Registered Nurse (RN) - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - PRN

Wellstar Health System•Austell, GA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Wellstar Cobb Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. This PRN position is on the day shift, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The RN Clinical Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team responsible for providing individualized, high-quality, safe patient care. The nurse 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 role upholds the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics, system policies and procedures, and service excellence goals. The nurse delivers relationship-based, patient-centered care; coordinates and documents care in collaboration with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team; contributes to professional development, performance improvement, evidence-based practice, and research; and supports effective use of resources and care across the continuum. Other duties may be assigned, and the position must comply with Wellstar policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing or a nursing diploma.
Minimum 10 years of current direct patient care experience.
Current RN license: single-state or multistate compact.
BLS certification (or an accepted American Red Cross or instructor equivalent).
ACLS certification or an accepted equivalent; provisional ACLS may be completed within 180 days.

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 to provide individualized care.
Coordinate care through effective partnerships and provide relationship-based, patient-centered care suited to patients’ population-specific characteristics and cultural diversity.
Partner with patients and significant others, as appropriate, through methods such as bedside shift reports, interdisciplinary rounds, patient teaching, 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 through inclusive interdisciplinary communication and timely documentation, while promoting a respectful clinical environment.
Contribute to 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; initiate or lead activities when appropriate.
Complete initial and ongoing professional competency assessments and required mandatory and population-specific education.
Serve as a preceptor or mentor for professional nurses, staff, or students to support a qualified workforce and a healthy work environment.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement; participate in value analysis of patient care products.
Follow organizational policies, clinical competencies, and legal, regulatory, accreditation, and professional standards, including applicable patient safety goals.
Participate in data collection, raise clinical questions, consult experts, and use evidence and appropriate 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, 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.