Bariatric-Unit-FT-Days

Wellstar Health System•Austell, GA

10d

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team of licensed and unlicensed caregivers who ensure that patients, families, and significant others receive individualized, high-quality, safe patient care. Nurses practice in a clinical environment administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders and supported by the Wellstar Shared Governance Model. Practice is guided by the Wellstar Professional Practice Model, evidence-based practice, research, and Wellstar Values. The RN is expected to be licensed and knowledgeable, to uphold the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, and to implement the scope of practice and Code of Ethics standards of 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. This role is for an acute care/post-surgical/burn/bariatric unit and is bonus-eligible for qualified RNs. The schedule is days, 7 a.m.–7 p.m.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in nursing or graduation from an accredited/approved school of nursing.
Current Registered Nurse license: single-state or RN multistate compact.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Completion of an accredited/approved school of nursing, including required clinical hours; less than one year of experience is specified.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
Direct patient care experience.

Responsibilities

Perform the nursing process—including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation—using evidence-based practice, analytical and critical thinking, and individualized care.
Provide relationship-based, patient-centered care that reflects population-specific characteristics and adapts service delivery to cultural diversity.
Partner with patients and significant others through appropriate communication and education, keep them updated, and center their goals in the plan of care.
Practice according to current clinical practice standards.
Coordinate delivery and documentation of safe, quality patient care through inclusive interdisciplinary communication and timely documentation, while promoting a respectful clinical environment.
Practice in a fiscally responsible manner and promote teamwork, recruitment, and retention of healthcare team members.
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 for professional nurses, staff, or students, modeling nursing practice and contributing to a healthy work environment.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement; participate in value analysis when evaluating patient-care products.
Uphold organizational policies, clinical competencies, legal and regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and patient-safety goals.
Participate in data collection, raise relevant clinical questions, consult experts, and use appropriate resources and evidence to address practice questions.
Plan proactively for patients’ care across the care continuum while providing direct care.
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.