Atrium Health Musculoskeletal Institut

Work Location: Baldwin County/Milledgeville, GA

What you will do:

• Provides emergency medical pre-triage assessment of the sick and injured presenting to the Emergency Department and assists with observation of patients in the Emergency Department waiting area
• Works under the direction of a Registered Nurse or Physician in compliance with their licensure and hospital/departmental policies and procedures
• EKGs on arrival for patients with cardiac issues
• Transport OB patients to OB assessment
• Reassessment of patients in the waiting room

What you will need:

• Education: Must be a High School or GED Diploma Graduate. Graduate of a college or technical school with a degree as a Paramedic, EMT, or LPN
• Experience: Prior hospital experience as LPN or Paramedic or EMT with field or hospital experience.
• Certification/License/Registration: Licensed in the state of Georgia as a Paramedic, EMT, or LPN.

Atrium Health Navicent was incorporated on November 17, 1994 as a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to coordinate The Medical Center, Navicent Health and other affiliated entities toward our mission: "Together, we elevate health and well-being through compassionate care."

Today, Atrium Health Navicent has more than 1,000 beds for medical, surgical, rehabilitation and hospice purposes, offers over 53 specialties in more than 50 facilities throughout the region and hosts over 100 medical residents and fellows.

Included within the Atrium Health Navicent system is The Medical Center, Navicent Health, a 637 bed, nationally verified Level I-designated Trauma Center and a four-time Magnet Designated hospital for nursing excellence worldwide.

Atrium Health Navicent provides a broad range of community-based, outpatient diagnostic, primary care, extensive home health and hospice care, and comprehensive cancer and rehabilitation services spanning the full continuum of care. Included within the system are:

• Five acute care hospitals
• A rehabilitation hospital
• A new, state-of-the-art children's hospital
• Central Georgia's first life plan community
• An in-patient hospice facility, as well as in-home hospice care
• Wellness and preventative services
• Multiple urgent care centers
• Numerous community-based partnerships that help Atrium Health Navicent deliver on its mission.

Distinguished nationally for its excellence, Atrium Health Navicent is also one of the premier teaching hospitals in the United States and serves as the primary teaching hospital for the Mercer University School of Medicine. Atrium Health Navicent supports residency-training programs in family practice, general surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics along with fellowships in critical care, geriatrics and orthopedic traumatology. Atrium Health Navicent also partners with a number of central Georgia universities and colleges to offer advanced training for nursing students. As a teaching hospital, Atrium Health Navicent attracts the best and the brightest to the area.

In 2019, Navicent Health strategically combined with Charlotte-based Atrium Health. With similar missions and complementary capabilities, we're bringing better care to everyone we serve throughout the Southeast, from the Carolinas to Georgia. Our combination has brought:

• Access to world-class care - from the top experts to the most advanced treatments in heart, cancer and children's care.
• The latest and most innovative care options - like real-time virtual care for everything from everyday illnesses to critical care to mental health needs.
• Care focused on the whole community - through programs that help prevent disease, address social factors impacting health (like access to safe housing or fresh food), and boost health outside our walls.

Vision

Partners for life, care you trust.

Mission

Together, we elevate health and well-being through compassionate care.

Values

Integrity, Respect, Ownership & Caring (IROC)

Navicent Health Baldwin (NHB) is located in Milledgeville near the geographic center of Georgia, providing advanced healthcare technologies to the 90,000 residents living in the seven surrounding counties. 

The hospital offers a wide range of medical services "from specialized treatment centers for cancer and wound care" to advanced imaging technologies that include digital mammography and high-speed CT scanning. In addition to its 24/7 Emergency Department, the hospital also offers a number of outpatient treatment programs, same-day surgery, health education programs, and a state-of-the-art laboratory for diagnostic testing. For inpatient treatment, the hospital is licensed for 140 acute care beds and for 15 beds in its Skilled Nursing Unit, which serves patients requiring extended care.

NHB's roots date back to March 1957, when it opened as Baldwin County Hospital. In the 1990s, the hospital's name was officially changed to Oconee Regional Medical Center and Oconee Regional Health Systems, Inc. was formed as a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization to serve as a holding company to operate the hospital.

Today, Oconee Regional Medical Center has become part of the greater Navicent Health hospital system and is known as Navicent Health Baldwin.