Registered Nurse PRN _ Decatur

Registered Nurse/PRN On The Adult Mental Health, Forensics

The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) is currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of Registered Nurse/PRN on the Adult Mental Health, Forensics at Georgia Regional Hospital - Atlanta, located in Decatur, GA.

Salary Range - $44.00 - $54.00 based on experience

This 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 records

• Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled clients

• May 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' charts

• Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate client care plans

• Maintains accurate, detailed reports and client records

• Modifies client treatment plans as indicated by clients' responses and conditions

• Monitors all aspects of client care, including diet and physical activity

• Monitors, records and reports symptoms and changes in clients' conditions

• Observes nurses and visits clients to ensure that proper nursing care is provided

• Prepares clients for, and assists with, examinations and treatments

• Prepares rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and ensures that stock of supplies is maintained

• Provides education to client and family

• Provides 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 care

• Knowledge of nursing policies, procedures, protocols, treatments, standards of care and nurse practice act

• Knowledge of the procedures for medication administration and can administer oral, sublingual and IV medications; knowledge of pharmacology

• Knowledge of immunization regulations and protocols

• Ability to perform CPR and for some sites, AED