Med/Surg Registered Nurse
Atlanta, Georgia
Emory University Hospital

Registered Nurse – Med/Surg

Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Employment Type: Long Term
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Night

Job Description

• Provide care on a research and complex medical unit.
• Responsibilities include managing complicated medical cases such as UTIs, pneumonia, sepsis, tracheostomies, PEG tubes, peritoneal dialysis, altered mental status, and pancreatitis.
• Participate in a research unit for approximately half the month, involving flu challenge studies (administering flu to healthy patients and monitoring symptoms).
• Strong medical-surgical nursing skills required.
• Skills required: tracheostomy care, NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS), IV starts, and PICC line management.
• Peritoneal dialysis experience is preferred.

Required Qualifications

• Current RN license valid in Georgia.
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years in Med/Surg nursing (based on specialty requirements).
• Prior travel experience is not required.

Additional Information

• This position involves complex patient care and research activities.
• Night shift schedule.