Registered Nurse (RN) Progressive Care Unit (PCU), FT Days - Windy Hill Hospital

Wellstar Health System•Marietta, GA

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse – Critical Care is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team responsible for providing individualized, high-quality, safe patient care to patients and their families. The nurse practices in a clinical environment administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders, supported by the Wellstar Shared Governance Model, the Wellstar Professional Practice Model, evidence-based practice, research, and Wellstar Values. The nurse upholds the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics, system policies, and service excellence goals while advocating for the patient. The role delivers relationship-based, patient-centered care tailored to population-specific characteristics and cultural diversity. It includes coordinating and documenting care, collaborating with patients, significant others, and interdisciplinary teams, supporting performance improvement and shared governance, and promoting evidence-based nursing practice and professional development. The nurse also plans for care across the continuum and supports efficient use of human and material resources.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of direct patient care nursing experience.
Diploma from an accredited nursing program; graduate of an accredited or approved school of nursing.
Required license: Registered Nurse (single state) or RN - Multi-state Compact.
Required certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) or BLS Instructor.
Required certification: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), ACLS Instructor, or ACLS Provisional.
Required certification: Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), PALS Instructor, or PALS Provisional.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing.

Responsibilities

Perform the nursing process—assessment, diagnosis, identification of outcomes, planning, implementation, and evaluation—using evidence-based practice and analytical and critical thinking.
Individualize and coordinate care through effective partnerships, recognizing the importance of caring to optimal patient outcomes.
Provide relationship-based, patient-centered care that reflects population-specific needs and cultural diversity.
Partner with patients and significant others through appropriate methods, including bedside shift reports, interdisciplinary rounds, patient teaching, updates, and care planning centered on patient goals.
Practice according to current clinical practice standards.
Coordinate delivery and documentation of safe, high-quality patient care through inclusive interdisciplinary communication and a respectful clinical environment.
Demonstrate teamwork and collaboration in a fiscally responsible manner and support recruitment and retention of healthcare team members.
Participate in and support performance improvement, research utilization, interdisciplinary processes, and shared governance; initiate or lead activities as 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 to support a qualified workforce and healthy work environment.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement in nursing.
Participate in value analysis and decision-making about patient-care products.
Uphold healthcare system policies, procedures, clinical competencies, and legal, regulatory, and accreditation requirements, including patient safety goals.
Participate in data collection, pose 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 with care managers and other healthcare team members to achieve best-practice outcomes.
Support efficient and effective use of human and material resources.