Registered Nurse [Gracewood Campus] – Augusta
Augusta, GAJob Description:
Registered Nurses provides skilled nursing care to clients across the health spectrum, including those with acute illnesses, injuries, chronic conditions, and disabilities. Performs as a vital partner with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to assess client needs, develop comprehensive care plans, and evaluate treatment effectiveness.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
Accurately administers prescribed medications and initiates intravenous therapies
Conducts thorough health assessments to identify client problems and needs, formulating and implementing individualized nursing care plans.
Makes daily resident rounds to assess physical and emotional status and to implement any required nursing interventions.
Prepares clients for, and assists with, examinations and treatments
Prepares rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and ensures that stock of supplies is maintained
Responds to resident and family concerns and ensures that each concern is documented, and a resolution is initiated or communicated to appropriate staff.
Serves as a shift leader and a resource to other staff on the unit.