Job Summary
This role involves delivering safe and tailored nursing care to patients suffering from congestive heart failure. The nurse will engage in patient assessment, care planning, maintaining documentation, and educating both patients and their families. Collaboration with an interdisciplinary team is essential, along with the ability to delegate care efficiently and provide support to colleagues, including precepting and taking on leadership roles.
Responsibilities
- Deliver individualized nursing care for patients with congestive heart failure.
- Conduct thorough assessments and create effective care plans.
- Maintain accurate documentation of patient care and progress.
- Educate patients and families on care strategies and management.
- Work alongside interdisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive care.
- Delegate nursing tasks appropriately within the team environment.
- Support colleagues through mentoring and development of leadership capabilities.
- Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and evidence-based practice.
Qualifications
- Must possess an accredited Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and have 12 months of recent nursing experience, or have recently completed a re-entry program.
- Alternatively, a valid Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) plus at least two years of recent nursing experience is acceptable.
- A current, unobstructed Georgia Registered Nurse (RN) license is mandatory.
- BLS certification is required; candidates must comply with further certification requirements applicable to the department.
- An active multistate nursing license may be necessary for virtual care roles.
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