Registered Nurse Float Pool

Company: Doctors Hospital of Augusta
Location: Augusta
Posted on: November 17, 2020

Job Description:

Description

SHIFT: Nights (rotating weekends)

SCHEDULE: Full-time

***$5,000 Sign-on available for qualified candidates***

Be part of a team that puts the care andimprovement of human life above all else. Jointhe nation's largest provider of healthcare services as a Float Pool RN .

We offer you an excellent totalcompensation package, including competitive salary, excellent benefit packageand growth opportunities. We believe in our team and your ability to doexcellent work with us. Your benefits include:

Medical, dental, vision

PTO

Tuition reimbursement

401k

Employee stock purchase program

Short and long term disability

Life insurance

Flex spending

Paid Family Leave

Employee discount program

At Doctors Hospital of Augusta, you'll findthat caring extends to both our patients and our people. We are committed toeach other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in thesafest and most compassionate way. We are currently looking for a compassionateand dedicated RN to join our Float Pool.

In collaboration with thepatient, the patient’s family, and other members of the health care team, the Float Pool Registered Nurse isresponsible for assessing, evaluating, planning, implementing, and coordinatinga treatment plan and achieving the goals of the Med Surg and/or ICU nursingdepartments. You serve as a key position of the assigned team and will holdresponsibility for achieving positive patient and departmental outcomes.

What you will do in this role, based on yourfloat area:

You willmaintain overall accountability/responsibility for assigned patients.

You will understand patients with criticalillness and vent management if in the ICU. You will have the ability to respondto Code Blue within the facility and initiate protocol, special procedures andcardiac monitoring.

You will manage efficient flow of patientsincluding screening, preparation for exam, providing general nursing care, andarranging or testing and admissions.

You will instruct patients and familiesregarding medications and treatment instructions.

You will maintain and review patients’ recordsincluding posting tests and examination results.

You will administer medications in accordancewith physician orders.

You will check rooms daily for necessarysupplies.

You will respond to and refer incomingtelephone calls (may include phone triage when needed).

Qualifications

Must be a graduate from an accredited school of Nursing: Associate's Degree in Nursing or higher is required

Must be licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state which you practice and/or hold an active Compact/Multi-State RN license

A current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider is required

A current American Heart Association (AHA)or American Red Cross  Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Health Care Provider is required

Requirestwo years of experience in a critical care area

Doctors Hospital of Augusta is a 350 plus bed HCA Healthcare facility located near the Georgia-South Carolina state border. Doctors Hospital is well known for its Joseph M. Still Burn Center, the largest burn center in the country, which sees more than 3,000 patients annually. In addition, the burn center was granted a special burn designation as part of the Georgia Trauma Care Network. This designation included a rigorous review program administered by the American Burn Association (ABA) and the American College of Surgeons (ACA). Doctors Hospital is certified as a Primary Stroke Center, as well as an Accredited Chest Pain Center and is designated a Center of Excellence in Women’s Health Surgery. At Doctors Hospital, we have a highly trained team to care for serious emergencies. As an ACS Verified Level II Trauma Center , our ER team is ready 24-hour a day to take care of critically ill or injured patients. Fully-staffed 24/7 with board-certified trauma surgeons and a team of experienced professionals, life-saving surgery is available within minutes of arrival. Patients are cared for in two dedicated trauma bays in our Emergency Department.

HCA Healthcare, the parent company of Doctors Hospital of Augusta, has been continually named a  World's Most Ethical Company by Ethisphere Institute since 2010. In 2018, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.3 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

Are you looking for an employer with many different career options and a people-focused culture? You’ve come to the right place If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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