Registered Nurse/PRN _ Skilled Unit
The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) is currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of Registered Nurse/PRN on the Skilled Unit at Georgia Regional Hospital - Atlanta, located in Decatur, GA. The Skilled Nursing Facility serves individuals who are profound to severely developmentally disabled and in need of a skilled nursing level of care.Salary Range - $44.00 - $54.00 based on experienceThis is an hourly, part-time position with no benefits.Job Description:Assess client health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical recordsAdminister nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled clientsMay advise clients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management.Job Responsibilities & Performance Standards:Administers prescribed medications or starts intravenous fluids, and notes times and amounts on clients' chartsConsults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate client care plansMaintains accurate, detailed reports and client recordsModifies client treatment plans as indicated by clients' responses and conditionsMonitors all aspects of client care, including diet and physical activityMonitors, records and reports symptoms and changes in clients' conditionsObserves nurses and visits clients to ensure that proper nursing care is providedPrepares clients for, and assists with, examinations and treatmentsPrepares rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and ensures that stock of supplies is maintainedProvides education to client and familyProvides health care, first aid, immunizations and assistance in convalescence and rehabilitation.Technical Competencies:Ability to assess, plan for, and provide basic nursing skills; knows procedures including developing, implementing and revising plan of careKnowledge of nursing policies, procedures, protocols, treatments, standards of care and nurse practice actKnowledge of the procedures for medication administration and can administer oral, sublingual and IV medications; knowledge of pharmacologyKnowledge of immunization regulations and protocolsAbility to perform CPR and for some sites, AED.Additional InformationAgency Logo:Requisition ID: HEA0AJ4Number of Openings: 3Shift: Variable