Registered Nurse (RN) - Neonatal ICU Augusta (Part Time)

2310 AU Medical Center, Inc.•Augusta, GA

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary care team responsible for providing individualized, high-quality, safe patient care to patients and their families. The nurse practices in a clinical environment administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders, supported by Wellstar’s Shared Governance Model, Professional Practice Model, evidence-based practice, and research. The role requires a licensed and knowledgeable nurse who follows the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association’s Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics, system policies, and service excellence standards. The nurse delivers relationship-based, patient-centered care, coordinating care with patients, significant others, and interdisciplinary colleagues. Responsibilities include managing complex, high-acuity pediatric patients; conducting frequent assessments and monitoring; managing respiratory support and cardiac rhythms; titrating medications; assisting with bedside procedures; and supporting or leading pediatric codes. The nurse also contributes to teamwork, professional development, evidence-based practice, research, performance improvement, resource stewardship, and development of care protocols. This is a part-time night position at Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center, scheduled for 24 hours per week (two 12-hour shifts).

Requirements

Current RN license: RN multi-state compact or single-state registered nurse license.
Basic Life Support certification: BLS, BLS Instructor, or American Red Cross BLS; certifications are required upon hire.
Associate degree or nursing diploma is listed as required minimum education; a Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Perform the nursing process—including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation—using evidence-based practice and critical thinking.
Coordinate individualized care through effective partnerships and provide culturally and developmentally appropriate, patient-centered care.
Partner with patients and significant others, keep them informed, and make patient goals central to the plan of care.
Manage and oversee care for complex, high-acuity or critically ill pediatric patients.
Conduct assessments and monitoring at least hourly and trend continuous vital signs, including cardiac rhythm, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, blood pressure, and arterial line waveforms.
Manage ventilators, BiPAP, CPAP, and oscillators; assess and analyze cardiac rhythms; and appropriately titrate vasoactive, sedation, and insulin drips.
Run and analyze bedside point-of-care testing, including iSTAT and ABG/VBG.
Assist with bedside procedures, including sedated lumbar punctures, arterial line placement, CVL/PICC placement, intubation, and chest tube placement.
Support and/or lead pediatric codes using the PALS algorithm and perform sterile dressing changes.
Coordinate and document safe, quality patient care through timely documentation and inclusive interdisciplinary communication.
Participate in performance improvement, research utilization, shared governance, and activities that promote safe, quality patient care.
Complete initial and ongoing competency assessments and required mandatory and population-specific education.
Serve as a preceptor and/or mentor for nurses, staff, or students.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement; participate in value analysis and patient-care product evaluation.
Follow organizational policies, clinical competencies, legal and regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and patient safety requirements.
Plan proactively for care across the care continuum and contribute to development of protocols and procedures.
Support efficient and effective use of human and material resources.
Perform other duties as assigned and comply with Wellstar policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.