Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical Surgical Renal - PRN

Wellstar Health System•Austell, GA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Wellstar Cobb Hospital is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Medical Dialysis Unit. The RN Clinical Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team responsible for providing individualized, high-quality, safe patient care. Nurses practice 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, research, and Wellstar Values. The nurse is expected to uphold the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics, system policies and procedures, and service excellence goals while advocating for patients. This is a PRN position on the day shift, with scheduled hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Requirements

Associate degree in nursing or graduation from an accredited or approved school of nursing.
Required registered nurse license: single-state license or multistate compact license, upon hire.
Basic Life Support certification is required.
Completion of an accredited or approved school of nursing with required clinical hours.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree 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 that reflects population-specific needs and cultural diversity.
Partner with patients and, when appropriate, their significant others; communicate updates, provide teaching, and keep patient goals central to the plan of care.
Practice according to current clinical standards.
Coordinate delivery and documentation of safe, quality patient care through inclusive interdisciplinary communication and respectful collaboration.
Support performance improvement, research utilization, shared governance, and initiatives that promote safe, quality care.
Complete initial and ongoing competency assessments and required mandatory and population-specific education.
Serve as a preceptor or mentor to nurses, staff, or students as appropriate.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement; participate in value analysis when evaluating patient-care products.
Follow organizational policies, procedures, clinical competencies, and applicable legal, regulatory, accreditation, and patient-safety requirements.
Participate in data collection and address clinical questions using appropriate experts, resources, and evidence.
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.
Use human and material resources efficiently and effectively.