Registered Nurse (RN) - Clinical Decision Unit (Days)

The Registered Nurse performs nursing functions and supervises other RNs, LPNs, and other assistive personnel in the performance of nursing care according to the state nurse practice act. The Registered Nurse assesses patient needs, plans and implements patient care, and evaluates the effectiveness of care provided.

Education

See License / Certification Requirements

Licenses & Certifications

• Georgia Registered Nurse License or Multistate Nursing License
• Healthcare Provider (CPR) or must be obtained within 30 days of hire.

Qualifications

Area of Responsibilities

Compliance Statement

Employee performs within the prescribed limits of Tanner Health System's Ethics and Compliance program. Is responsible to detect, observe, and report compliance variances to their immediate supervisor, the Compliance Officer, or the Hotline.

Education

See License / Certification Requirements

Experience

No prior work experience required

Licenses & Certifications

Supervision

Qualifications

Definitions

Contact With Others

Requires frequent but limited contacts with many others to do a job, or extensive contacts with a limited number of categories of people to apply procedures or treatment. Requires discretion and tact to interpret departmental procedures.

Effect Of Error

Probable errors may be serious and involve losses such as improper costs, overpayment, waste of material, damage to equipment, and delay in processing work. An effect usually confined within the organization. Most of the work not subject to direct verification or check. Regularly works with some confidential data such as account, salaries, patient medical records, which if disclosed might have adverse internal or external effects.

Supervisory Responsibility

Has limited supervision over a large section of employees (15 up), i.e. assigns and directs their work; instructs new employees and corrects results, may discuss with supervisor, but has no authority over job content or personnel. Team governance where the Members evaluate, interview, and recommend personnel actions.

Mental Demands

Work involves a variety of problems in a general field, some of which are complex. Involves some independent judgment to decide what to do to assemble facts, determine variations from standard procedures, or plan other actions to be taken to meet general objectives.

Physical Effort

Considerable physical effort - Lifts, carries or handles medium-weight equipment, materials, or supplies most of the day. An occasional physical effort with heavy objects (over 60 lbs.). Works in reaching or strained positions frequently.

Working Conditions

Considerable - (About 75% of the day) Involved in exposure to dirt, odors, noise, or some work is performed with exposure to temperature / weather extremes / occupational risk and probability of coming into contact with bloodborne pathogens, other potentially infectious diseases, or biomedical / bio-hazardous materials.

Working Conditions Aspects For Immunizations

Physical Aspects

Continually (at least once per day)

Frequently (at least 3 times a week)

Occasionally (at least once a month)