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Location
Dalton
Type
full-time
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About this role
Job DetailsJob Location: HAMILTON MEDICAL CENTER - DALTON, GA 30722Position Type: Full TimeJob Shift: NightsJob Category: RNHours: 7PM - 7AM
JOB SUMMARY
Provides and coordinates direct care to pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients in the Progressive Care Unit utilizing the nursing process. Is responsible for appropriately managing care of assigned patients who present with illnesses and/or diseases whose needs fall between what must be delivered in the ICU and what can be handled on most general medical floors. Demonstrates professional growth and development. Demonstrates a commitment to service, Hamilton's mission, values, and professionalism.
QualificationsJOB QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Associate degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program. BSN or MSN preferred
Licensure/Certification: Current Georgia RN or a multi-state license meeting eNLC criteria professional licensure or will obtain prior to beginning work as a RN. BLS required. ACLS/PALS, CCRN and CPI preferred.
Experience: One or more years of experience required. Critical Care Course/Internship preferred.
Skills: Nursing skills as defined in the Law Governing the Practice of Nursing in Georgia. Additionally, proficient in special skills as demonstrated through completion of the Progressive Care Unit care skills check-off.
PHYSICAL, MENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND WORKING CONDITIONS
Works in typical acute health care setting with pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients experiencing a wide range of medical and/or surgical problems. Required to work flexible schedule including weekends. Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination. Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time. Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 50 pounds. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range. Requires working under stressful conditions. Requires exposure to communicable diseases or body fluids.
Full-Time Benefits
403(b) Matching (Retirement)
Dental insurance
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Employee wellness program
Employer paid Life and AD&D insurance
Employer paid Short and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts
ICHRA for health insurance
Paid Annual Leave (Time off)
Vision insurance
Other facts
About Hamilton Health Care System
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].
What you'll do
- Provides and coordinates direct care to patients in the Progressive Care Unit. Manages care for patients with illnesses and diseases that require more attention than general medical floors but less than ICU.
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