Registered Nurse (RN) - Acute Care - Oncology - 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, ensuring patients, families, and significant others receive individualized, high-quality, safe patient care. The nurse works 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 RN is expected to be licensed and knowledgeable, follow the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, and implement the scope of practice and Code of Ethics standards established by the American Nurses Association. As a member of the patient services team, the RN upholds the patient's voice and system policies and procedures while supporting service excellence goals.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing or a nursing diploma; a Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
Completion of an accredited or approved school of nursing with required clinical hours.
Less than one year of experience is listed; direct patient care experience is preferred.
Current Registered Nurse license: single-state RN or RN Compact multi-state license.
Basic Life Support certification through BLS, American Red Cross BLS, or BLS Instructor.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Direct patient care experience.

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 significant others through methods such as bedside shift reports, interdisciplinary rounds, patient teaching, and updates that keep patient goals central to the plan of care.
Practice according to current clinical practice standards.
Coordinate delivery and documentation of safe, quality patient care, using inclusive interdisciplinary communication and timely documentation.
Promote a respectful and inclusive clinical environment and demonstrate fiscally responsible teamwork and collaboration.
Participate in and support performance improvement, research utilization, shared governance, and activities that promote safe, quality patient care.
Complete initial and ongoing professional 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 participation in value analysis when evaluating patient care products.
Uphold health system policies, clinical competencies, and applicable legal, regulatory, accreditation, and professional standards.
Participate in data collection, raise relevant clinical questions, consult appropriate experts, and use evidence and resources to address practice questions.
Plan proactively for patient care across the care continuum.
Participate in developing protocols and procedures in collaboration 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.