Bariatric-Unit-Nights

Wellstar Health System•Austell, GA

10d

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team of licensed and unlicensed caregivers who provide individualized, high-quality, safe patient care to patients and their families. The nurse practices in a clinical environment administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders, supported by the Wellstar Shared Governance Model, 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 Code of Ethics. The nurse upholds the patient’s voice and system policies and procedures while supporting service excellence goals. This position is assigned to an Acute Care/Post Surgical/Burn/Bariatric unit on the night shift.

Requirements

Associate degree in nursing or graduation from an accredited or approved school of nursing.
Required nursing license: single-state Registered Nurse license or RN Multi-state Compact license, upon hire.
Required Basic Life Support certification.
Required BLS Instructor or BLS Provisional certification, as listed in the posting.
Completion of an accredited or approved school of nursing with required clinical hours; less than one year of experience is listed as required.
Direct patient care experience is preferred.
Bachelor’s degree in nursing is preferred.

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.
Coordinate care through effective partnerships and provide relationship-based, patient-centered care adapted to patients’ population-specific characteristics and cultural diversity.
Partner with patients and significant others through appropriate communication, teaching, bedside shift reports, interdisciplinary rounds, and updates that keep patient goals central to the plan of care.
Practice according to current clinical practice standards.
Coordinate delivery and documentation of safe, quality patient care, using inclusive interdisciplinary communication and timely documentation while 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 utilization, shared governance, and activities that promote safe, quality patient care.
Complete initial and ongoing competency assessments, mandatory education, and population-specific education.
Serve as a preceptor or mentor to nurses, staff, or students, modeling professional nursing practice and supporting a healthy work environment.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement; participate in value analysis when evaluating patient-care products.
Uphold organizational policies, procedures, clinical competencies, and applicable legal, regulatory, accreditation, and patient-safety standards.
Participate in data collection, raise clinical questions, consult experts, and use appropriate evidence and resources 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.