**Employment Type:**
Full time
**Shift:**
12 Hour Night Shift
**Description:**
A Registered Professional Nurse who is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing & evaluating the care of patients. Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of therapeutic patient care, patient advocacy, team dynamics, & hospital systems. Serves as a resource support staff. Requires a high degree of initiative & independent judgment.
Is able to function independently w/ minimal supervision. Is directly responsible to the CTL &/or Charge Nurse in directing & providing patient care.
**_Position Purpose:_**
Registered Nurse - Emergency Department RN works in a collaborative environment at St Mary's Health Care System 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.
**_What you will do:_**
· Emergency Department is a 25 bed unit that cares for all patients from infants to geriatrics specializing in Cardiology and Stroke care.
· 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.
**_Minimum Qualifications:_**
· 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.
**_Position Highlights and Benefits:_**
· 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 live and breathe our guiding behaviors: 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 based in beautiful Athens, Georgia, a regional hub and city of 128,000 that is home to the University of Georgia and is nationally known for its arts, sports, recreational, cultural and educational amenities.
**_Ministry/Facility Information_**
· 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.
**Our Commitment**
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.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
EOE including disability/veteran