Registered Nurse (RN)-Acute Care - Cardiac Telemetry

Wellstar Health System•Austell, GA

22h•Onsite

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, supported by the Wellstar Shared Governance Model, and guided by the Wellstar Professional Practice Model, evidence-based practice, research, and Wellstar Values. The RN must be licensed, knowledgeable, and practice in accordance with the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association Scope of Practice, and Code of Ethics. As a member of the patient services team, the RN upholds the patient’s voice and system policies and procedures while supporting service excellence goals. This full-time night position is on the 21-bed Cardiac Telemetry Unit at Cobb hospital, with a 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. schedule.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited or approved school of nursing, including required clinical hours.
Associate degree in Nursing or nursing diploma required; Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
Current Registered Nurse license (single-state) or RN multistate compact license required upon hire.
Basic Life Support certification required upon hire, including an accepted equivalent from the American Red Cross or BLS instructor certification.

Nice To Haves

Direct patient care experience is preferred.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform the nursing process—including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation—using evidence-based practice and critical thinking to provide individualized care.
Provide relationship-based, patient-centered care that reflects population-specific needs 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 and document safe, quality patient care through interdisciplinary communication, timely documentation, and promotion of a respectful, inclusive clinical environment.
Demonstrate teamwork and collaboration in a fiscally responsible manner and support recruitment and retention of healthcare team members.
Participate in and support performance improvement, research and 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 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, clinical competencies, and legal, regulatory, accreditation, and professional standards, including patient safety goals.
Participate in data collection, raise clinical questions, consult appropriate experts, and use evidence and resources to address practice questions.
Plan proactively for patient care across the care continuum.
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.