Registered Nurse (RN) - Urgent Care Float Pool PRN

5000 Wellstar Medical Group, LLC•Marietta, GA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Wellstar is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for their Urgent Care Float Pool. This role involves supporting staffing needs across various urgent care sites within the network, ensuring continuity of care and operational efficiency. The RN will provide high-quality, safe patient care as part of an interdisciplinary team, practicing in accordance with the WellStar Professional Practice Model and evidence-based practices. The position requires adherence to the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and the American Nurses Association's Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics. The RN will be a patient advocate, upholding system policies and supporting service excellence goals.

Requirements

Current/active license as a registered nurse in the State of Georgia.
Current BLS card from the American Heart Association, prior to hire date.
Certification in urine drug screening procedures.
Certification in basic splinting techniques for minor injuries typically treated in urgent care settings.
Ability to read, write and speak English language.
Optimize the use of technology to support clinical care and holds basic computer skills.
Strong interpersonal, collaborative skills along with customer service skills required.
Ability to function in a fast-paced environment and respond to emergencies in using a decisive, composed and respectful manner.
Possess excellent time management skills.
Practices nursing using evidence and analytical skills.
Possessing strong critical thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with direct patient care.
ACLS/PALS may be required in some practice areas.

Responsibilities

Performs the Nursing Process (assessment; diagnosis; identification of outcomes; planning; implementation and evaluation) in the performance of clinical care using evidence base practice, uses analytical/critical thinking and ensuring that care is individualized; coordinating care through effective partnerships recognizing that caring is central to achieve optimal patient care outcomes
Provides relationship-based patient centered care that is consistent with population specific characteristics (e.g. age, gender, disease, etc) in a manner that adapts service delivery to reflect an understanding of cultural diversity
Partners with the patient and significant others (as appropriate) using appropriate methods for setting and purpose (e.g., bedside shift report; interdisciplinary rounds; just in time and planned patient teaching; keeping the patient and significant others updated and making the patients goals the focus of the plan of care.
Practices using current clinical practice standards.
Coordinates the delivery and documentation of safe quality patient care that promotes the professional care delivery model. This includes, but is not limited to diverse and inclusive interdisciplinary communication methods (interdisciplinary rounds, case review, etc); completion of timely documentation and promotion of a respectful, inclusive clinical environment
Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a manner that is fiscally responsible and promotes the recruitment and retention of all healthcare team members.
Participates and supports performance improvement inclusive of all stakeholders, research and research utilization to promote safe, quality patient care including initiating and/or leading such activities as well as, promoting an inter/intra-disciplinary process and actively supports/participates in Clinical Champion Forum at the Medical Group level.
Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency assessment, required mandatory education, population specific education.
Serves as a preceptor and/or or mentor for other professional nurses (and staff or students for all disciplines) to ensure that there is a current and future qualified workforce; modeling the professional practice of nursing and creating a healthy work environment
Promotes Evidence based practice, nursing research and performance improvement in nursing. Participates in activities such as value analysis as part of the decision-making process in evaluating patient care products.
Upholds all health care system/organizational policies and procedures and clinical competencies put forth by this job description and professional association including legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements and standards ensuring by way of example, such goals as TJC Patient Safety Goals and Wellstar Health Systems safety absolutes
Participates in data collection, poses relevant clinical questions to advanced evidence-based practice. Consults appropriate experts and uses appropriate resources and evidence to address practice questions.
Proactively plans for the care of patients across the care continuum in the course of giving direct patient care.
Participates in the development of protocols and procedures when called upon or through self-initiation in collaboration with care managers and other members of the health care team to achieve best practice outcomes (i.e., decrease in re-admission rates; avoidable days; adverse events; etc).
Supports efficient and effective use of human and material resources.
Fills staffing needs at any urgent care site as they arise.
Travels to any urgent care location within the network as needed.
Available to work any of the specified shift times.
Maintains current and active certifications relevant to their role.