Registered Nurse (RN) - Inpatient Behavioral Health @ Cobb Hospital

Wellstar Health System•Austell, GA

10h•Onsite

About The Position

At Wellstar, the mission is to enhance the health and well-being of every person served. Wellstar is a shining example of what's possible when professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in healthcare and people's lives. The RN Clinical Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team of licensed and unlicensed caregivers who ensure that patients, families, and significant others receive individualized, high-quality, safe patient care. They practice in a clinical environment administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders, supported through the Wellstar Shared Governance Model. The practice framework is steered by the Wellstar Professional Practice Model and evidence-based practice and research. RN competencies are derived from these models and supported by the Wellstar Values. All RN Clinical Nurses are expected to be licensed, knowledgeable, and uphold the practice of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, implementing the Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics Standards put forth by the American Nurses Association. As a member of the patient services team, the individual is expected to uphold the voice of the patient, system policies and procedures while supporting service excellence goals. Wellstar is one of Georgia’s largest and most integrated healthcare systems, with over 24,000 team members, nationally ranked and locally recognized for high-quality care and an inclusive culture. The company has been featured on the FORTUNE “100 Best Companies to Work For” list and Seramount 100 Best Companies list, fostering a culture of Wellstar as a Great Place to Work.

Requirements

Associate's Degree in nursing or Graduate of accredited/approved school of nursing
Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN - Multi-state Compact license
Basic Life Support or BLS - Instructor certification
Less than 1 year of experience (Completion of accredited/approved school of nursing with requisition clinical hours)
Ability to read, write and speak English language
Optimize the use of technology to support clinical care and holds basic computer skills
Strong interpersonal, collaborative skills along with customer service skills
Ability to function in a fast paced environment and respond to emergencies in using a decisive, composed and respectful manner
Possess excellent time management skills
Practices nursing using evidence and analytical skills along with possessing strong critical thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree Nursing
Direct patient care experience

Responsibilities

Performs the Nursing Process (assessment; diagnosis; identification of outcomes; planning; implementation and evaluation) in the performance of clinical care using evidence base practice, uses analytical/critical thinking and ensuring that care is individualized; coordinating care through effective partnerships recognizing that caring is central to achieve optimal patient care outcomes
Provides relationship-based patient centered care that is consistent with population specific characteristics (e.g. age, gender, disease, etc) in a manner that adapts service delivery to reflect an understanding of cultural diversity
Partners with the patient and significant others (as appropriate) using appropriate methods for setting and purpose (e.g., bedside shift report; interdisciplinary rounds; just in time and planned patient teaching; keeping the patient and significant others updated and making the patient’s goals the focus of the plan of care.
Practices using current clinical practice standards.
Coordinates the delivery and documentation of safe quality patient care that promotes the professional care delivery model, including diverse and inclusive interdisciplinary communication methods, timely documentation, and promotion of a respectful, inclusive clinical environment.
Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a manner that is fiscally responsible and promotes the recruitment and retention of all healthcare team members.
Participates and supports performance improvement inclusive of all stakeholders, research and research utilization to promote safe, quality patient care, including initiating and/or leading such activities as well as, promoting an inter/intra-disciplinary process and actively supports/participates in shared governance at all levels in the system.
Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency assessment, required mandatory education, and population specific education.
Serves as a preceptor and/or mentor for other professional nurses (and staff or students for all disciplines) to ensure a current and future qualified workforce, modeling professional practice of nursing and creating a healthy work environment.
Promotes Evidence based practice, nursing research and performance improvement in nursing.
Participates in activities such as value analysis as part of the decision-making process in evaluating patient care products.
Upholds all health care system/organizational policies and procedures and clinical competencies put forth by this job description and professional association including legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements and standards, ensuring TJC Patient Safety Goals and Wellstar Health Systems’ safety absolutes.
Participates in data collection, poses relevant clinical questions to advanced evidence-based practice.
Consults appropriate experts and uses appropriate resources and evidence to address practice questions.
Proactively plans for the care of patients across the care continuum in the course of giving direct patient care.
Participates in the development of protocols and procedures in collaboration with care managers and other members of the health care team to achieve best practice outcomes (i.e., decrease in re-admission rates; avoidable days; adverse events; etc).
Supports efficient and effective use of human and material resources.