occasional physical effort with heavy objects (over 60 lbs.). Works in reaching or strained positions frequently.
Considerable - (About 75% of the day) Involved in exposure to dirt, odors, noise, or some work is performed with exposure to temperature/weather extremes/occupational risk and probability of coming into contact with blood borne pathogens, other potentially infectious diseases, or biomedical/bio-hazardous materials.
*Performs tasks involving contact with blood, blood-contaminated body fluids, other body fluids, or sharps (needles)
Continually (at least once per day)
*Hearing
*Visual
*Speaking
Frequently (at least 3 times a week)
*Bending
*Typing
*Manual Dexterity -- pinching with fingers, etc.
*Feeling (Touch) -- determining temperature, texture, by touching
*Reaching -- above shoulder
*Reaching -- below shoulder
*Color Vision
*Standing
*Walking
*Handling -- seizing, holding, grasping
*Carrying
*Smelling
*Pushing/Pulling -- up to 25 lbs.
*Pushing/Pulling -- 25 to 60 lbs.
Occasionally (at least once a month)
*Balancing
*Running - In response to an emergency
*Lifting up to 25 lbs.
*Lifting 25 to 60 lbs.
*Lifting over 60 lbs.
*Kneeling
*Squatting
*N95 Respirator usage (PPE)
*Pushing/Pulling -- over 60 lbs.
Tanner Hospital Villa Rica-V0001
1st shift. Will work 3 days a week Monday-Friday. 12-hour shifts. Time to be discussed
Tanner Health is a non-profit regional healthcare provider serving west Georgia and east Alabama. Tanner facilities include the 201-bed acute care Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton, the 40-bed acute care Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica, the 25-bed critical access Higgins General Hospital in Bremen, the 15-bed Tanner Medical Center/East Alabama in Wedowee and the 92-bed behavioral health facility Willowbrooke at Tanner.
Other Tanner services include Tanner Cancer Care, Tanner Heart Care, Tanner Urgent Care, Tanner Women’s Care, Tanner Occupational Health, Tanner Center for Sleep Disorders, Tanner Advanced Wound Center, Tanner Pain Management Center, Tanner Diagnostic Imaging, Tanner Home Health, Tanner Hospice Care and more.
Tanner also operates Tanner Medical Group, one of metro Atlanta’s largest multi-specialty physician groups, consisting of 30 physician practices with specialties in cardiology and interventional cardiology, family medicine, general surgery and breast surgical oncology, infectious diseases, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, plastic and reconstructive surgery, psychiatry, radiation oncology and vascular surgery.
Tanner employs more than 4,500 people and offers a medical staff of more than 300 physicians representing 34 unique medical specialties practicing throughout west Georgia and east Alabama.
