Registered Nurse (RN) - Acute Care- MedSurg (FT Days)

Wellstar Health System•Marietta, GA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) Clinical Nurse provides individualized, high-quality, safe patient care in an acute-care medical-surgical setting. The RN works as a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team and practices in a clinical environment supported by nurse managers, the Wellstar Shared Governance Model, the Wellstar Professional Practice Model, evidence-based practice, and research. 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. This is a full-time day position with a stated schedule of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The RN uses the nursing process and current clinical standards to deliver relationship-based, patient-centered care tailored to population characteristics and cultural diversity. The role includes coordinating care and documentation, partnering with patients and significant others, collaborating across disciplines, contributing to performance improvement and research utilization, supporting shared governance, and helping maintain a qualified workforce through precepting or mentoring. The RN also plans care across the care continuum, supports effective use of resources, and complies with Wellstar policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing or nursing diploma; a Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
Current RN license as a single-state Registered Nurse or a multistate compact RN license.
BLS certification, or an accepted American Red Cross BLS or BLS Instructor certification.
Completion of an accredited or approved school of nursing with required clinical hours.
Ability to read, write, and speak English.
Basic computer skills and ability to use technology to support clinical care.
Strong interpersonal, collaborative, 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 ability, and strong critical-thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

Direct patient care experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process—including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation—to provide individualized clinical care using evidence-based practice and critical thinking.
Provide relationship-based, patient-centered care adapted to population-specific needs and cultural diversity.
Partner with patients and significant others through appropriate communication, patient education, updates, and care planning focused on patient goals.
Practice according to current clinical practice standards.
Coordinate and document safe, quality patient care, using inclusive interdisciplinary communication and promoting a respectful clinical environment.
Collaborate with the healthcare team in a fiscally responsible manner and support recruitment and retention.
Participate in and support performance improvement, research, research utilization, and shared governance activities.
Complete initial and ongoing competency assessments, mandatory education, and population-specific education.
Serve as a preceptor or mentor to nurses and other staff or students as appropriate.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement, including participation in value analysis when applicable.
Follow healthcare system policies, procedures, clinical competencies, and applicable legal, regulatory, accreditation, and patient-safety requirements.
Participate in data collection and use appropriate experts, resources, and evidence to address clinical 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.