Registered Nurse (RN) - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Wellstar Health System•Austell, GA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Wellstar Cobb Hospital is hiring a part-time, night-shift Registered Nurse for its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The RN Clinical Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary care team that provides individualized, high-quality, safe patient care in a clinical environment supported by Wellstar’s Shared Governance Model, Professional Practice Model, evidence-based practice, and research. The nurse is expected to uphold the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association’s Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics, system policies and procedures, and service excellence goals. The nurse uses the nursing process and current clinical standards to provide relationship-based, patient-centered care tailored to patients’ needs and cultural backgrounds. The role involves partnering with patients and significant others, coordinating and documenting care, collaborating with the interdisciplinary team, supporting performance improvement and research, completing required education and competency assessments, and contributing to professional development as a preceptor or mentor. The nurse also plans care across the continuum, supports the development of protocols and procedures, and uses human and material resources efficiently. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited or approved school of nursing; diploma from an accredited nursing program.
Minimum of 5 years of direct patient care experience.
Current RN license: single-state or multistate compact.
BLS, American Red Cross BLS, or BLS Instructor certification required upon hire.
NRP, American Red Cross NALS, or NRP Instructor certification required upon hire; provisional NRP certification must be completed within 180 days.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.

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 focus the plan of care on patient goals.
Practice according to current clinical standards.
Coordinate and document safe, high-quality care and contribute to respectful, inclusive interdisciplinary communication.
Support teamwork, responsible resource use, recruitment, and retention of healthcare team members.
Participate in and support performance improvement, research utilization, and shared governance.
Complete initial and ongoing competency assessments and required mandatory and population-specific education.
Serve as a preceptor or mentor to nurses, staff, or students.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement, including participation in value analysis when appropriate.
Follow organizational policies, clinical competencies, and applicable legal, regulatory, accreditation, and patient-safety requirements.
Participate in data collection and use appropriate experts, resources, and evidence to address clinical practice questions.
Plan proactively for patient care across the care continuum.
Contribute to protocol and procedure development in collaboration with care managers and other 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.