Position Description

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.

We are a medical unit with a focus on the gastrointestinal system. Many of our patients present through the emergency department with a variety of interesting and complicated diagnosis. The team on GI Medicine get very familiar working alongside patients with non-specified abdominal pain, acute pancreatitis, crohns disease and GI Bleeds.  We work closely with the GI Lab, prepping, sending and receiving patients in need of colonoscopies or endoscopies. Working on this unit you will have the opportunity to build professional relationships with patients who come back multiple times due to their diagnosis and disease processes. This is an exciting unit with lots to offer and great teamwork!  

Position Requirements

REQUIRED:

Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing and licensed as a RN in the State of Georgia in good standing without limitations. Minimum of two (2) years of full-time experience as a RN post-orientation or post-residency training. Certified in American Heart Association’s Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS). Other REQUIRED cardiopulmonary resuscitation certifications (ACLS, NRP, PALS, etc.) are unit specific. Please refer to the specific clinical unit. Please refer to the specific clinical unit for additional education, competencies and/or certification required as a condition of employment. Other REQUIRED RN attributes are unit specific. Please refer to the specific clinical unit.

PREFERRED:

BSN degree preferred National Certification in Clinical Specialty preferred Other preferred RN attributes are unit specific. Please refer to the specific clinical unit.

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