Registered Nurse (RN) OB/Med-Surg - PRN

Wellstar Health System•LaGrange, GA

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team responsible for ensuring that patients, families, and significant others receive individualized, high-quality, safe patient care. The role practices in a clinical environment administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders and is supported by the Wellstar Shared Governance Model, the Wellstar Professional Practice Model, evidence-based practice, research, and Wellstar Values. The RN is expected to be licensed, knowledgeable, and to uphold nursing practice under the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and the American Nurses Association’s Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics. As part of the patient services team, the RN upholds the patient’s voice and system policies and procedures while supporting service excellence goals. The position delivers direct patient care, coordinates care and documentation, collaborates with patients and interdisciplinary colleagues, contributes to performance improvement and shared governance, maintains professional competencies, and supports effective use of resources. The role also includes mentoring or precepting other nurses and staff when appropriate, and complying with Wellstar policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Requirements

Associate degree or diploma in nursing; a bachelor's degree in nursing is preferred.
Current RN license: single-state or multi-state compact.
BLS certification, or an accepted American Red Cross or instructor equivalent.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification or an accepted equivalent; provisional NRP is accepted within 180 days.
Completion of an accredited or approved school of nursing with required clinical hours.
Direct patient care experience.
Ability to read, write, and speak English.
Basic computer skills and ability to use technology to support clinical care.
Strong interpersonal, collaborative, and customer service skills.
Ability to function in a fast-paced environment and respond to emergencies decisively, calmly, and respectfully.
Excellent time-management skills, evidence-based nursing practice, analytical ability, and strong critical-thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in nursing.

Responsibilities

Perform the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation, using evidence-based practice and critical thinking.
Provide individualized, relationship-based, patient-centered care that reflects population-specific needs and cultural diversity.
Partner with patients and significant others, communicate updates, provide patient education, and keep 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 interdisciplinary communication and respectful, inclusive teamwork.
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 or mentor for nurses, staff, or students when appropriate.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement, including participation in value analysis when evaluating patient-care products.
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.
Participate in developing protocols and procedures in collaboration with care managers and other healthcare team members.
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.