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

Wellstar Health System•Marietta, 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 practices in a clinical environment administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders and supported through the Wellstar Shared Governance Model. Practice is guided by the Wellstar Professional Practice Model, evidence-based practice, research, and Wellstar Values. The RN must be licensed and knowledgeable, uphold nursing practice as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, and follow the American Nurses Association Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics. As a member of the patient services team, the nurse upholds the patient's voice and system policies and procedures while supporting service excellence goals. This is a full-time acute care medical nursing role. The posting title describes it as days, with hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; the Work Shift field separately lists Night.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing or nursing diploma; a Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
Current RN license: single-state Registered Nurse or multistate compact RN.
BLS certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross, or BLS Instructor certification; certifications are required upon hire.
Completion of an accredited or approved school of nursing with required clinical hours.
Ability to read, write, and speak English.
Ability to use technology to support clinical care and basic computer skills.
Strong interpersonal, collaborative, and customer service skills.
Ability to function 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

Bachelor's degree 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 analytical and critical thinking to provide individualized care and coordinate care through effective partnerships.
Provide relationship-based, patient-centered care that reflects population-specific characteristics and adapts service delivery to cultural diversity.
Partner with patients and significant others, as appropriate, through methods such as bedside shift reports, interdisciplinary rounds, patient teaching, and updates, keeping patient goals central to the plan of care.
Practice according to current clinical practice standards.
Coordinate delivery and documentation of safe, quality patient care, including inclusive interdisciplinary communication, timely documentation, and promotion of 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 and research utilization, shared governance, and inter- and intradisciplinary processes; initiate or lead activities as appropriate.
Complete initial and ongoing professional competency assessments, mandatory education, and population-specific education.
Serve as a preceptor or mentor for nurses, staff, or students, modeling professional nursing practice and supporting a healthy work environment and qualified workforce.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement; participate in value analysis when evaluating patient care products.
Follow organizational policies, procedures, clinical competencies, legal and regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, Joint Commission patient safety goals, and Wellstar safety absolutes.
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 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.
Perform other duties as assigned and comply with Wellstar policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.