RN - ICU, Days

RN - ICU

Its Time to Get Better! Piedmont Eastside Medical is a 310-bed multi-campus facility, serving Gwinnett and surrounding counties. Piedmont Eastside Medical Centers Intensive Care Unit provides high quality care to critically ill adult patients with varying critical conditions. This 24-bed mixed unit utilizes evidence based best practices in caring for patients and their families. Although Piedmont Eastside is not a trauma or open-heart capable facility, we are able to care for critical patients of nearly all other varieties. Our patient populations include neurosurgical patients requiring EVD and lumbar drain management; cardiac patients requiring IABP or Impella support, STEMI and post cardiac arrest patients, patients requiring targeted temperature management, as well as patients with multiorgan dysfunction or failure requiring CRRT, as well as various other conditions requiring intensive care and critical intervention.

The staff nurse provides nursing care to patients from birth through the lifecycle utilizing nursing processes to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the care for patients. He/she functions within the framework of the policies and procedures of the organization and demonstrates professional growth and accountability. The staff nurse is responsible for maintaining standards of practice, coordinating patient care activities of all assigned staff in the provision of quality nursing care.

Minimum Education Required:

• Graduate of a nursing program

Minimum Experience Required:

• New Graduates of a nursing program eligible

Minimum Licensure/Certification Required by Law:

Current License in the State of Georgia as a Registered Nurse or NLC/eNLC Multistate License.

Additional Qualifications:

For PRN positions: One year of nursing experience in a hospital setting is required. Bachelors degree preferred. Advanced certification in field of specialty, if applicable (see addendum). Nursing Experience in Hospital Setting Preferred.

Business Unit: Eastside Medical Center