Staff RN- uFlex- Night Shift

UFlex Float Pool offers the opportunity to care for a wide variety of Acute Care patients across Northside Hospitals legacy campuses (Atlanta Cherokee and Forsyth.) This position consists of a 1 shift per week commitment. Our team also enjoys self-scheduling!

Northside Hospital is award-winning state-of-the-art and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

The 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 Associations (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 nurses education experience role and population served (ANA Scope and Standards of Practice 2015 p 2.). The practice of Professional Nursing at Northside Hospital utilizes ANAs Scope and Standards of Professional Practice and Professional Performance incorporates two additional components of clinical practice and classifies all elements into five domains: 1. Clinical Knowledge and Practice . Assessment Diagnosis Outcomes Identification Planning Implementation Evaluation; Clinical Information Systems (Documentation); Patient Care Technology. 2. Professional Practice . Communication Culturally Congruent Practice Ethics Professional Practice Evaluation and Resource Utilization 3. Leadership . Collaboration Community Involvement Environmental Health and Leadership 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 The uFlex Registered Nurse is licensed to practice professional nursing in the state of Georgia in good standing and without limitations; has a minimum of two years (2) years full-time experience as a registered professional nurse and has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree an Associate Degree (AD) or a Diploma in Nursing. The uFlex Registered Nurse manages care of an assigned group of patients in accordance with the philosophy and policies of the nursing division to include the Northside Nursing Collaborative Care Model. The practice of all professional nurses at Northside Hospital reflects the values of collaboration communication coordination integration and empowerment. uFlex Registered Nurse positions for those nurses that have reached a specific level of nursing experience to possess the knowledge skills competencies and critical thinking abilities to work in specialty areas. The uFlex RNs will be assigned to work in those areas where competency has been verified. The uFlex RN is required to travel and work in multiple settings both inpatient and outpatient within a 30 mile radius of a NSH campus at any given time.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED:

1. Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing
2. Licensed as a RN in the State of Georgia in good standing without limitations.
3. Must hold Certified in American Heart Associations Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS).

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES/LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION PREFERRED:

1. BSN degree
2. Two (2) years of experience as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN).
3. Additional Life Support credential (ACLS PALS NRP etc.) or other clinical specialty certifications in specific units.
4. Visual color acuity depending on the role in specific units.