Registered Nurse (RN) C5-3 Spine Surgery, Neuro Med & Epilepsy Unit
Company: MEDSTAR HEALTH
Location: Washington
Posted on: October 16, 2024
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Job Description:
General Summary of Position
Unit Highlights
Come join the nursing team on MedStar Georgetown University
Hospital's Spine Surgery, Neuro Med & Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
(C5-3), where we pride ourselves on teamwork, fun, and professional
development!C5-3 is a recently renovated, all private room, 14-bed
adult Neuro Medical and Spine Surgery Unit. C5-3 nurses work
collaboratively with members of the healthcare team to provide
high-quality, patient-centered, specialty care. Two of C5-3's 14
beds are specialized Epilepsy Monitoring beds, featuring
state-of-the-art Natus monitoring to care for patients with
epilepsy or seizure-like activity. These patients are on 24hr video
EEG monitoring and may be candidates for Ictal-SPECT scans to
determine the area of the brain that is generating their seizures.
The patient population for the remaining beds is a mix of
postoperative adult neurosurgical patients with brain and spine
disorders, general medicine patients, and neurological patients,
including Multiple Sclerosis patients who may require intravenous
immunoglobulin treatment.MedStar Georgetown's neuroscience
specialty centers and programs include a National Parkinson
Foundation Center of Excellence for Parkinson's disease and other
movement disorders for specialized evaluation and treatments,
including deep brain stimulation; the Epilepsy Center, featuring an
advanced monitoring unit for the accurate diagnosis of adults and
children; the Multiple Sclerosis Center, the largest in the
mid-Atlantic, with an international reputation as a referral center
for special therapies; the Neuromuscular Diseases Clinic, offered
in conjunction with the Muscular Dystrophy Association; and a
multidisciplinary Spine Center, offering advanced treatment for
spinal cord tumors, spine cancer, neck disorders and degenerative
conditions, often through minimally invasive surgical techniques or
CyberKnife -.*Various scheduling options available*
Key Responsibilities
As a Clinical Nurse you will deliver proficient nursing care to
patients and families whose needs range from uncomplicated to
highly complex. You will identify current and potential complex
problems of specific patient populations and critically analyzes
trends and changes in patient status and plans appropriate
interventions directly or indirectly through other nurses.
What We Offer
as well as a nationally renowned Nursing Wellbeing
Program.
Georgetown was the first hospital in the nation's capital to
achieve Magnet - Recognition, a prestigious status granted by the
American Nurses Credentialing
Center for demonstrating excellence in nursing care, innovative
professional
nursing practice, and nursing satisfaction. We are proud to be part
of an elite
community of only 1% of hospitals to have received this designation
five or
more times.
Qualifications
This position has a hiring range of $38.00 - $63.30
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