Registered Nurse (RN) - Med/Surg - Nights

Wellstar Health System•LaGrange, GA

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team of licensed and unlicensed caregivers who ensure 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. The nurse supports the patient’s voice, system policies and procedures, and service excellence goals. This position delivers direct patient care on a medical/surgical unit during the night shift.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing or a nursing diploma; a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing is preferred.
Current Registered Nurse license (single-state or multistate compact).
Current BLS certification through an accepted provider, including American Red Cross or instructor-level BLS options.
Completion of an accredited or approved school of nursing with required clinical hours.
Ability to read, write, and speak English.
Basic computer skills and ability to use technology to support clinical care.
Strong interpersonal, collaboration, and customer-service skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and respond to emergencies decisively, calmly, and respectfully.
Excellent time-management, analytical, and critical-thinking skills; ability to practice nursing using evidence.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
Direct patient care experience.

Responsibilities

Perform the nursing process—including assessment, diagnosis, identifying outcomes, planning, implementation, and evaluation—using evidence-based practice and critical thinking to provide individualized care.
Provide relationship-based, patient-centered care suited to population-specific characteristics 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 practice standards.
Coordinate delivery and documentation of safe, quality patient care through inclusive interdisciplinary communication and timely documentation.
Promote a respectful and inclusive clinical environment and fiscally responsible teamwork.
Participate in and support performance improvement, research utilization, and shared governance; initiate or lead such activities as appropriate.
Complete initial and ongoing competency assessments and required mandatory and population-specific education.
Serve as a preceptor or mentor for professional nurses, staff, or students as appropriate.
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 patient-safety standards.
Participate in data collection, raise relevant 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.