Registered Nurse (RN) - IV Therapy Float (FT Days)

Wellstar Health System•Marietta, GA

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team of licensed and unlicensed caregivers, ensuring patients, families, and significant others receive individualized, high-quality, safe patient care. The nurse practices in a clinical environment administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders and supported by the Wellstar Shared Governance Model. Practice is guided by the Wellstar Professional Practice Model, evidence-based practice, research, and Wellstar Values. The nurse must be licensed, knowledgeable, and practice in accordance with the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association Scope of Practice, and Code of Ethics. As a member of the patient services team, the nurse upholds the patient’s voice and system policies and procedures while supporting service excellence goals. This is a full-time daytime IV Therapy Float role scheduled from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited or approved school of nursing with required clinical hours.
At least 5 years of experience.
Current RN license: single-state RN or RN multi-state compact license.
BLS certification, or an accepted American Red Cross BLS or BLS Instructor certification.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred; an associate nursing degree or nursing diploma is also listed as qualifying education.
Direct patient care experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform the nursing process—including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation—using evidence-based practice and critical thinking to provide individualized care and coordinate partnerships.
Provide relationship-based, patient-centered care tailored to population-specific characteristics and cultural diversity.
Partner with patients and significant others through appropriate communication and education, keeping them updated and making patient goals central to the plan of care.
Practice according to current clinical practice standards.
Coordinate delivery and documentation of safe, quality patient care through inclusive interdisciplinary communication, timely documentation, and a respectful clinical environment.
Promote teamwork, fiscal responsibility, and recruitment and retention of healthcare team members.
Participate in and support performance improvement, research and research utilization, shared governance, and interdisciplinary processes; initiate or lead activities when appropriate.
Complete initial and ongoing competency assessments and required mandatory and population-specific education.
Serve as a preceptor or mentor to nurses, staff, or students, supporting workforce development and a healthy work environment.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement, including participation in value analysis of patient-care products.
Follow organizational policies, procedures, clinical competencies, and applicable legal, regulatory, accreditation, and patient-safety standards.
Participate in data collection, raise relevant clinical questions, consult experts, and use appropriate evidence and resources to address practice questions.
Plan proactively for patient care across the care continuum.
Participate in developing protocols and procedures, in collaboration with care managers and other healthcare team members, to achieve best-practice outcomes.
Support efficient and effective use of human and material resources.
Perform other duties as assigned and comply with Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.