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Job DetailsJob Location: HAMILTON MEDICAL CENTER - DALTON, GA 30722Position Type: PRNJob Shift: DaysJob Category: Surgical ServicesJOB SUMMARY
Provides direct patient care to patients in an ambulatory setting using the nursing process. Must be able to manage the care of assigned patients and cope with rapid patient turnover. Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide appropriate care to the population served.Qualifications
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Graduate of accredited school of nursing. Successful completion of the Basic Arrhythmia, Conscious Sedation Classes and ACLS certification required within 6 months of hire.
Licensure: Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of GA as verified by primary source of verification.
Successful completion of Basic Arrhythmia and Conscious Sedation Classes and ACLS certified. BLS CPR required. PALS required.
Experience: One year acute care nursing experience preferred, but will provide on the job training.
Skills: Routine nursing skills - Ability to perform pre-admission testing when necessary.
PHYSICAL, MENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND WORKING CONDITIONS
Prolonged walking and standing required with the ability to lift and move patients. Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds. Ability to tolerate rapid patient turnover. Works in a typical ambulatory pre-op, phase I and phase II recovery setting with patients experiencing a wide range of surgical procedures and anesthetics. Required to work rotating day shift hours with late day assignments.
Vitruvian Health System, located in Dalton, Georgia and Cleveland, TN, is the premier health care delivery system in northwest Georgia and Bradley County. Vitruvian's mission is to deliver quality healthcare services in a caring atmosphere for patients and their families.
The stylization of Leonardo da Vinci’s sixteenth century drawing of a man symbolizes Hamilton’s concern for the total care and welfare of human beings.
The non-profit system owns and operates Hamilton Medical Center (a 282-bed regional referral hospital), independent and assisted living facilities, four skilled nursing facilities, two low-income senior housing units, and a philanthropic foundation. Hamilton also contracts with Whitfield County to provide emergency medical services.
Bradley Medical Center (BMC), an affiliate of Vitruvian Health Care System, is a not-for-profit hospital that works to bring quality, innovative health care to the Cleveland community and surrounding areas with comprehensive medical services, as well as an experienced team of physicians and caregivers. BMC is actively involved with promoting community-wide health and wellness with locations at the main acute care hospital and Westside Campus totaling 351 licensed beds. BMC is accredited by The Joint Commission, has an accredited Chest Pain Center as recognized by the American College of Cardiology, and is an accredited Joint Commission Acute Stroke Ready hospital.
Since 1921, Hamilton Medical Center has stood as a symbol of innovative, distinctive and compassionate health care for northwest Georgia. Hamilton and the community have been united throughout history by common purpose in service to others and bound by a mission to provide care to all.
To learn more about our physician opportunities at Vitruvian, visit https://vitruvianhealth.com/physician-recruitment/current-opportunities/.
For more information regarding physician opportunities, please contact Mary Morrow - [email protected].
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