Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiac Telmetry-Acute Care FT Nights

2510 Cobb Hospital, Inc.•Mableton, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse works as a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team to provide individualized, high-quality, safe patient care to patients and their families. This full-time, night-shift role is on a 21-bed MedSurg Cardiac unit at Cobb Hospital, with a stated schedule of 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The nurse practices in a clinical environment supported by nurse managers and leaders, the Wellstar Shared Governance Model, the Wellstar Professional Practice Model, and evidence-based practice and research. The role requires compliance with the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics, system policies, and professional standards. The RN performs the nursing process and delivers relationship-based, patient-centered care that reflects population-specific needs and cultural diversity. The nurse partners with patients and significant others, coordinates and documents care with the interdisciplinary team, contributes to quality improvement and shared governance, and supports professional development through mentoring or precepting. The role also includes evidence-based practice, research utilization, participation in protocol development when called upon or self-initiated, and responsible use of human and material resources. Other duties may be assigned, and the employee must comply with Wellstar policies, standards of work, and code of conduct. A sign-on bonus and relocation assistance are available to eligible candidates.

Requirements

At least 5 years of RN experience.
Associate degree in nursing or a nursing diploma; a bachelor's degree in nursing is preferred.
Ability to read, write, and speak English.
Ability to use technology to support clinical care and basic computer skills.
Strong interpersonal, collaborative, and customer service skills.
Ability to function in a fast-paced environment and respond to emergencies in a decisive, composed, and respectful manner.
Excellent time management skills.
Evidence-based nursing practice, analytical skills, and strong critical-thinking skills.
Registered Nurse license (single-state) upon hire, or RN multistate compact license upon hire.
Basic Life Support certification upon hire, or Basic Life Support Instructor certification upon hire.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Perform the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation, using evidence-based practice and analytical and critical thinking.
Provide individualized, relationship-based, patient-centered care that reflects population-specific characteristics and cultural diversity.
Partner with patients and significant others, including through bedside shift reports, interdisciplinary rounds, patient teaching, updates, and goals-focused care planning.
Practice according to current clinical standards.
Coordinate and document safe, high-quality patient care through inclusive interdisciplinary communication and timely documentation.
Promote teamwork, fiscal responsibility, recruitment, retention, and a respectful, inclusive clinical environment.
Participate in and support performance improvement, research utilization, shared governance, and interdisciplinary processes; initiate or lead activities when 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 as appropriate.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, performance improvement, and participation in value analysis of patient care products.
Follow health system policies, procedures, clinical competencies, legal and regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, patient safety goals, and safety absolutes.
Participate in data collection and use evidence and appropriate experts and resources to address clinical practice questions.
Plan proactively for patient care across the care continuum.
Participate in developing protocols and procedures in collaboration with care managers and other health care team members when called upon or through self-initiation.
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.