Registered Nurse (RN) - Critical Care - L&D - FT Nights

Wellstar Health System•Douglasville, GA

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team of licensed and unlicensed caregivers who ensures patients, families, and significant others receive 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, and research. RN competencies are supported by Wellstar Values. Nurses must be licensed and knowledgeable, uphold the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, and follow the American Nurses Association Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics. The role also upholds the patient's voice, system policies and procedures, and service excellence goals. The nurse provides direct patient care using the nursing process, evidence-based practice, analytical and critical thinking, and individualized care planning. They partner with patients and significant others, coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team, maintain timely documentation, contribute to performance improvement and shared governance, and support professional development through mentoring and precepting. The role includes promoting safe, effective use of resources and complying with organizational policies, clinical competencies, and applicable legal, regulatory, and accreditation standards.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing or a nursing diploma; a bachelor's degree in Nursing is preferred.
Minimum of 2 years of direct-care nursing experience.
Current Registered Nurse license, either single-state or multistate compact.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification, or an accepted listed alternative; provisional certification must be completed within 180 days where applicable.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification, or an accepted listed alternative; provisional certification must be completed within 180 days where applicable.
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 work in a fast-paced environment and respond to emergencies decisively, calmly, and respectfully.
Excellent time-management skills.
Evidence-based nursing practice, analytical skills, and strong critical-thinking skills.

Responsibilities

Perform the nursing process—assessment, diagnosis, identification of outcomes, planning, implementation, and evaluation—using evidence-based practice and analytical and critical thinking.
Provide individualized, relationship-based, patient-centered care that reflects population-specific characteristics and cultural diversity.
Partner with patients and significant others, keep them informed, and make patient goals central to the plan of care.
Coordinate and document safe, high-quality patient care through effective interdisciplinary communication and collaboration.
Promote a respectful, inclusive clinical environment and contribute to teamwork and responsible use of resources.
Participate in performance improvement, research utilization, shared governance, and activities that promote safe, quality patient care.
Complete initial and ongoing competency assessments, mandatory education, and population-specific education.
Serve as a preceptor or mentor for nurses, staff, or students to support a qualified workforce and healthy work environment.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement; participate in value analysis when evaluating patient-care products.
Follow healthcare system policies, procedures, clinical competencies, and applicable legal, regulatory, and accreditation requirements.
Participate in data collection, raise relevant clinical questions, consult appropriate experts, and use evidence and resources to address practice questions.
Plan proactively for patients' care across the care continuum.
Participate in developing protocols and procedures in collaboration with care managers and other healthcare team members.
Support efficient and effective use of human and material resources.
Perform other duties as assigned.