Registered Nurse (RN) Periop FT Days

Wellstar•Austell, GA

12h

About The Position

The RN Clinical Periop Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team that provides individualized, high-quality, safe patient care. The nurse works in a clinical environment administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders and practices within Wellstar’s Shared Governance Model, Professional Practice Model, 5-Star Nursing framework, and evidence-based practice and research. The role requires a licensed, knowledgeable nurse who follows the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and the American Nurses Association’s Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics. The nurse supports the patient’s voice, system policies and procedures, and service excellence goals. The RN performs the nursing process and delivers relationship-based, culturally responsive, patient-centered care. The nurse coordinates and documents care, communicates with patients and interdisciplinary colleagues, contributes to performance improvement and shared governance, supports professional development and evidence-based practice, and helps plan and coordinate resources across the care continuum. The role also includes compliance with Wellstar policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing or nursing diploma required; a Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
Current Registered Nurse license: single-state RN or RN compact/multistate license.
Current BLS certification, or an accepted American Red Cross BLS or BLS instructor certification.
Minimum five years of direct patient care nursing experience.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Perform the nursing process—including assessment, diagnosis, identifying outcomes, 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, keep them informed, and make patient goals central to the plan of care.
Practice according to current clinical standards.
Coordinate and document safe, quality patient care, using inclusive interdisciplinary communication and promoting a respectful clinical environment.
Practice in a fiscally responsible manner and support recruitment and retention of healthcare team members.
Participate in and support performance improvement, research, research utilization, and shared governance; initiate or lead activities as 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 to support workforce development and a healthy work environment.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement; participate in value analysis of patient care products.
Follow organizational policies, procedures, clinical competencies, legal and regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, patient safety goals, and safety absolutes.
Participate in data collection, raise clinical questions, consult experts, and use evidence and resources to address practice questions.
Plan proactively for patient care across the care continuum.
Participate in developing protocols and procedures 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.
Comply with Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.