Summer 2022 Surgical Services RN Residency Program
Company: Northside Hospital
Location: Duluth
Posted on: June 24, 2022
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Job Description:
Position DescriptionThe 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: 1. Clinical Knowledge and Practice .
Assessment, Diagnosis, Outcomes Identification, Planning,
Implementation, Evaluation; Clinical Information Systems; Patient
Care Technology. 2. Professional Practice . Communication,
Culturally Congruent Practice, Ethics, Professional Practice
Evaluation and Resource Utilization 3. Leadership . Collaboration,
Community Involvement, and Environmental Health 4. Professional
Development . Education of Self and Others, Expansion of Knowledge,
Advancement of Practice, Contribution to the Professional/Clinical
Specialty 5. 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.Position RequirementsREQUIRED: 1. 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. 2. Less than one year
of experience as a registered professional nurse. 3. Certified in
American Heart Association's Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS). 4.
Other REQUIRED cardiopulmonary resuscitation certifications (ACLS,
PREFERRED: 1. BSN degree preferred 2. Other preferred RN attributes
are unit specific. Please refer to the specific clinical
unit.License/Certification Requirements: NoWork Hours:
8:30a-5pWeekend Requirements: NoOn-Call Requirements: No
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