Registered Nurse (RN)-Vascular Telemetry

2510 Cobb Hospital, Inc.•Mableton, GA

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team of licensed and unlicensed caregivers, ensuring 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 supported by the Wellstar Shared Governance Model. Practice is guided by 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 as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association Scope of Practice, and its 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.

Requirements

Associate's degree in nursing or graduation from an accredited or approved school of nursing.
Completion of accredited or approved nursing school and required clinical hours; less than one year of experience is specified as required.
Required registered nurse license (single state) or RN multi-state compact license.
Required Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; listed accepted credentials include BLS Instructor and BLS Provisional.
Uphold nursing practice under the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and American Nurses Association Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.
Direct patient care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, identification of outcomes, planning, implementation, and evaluation, using evidence-based practice and critical thinking to coordinate individualized care.
Provide relationship-based, patient-centered care that reflects population-specific characteristics and cultural diversity.
Partner with patients and significant others through bedside shift reports, interdisciplinary rounds, patient teaching, updates, and care planning focused on patient goals.
Practice according to current clinical practice standards.
Coordinate delivery and documentation of safe, quality patient care, using inclusive interdisciplinary communication and promoting a respectful clinical environment.
Demonstrate teamwork and collaboration while practicing in a fiscally responsible manner and supporting recruitment and retention of healthcare team members.
Participate in and support performance improvement, research utilization, shared governance, and interdisciplinary processes.
Complete initial and ongoing professional competency assessments and required mandatory and population-specific education.
Serve as a preceptor or mentor for nurses, staff, or students, modeling professional nursing practice and supporting a healthy work environment.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement, including participation in value analysis of patient care products.
Follow organizational policies, procedures, clinical competencies, and applicable legal, regulatory, accreditation, and safety standards.
Participate in data collection, pose clinical questions, consult experts, and use appropriate resources and evidence to address practice questions.
Plan proactively for patient care across the care continuum while providing direct care.
Participate in developing protocols and procedures with care managers and other healthcare team members to support best-practice outcomes.
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.