Registered Nurse (RN)-Vascular Telemetry

Wellstar Health System•Austell, GA

23h

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team of licensed and unlicensed caregivers, providing individualized, high-quality, safe patient care to patients, families, and significant others. The role is practiced in a clinical environment administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders and supported through the Wellstar Shared Governance Model. Practice is guided by the Wellstar Professional Practice Model, evidence-based practice, research, and Wellstar Values. The RN must be licensed, knowledgeable, and practice in accordance with the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association Scope of Practice, and Code of Ethics. The nurse upholds the patient’s voice, system policies and procedures, and service excellence goals. The position involves direct patient care, coordination and documentation of care, interdisciplinary teamwork, professional development, evidence-based practice, and responsible use of resources. The job is on the day shift and is bonus eligible for qualified RNs.

Requirements

Associate's degree in nursing or graduation from an accredited/approved school of nursing.
Completion of accredited/approved school of nursing with required clinical hours; less than one year of experience is listed as required.
Required registered nurse license (single-state or multistate compact).
Required Basic Life Support certification; BLS Instructor and BLS Provisional certifications are also listed as required.
Knowledge and practice consistent with the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and American Nurses Association Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.
Direct patient care experience preferred.

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 and coordinate effective partnerships.
Provide relationship-based, patient-centered care adapted to population-specific needs and cultural diversity.
Partner with patients and significant others, keep them informed, provide teaching, and focus the care plan on patient goals.
Practice according to current clinical practice 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 contribute to fiscally responsible teamwork and workforce recruitment and retention.
Participate in performance improvement, research and research utilization, shared governance, and interdisciplinary processes; initiate or lead improvement 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 participating in value analysis of patient care products.
Follow healthcare system policies, procedures, clinical competencies, legal and regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, TJC Patient Safety Goals, and Wellstar safety absolutes.
Participate in data collection, raise clinical questions, consult appropriate experts, and use resources and evidence 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 support best-practice outcomes.
Support efficient and effective use of human and material resources.
Perform other duties as assigned and comply with Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.