Registered Nurse in Fitzgerald, Georgia at Psychiatric Medical Care

Job Type: Full-time

Schedules available: 7a-7p OR 7p-7a (Please select in the screener questions which schedule you prefer)

Category: Clinical

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Fitzgerald, GA

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Plans and supervises the nursing care delivered to geriatric, psychiatric geriatric, pediatric, adolescent, and adult patients in designated units in accordance with all standards governing our facility. Maintains overall departmental operations in accordance with the facilities mission and philosophy. Additionally, responsible for functioning as a member of the multidisciplinary team. Participates and maintains performance improvement activities to assure highest standards of care.

MINIMAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing

Current License by State Board of Nursing

Current BLS required

PHYSICAL / MENTAL DEMANDS:

1. Ability to think and work effectively under stress with frequent interruptions; to move, sit, stand, walk and bend intermittently throughout the workday, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
2. Must possess sight and hearing senses or use prosthetics that will enable these sources to function adequately so that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
3. Use of mechanical and technical equipment required for the responsibilities assigned.
4. External and internal applicants who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided of or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined on a case-by-case basis.
5. Position has a moderate expected exposure to blood borne pathogens.