Registered Nurse (RN) -Acute Care - Medsurg Cardiac Telemetry FT Nights

2510 Cobb Hospital, Inc.•Mableton, GA

13d•Onsite

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 to patients and their families. The role practices in a clinical environment administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders, 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 while advocating for the patient. The position provides acute care on a medical-surgical cardiac telemetry unit at Wellstar Cobb Hospital during the night shift. The nurse uses the nursing process and current clinical standards to deliver relationship-based, patient-centered care; coordinates care and documentation with the interdisciplinary team; participates in professional development, quality improvement, research, and shared governance; and supports effective use of clinical resources.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited or approved school of nursing, including required clinical hours.
Associate degree in Nursing or a nursing diploma; a Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
Current Registered Nurse license, either single-state or multistate compact.
BLS certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross, or BLS Instructor certification; certifications are required upon hire.
Less than one year of experience is specified in the minimum experience section.

Nice To Haves

Direct patient care experience.
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.
Provide relationship-based, patient-centered care adapted to patients’ population-specific characteristics and cultural diversity.
Partner with patients and significant others through bedside shift reports, interdisciplinary rounds, patient teaching, updates, and care planning centered on patient goals.
Practice according to current clinical standards.
Coordinate delivery and documentation of safe, quality patient care through inclusive interdisciplinary communication and timely documentation.
Promote a respectful and inclusive clinical environment and collaborate in a fiscally responsible manner that supports recruitment and retention of healthcare team members.
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, 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 standards.
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 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.