Registered (RN) Nurse - Acute Care - Ortho Surgical- Full-Time Day shift

Wellstar Health System•Roswell, GA

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team of licensed and unlicensed caregivers who provide individualized, high-quality, safe patient care. The role practices in a clinical environment administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders and supported by the Wellstar Shared Governance Model, the Wellstar Professional Practice Model, evidence-based practice, research, and Wellstar Values. The nurse is expected to be licensed and knowledgeable, follow the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, and uphold the American Nurses Association Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics. As a member of the patient services team, the nurse advocates for the patient while following system policies and procedures and supporting service excellence goals. This position is in acute care, orthopedic surgery, on a full-time day shift.

Requirements

Minimum five years of RN experience.
Current RN license: single-state RN or multistate compact RN.
BLS certification, or an accepted American Red Cross BLS or BLS Instructor certification.
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 function in a fast-paced environment and respond to emergencies decisively, calmly, and respectfully.
Excellent time-management skills.
Ability to practice nursing using evidence and analytical skills, with strong critical-thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree or nursing diploma; a Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
Direct patient-care experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform the nursing process—including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation—using evidence-based practice and critical thinking to deliver individualized care.
Provide relationship-based, patient-centered care adapted to population-specific characteristics and cultural diversity.
Partner with patients and significant others through methods appropriate to the setting, such as bedside shift reports, interdisciplinary rounds, patient teaching, and care-plan updates.
Practice according to current clinical practice standards.
Coordinate delivery and documentation of safe, high-quality patient care, promote interdisciplinary communication, and support a respectful and inclusive clinical environment.
Demonstrate teamwork and collaboration in a fiscally responsible manner and contribute to recruitment and retention of healthcare team members.
Participate in performance improvement, research and research utilization, shared governance, and interdisciplinary processes; initiate or lead 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, or students, modeling professional nursing practice and supporting a healthy work environment.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement, including participation in value analysis of patient-care products.
Follow organizational policies, procedures, clinical competencies, and applicable legal, regulatory, accreditation, and patient-safety requirements.
Participate in data collection, formulate clinical questions, consult experts, and use appropriate 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 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.