Local Contract Nurse RN - Clinic Med Surg - $45-50 per hour

Aptive Resources is seeking a local contract nurse RN Clinic Med Surg for a local contract nursing job in Atlanta, Georgia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 1 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Local Contract

Aptive Resources is seeking a skilled Primary Care Registered Nurse. As a Primary Care Registered Nurse (RN), you will play a pivotal role in providing comprehensive healthcare services to patients within a primary care setting. You will work closely with physicians and other healthcare professionals to deliver patient-centered care, focusing on prevention, wellness, and disease management. Your expertise will be essential in promoting health education, assessing patient needs, and coordinating healthcare services to ensure optimal patient outcomes. Patient Assessment and Care: Conduct thorough initial patient assessments, including health history, physical examinations, and symptom evaluation. Monitor and manage patient conditions, addressing acute and chronic illnesses, and collaborating with physicians on treatment plans.

Health Education and Counseling: Educate patients and families on preventive care, wellness strategies, and treatment options. Provide guidance on medication usage, nutrition, and lifestyle modifications to promote overall health and well-being.

Care Coordination: Coordinate patient care activities, including referrals to specialists, diagnostic tests, and follow-up appointments. Ensure seamless transitions between healthcare settings and maintain communication with interdisciplinary team members.

Documentation and Record Keeping: Maintain accurate and detailed patient records, including medical histories, symptoms, treatments, and outcomes. Adhere to regulatory requirements and organizational policies for documentation and reporting.

Patient Advocacy: Advocate for patients' rights and preferences, ensuring their voices are heard in healthcare decision-making processes. Serve as a liaison between patients, families, and healthcare providers to facilitate open communication and shared decision-making.

Quality Improvement: Participate in quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient care outcomes and operational efficiencies. Contribute to evidence-based practice guidelines and clinical protocols.

Emergency Response: Assess and respond to medical emergencies within the scope of practice, providing immediate care and initiating emergency protocols as needed.

Shifts: Nurses can expect to work 8 hour shifts M-F. Licensure: Current, unrestricted RN license from any state in the United States.
Certification: Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)/Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate accredited by the American Heart Association.
Experience: Minimum of three (3) years prior experience in a primary care setting
Education: Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State-accrediting agency and accredited by ACEN or CCNE.
Ability to perform under pressure in emergency situations.
Excellent documentation and communication abilities.
Team-oriented with a focus on collaborative patient care.
Ability to complete and successfully pass any required government background check Patient Assessment and Care: Conduct thorough initial patient assessments, including health history, physical examinations, and symptom evaluation. Monitor and manage patient conditions, addressing acute and chronic illnesses, and collaborating with physicians on treatment plans.

Health Education and Counseling: Educate patients and families on preventive care, wellness strategies, and treatment options. Provide guidance on medication usage, nutrition, and lifestyle modifications to promote overall health and well-being.

Care Coordination: Coordinate patient care activities, including referrals to specialists, diagnostic tests, and follow-up appointments. Ensure seamless transitions between healthcare settings and maintain communication with interdisciplinary team members.

Documentation and Record Keeping: Maintain accurate and detailed patient records, including medical histories, symptoms, treatments, and outcomes. Adhere to regulatory requirements and organizational policies for documentation and reporting.

Patient Advocacy: Advocate for patients' rights and preferences, ensuring their voices are heard in healthcare decision-making processes. Serve as a liaison between patients, families, and healthcare providers to facilitate open communication and shared decision-making.

Quality Improvement: Participate in quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient care outcomes and operational efficiencies. Contribute to evidence-based practice guidelines and clinical protocols.

Emergency Response: Assess and respond to medical emergencies within the scope of practice, providing immediate care and initiating emergency protocols as needed.

Aptive Resources Job ID #3983.

About Aptive Resources

Aptive is a federal health company built on one belief: the people who need care most shouldn't have to wait. We partner with federal agencies to design, deliver and accelerate health solutions that work, for the people running them and the people depending on them. That means the right strategies, the right tools and the right people in the right roles. Bold thinking, practical execution and a relentless focus on outcomes define how we work. We're not just keeping up with what federal health demands. We're helping define what it can be.

Founded: 2012

Employees: 350+ nationwide

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• 401k retirement plan
• Referral bonus
• Vision benefits
• Dental benefits
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Life insurance