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

Wellstar Health System

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team that provides individualized, high-quality, safe patient care to patients and their families. Nurses practice in a clinical environment administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders, supported by the Wellstar Shared Governance Model, the Wellstar Professional Practice Model, evidence-based practice, and research. Nurses are expected to uphold the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association's Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics, system policies, and service excellence goals while advocating for patients. The role includes providing direct clinical care to high-acuity and critically ill pediatric patients, monitoring and managing clinical conditions and equipment, collaborating with patients and interdisciplinary teams, and supporting quality improvement, professional development, evidence-based practice, and responsible use of resources. The position is part-time night shift, 36 hours per week, typically three 12-hour shifts, at Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center in Augusta.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing or a nursing diploma; a Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
Current Basic Life Support certification through BLS, BLS Instructor, or American Red Cross BLS.
Current RN license: multistate compact or single-state registered nurse license.
Meet the applicable professional nursing practice, scope of practice, code of ethics, organizational policy, and clinical competency requirements.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Perform the nursing process, using evidence-based practice and critical thinking to provide individualized care and coordinate care with effective partnerships.
Provide relationship-based, patient-centered care that reflects patients' population-specific needs and cultural diversity.
Partner with patients and significant others, keep them informed, and make patient goals the focus of care planning.
Practice according to current clinical standards and provide culturally and developmentally appropriate direct care.
Manage and oversee care for complex, high-acuity or critically ill pediatric patients, including at least hourly assessment and monitoring.
Manage ventilators, BiPAP, CPAP, and oscillators.
Assess and analyze cardiac rhythms and trend continuous vital signs, including respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, blood pressure, and arterial-line waveforms.
Manage and appropriately titrate vasoactive, sedation, and insulin infusions.
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 or lead pediatric codes using the PALS algorithm and perform sterile dressing changes.
Coordinate and document safe, high-quality care; communicate inclusively with interdisciplinary teams and promote a respectful clinical environment.
Participate in performance improvement, research utilization, shared governance, and related quality and safety activities; initiate or lead activities when appropriate.
Complete required initial and ongoing competency assessments, mandatory education, and population-specific education.
Serve as a preceptor or mentor to nurses and other staff or students.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement; participate in value analysis and patient-care product evaluation.
Follow organizational policies, procedures, clinical competencies, and legal, regulatory, and accreditation requirements.
Participate in data collection, raise clinical questions, consult experts, and use appropriate evidence and resources to address practice questions.
Plan proactively for patient care across the care continuum and participate in developing protocols and procedures in collaboration with care managers and the healthcare team.
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.