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

Wellstar Health System•Austell, GA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team responsible for providing individualized, high-quality, safe patient care to patients and their families. This full-time night role is on a 21-bed MedSurg Cardiac unit at Cobb Hospital, with a scheduled shift of 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The nurse practices within the Wellstar Professional Practice Model and Shared Governance Model, using evidence-based practice and nursing standards to support patient-focused care, service excellence, and positive outcomes. The role requires a current nursing license and adherence to the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, American Nurses Association Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics, and Wellstar policies and procedures.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing or a nursing diploma.
At least 5 years of RN experience.
Current single-state RN license, or a multistate compact RN license, required upon hire.
BLS certification required upon hire.
Ability to read, write, and speak English.
Ability to use technology to support clinical care and basic computer skills.
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 skills and the ability to practice nursing using evidence, analytical skills, and critical thinking.

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 critical thinking.
Provide individualized, relationship-based care that reflects patients’ age, gender, condition, cultural diversity, and other relevant characteristics.
Partner with patients and significant others through bedside shift reports, interdisciplinary rounds, patient education, and regular updates focused on patient goals.
Coordinate and document safe, high-quality care through timely documentation and inclusive interdisciplinary communication.
Promote teamwork, a respectful clinical environment, and fiscally responsible care delivery.
Participate in performance improvement, research utilization, shared governance, and interdisciplinary quality initiatives.
Complete required professional competency assessments, mandatory education, and population-specific education.
Serve as a preceptor or mentor for nurses, staff, or students.
Promote evidence-based practice and nursing research, participate in value analysis, and contribute to data collection and clinical practice questions.
Follow organizational policies, clinical competencies, legal and regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and patient safety goals.
Plan proactively for patient care across the care continuum.
Participate in developing protocols and procedures to improve outcomes 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.