Registered Nurse (RN) ED - Nights

Wellstar Health System•Griffin, GA

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse in the Emergency Department is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team responsible for providing individualized, high-quality, safe patient care to patients, families, and significant others. The nurse works in a clinical environment administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders, supported by the Wellstar Shared Governance Model, and guided by Wellstar’s Professional Practice Model, evidence-based practice, research, and organizational values. The nurse must be licensed, knowledgeable, and practice in accordance with the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association Scope of Practice, and its Code of Ethics. The role also supports patient advocacy, system policies and procedures, and service excellence goals. The position requires a minimum of five years of RN experience. An associate degree or nursing diploma is required; a bachelor’s degree in nursing is preferred. Required certifications include BLS, RN licensure, PALS, TNCC, and ACLS, with specified provisional certification options and deadlines. Candidates need strong communication, collaboration, customer service, time-management, technology, and critical-thinking skills, and must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and respond to emergencies in a decisive, composed, and respectful manner.

Requirements

At least five years of RN experience.
Associate degree in nursing or nursing diploma required.
Current RN license (single-state or compact).
BLS certification (including accepted American Red Cross or instructor alternatives).
PALS certification (including accepted alternatives or provisional certification within 180 days).
TNCC certification (including accepted ATCN or provisional certification within 18 months).
ACLS certification (including accepted alternatives or provisional certification within 90 days).
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 decisively, calmly, and respectfully.
Excellent time-management skills, evidence-based nursing practice, analytical ability, and strong critical-thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing.

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, patient-centered care that reflects population-specific needs and cultural diversity.
Partner with patients and significant others, keep them informed, provide teaching, and make patient goals central to care planning.
Practice according to current clinical standards.
Coordinate and document safe, high-quality 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 related 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, and students.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement, including participation in value analysis for patient-care products.
Follow organizational policies, professional standards, legal and regulatory requirements, accreditation requirements, TJC Patient Safety Goals, and Wellstar safety absolutes.
Collect data, raise relevant clinical questions, consult experts, and use evidence and other resources to address practice questions.
Plan for patient care across the care continuum.
Participate in developing protocols and procedures with care managers and other healthcare team members to achieve 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.