Facility Notes: Full Time Nights / Rotate weekends--SUMMARY--Progressive Care/Cardiac Step-Down is a 28 bed fast-paced unit delivering specialized nursing care to a variety of patients, including but not limited to, Chest Pain, Cardiac Cath, Stress Test, Telemetry and post-ICU.-Registered nurses, physicians from many specialties and many other healthcare professionals collaborate to form a diagnosis, treatment and discharge plan for each individual patient.-Responsibilities|-Responsible for the observation, assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care. -Demonstrates knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, range of treatment, and care of patients appropriate to the ages of patients served.-Promotes customer service initiatives.-Utilizes nursing process for individual care to meet needs of patients.-Demonstrates ability to perform technical skills and procedures.-Documents all patient care using Meditech.-QUALIFICATIONS-- Previous two years of experience preferred-- Outstanding customer service abilities and effective listening skills-- Graduate of accredited School of Nursing with a current GA RN license-- BLS Certification required within 90 days of hire or promotion-- ACLS certification required within 6 months of hire or promotion-- Must be within 60 minutes of facility when on call. --Additional information-Must have at least two years acute care experience - PCU/Cardiac experience highly preferred.-Shift availability for PCU at Cartersville Medical is Nights (7p-7a) with a night diff of $3.50 and weekends, an additional $2.50. FT is three (3) shifts per week with rotating weekends. RN's self-schedule.--Compensation| $24.49-$36.17/hr. based upon yrs of experience. Up to $7500 sign-on bonus payable upon hire with two year commitment. No relocation assistance provided if sign-on bonus is offered and accepted.-
Recent Experience: Must have at least 1 year of recent experience in same or similar department