Reigstered Nurse (RN) Acute care -Periop -PT Days
About The Position
Wellstar Cobb Hospital is hiring a part-time, day-shift Registered Nurse for acute care in perioperative services. Perioperative experience is required. The RN Clinical Periop Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary care team, providing individualized, high-quality, safe patient care to patients and their families. The role practices in a clinical environment supported by Nurse Managers and the Wellstar Shared Governance Model, guided by the Wellstar Professional Practice Model, 5-Star Nursing, evidence-based practice, research, and Wellstar Core Competencies. The nurse is expected to maintain a current nursing license, follow the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and American Nurses Association standards, uphold patient advocacy and system policies, and support service excellence. The position also contributes to professional development, quality improvement, research utilization, shared governance, and effective use of care resources.
Requirements
- Perioperative experience is required.
- Minimum of 5 years of direct patient-care nursing experience.
- Associate degree in Nursing, nursing diploma, or bachelor's degree in Nursing.
- Current Registered Nurse license (single-state or multistate compact).
- Basic Life Support certification through an accepted provider.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Perform the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation, using evidence-based practice and critical thinking.
- Deliver individualized, relationship-based patient-centered care that reflects patients’ population-specific needs and cultural diversity.
- Partner with patients and appropriate significant others, keep them informed, provide teaching, and focus the plan of care on patient goals.
- Coordinate and document safe, high-quality patient care through inclusive interdisciplinary communication and timely documentation.
- Promote teamwork, fiscal responsibility, recruitment and retention, and a respectful and inclusive clinical environment.
- Participate in performance improvement, research and research utilization, shared governance, and quality and safety activities.
- Complete initial and ongoing competency assessments and required mandatory and population-specific education.
- Serve as a preceptor or mentor for nurses and other staff or students.
- Promote evidence-based practice and nursing research, participate in value analysis, and use appropriate evidence and expert resources to address clinical questions.
- Uphold organizational policies, clinical competencies, and legal, regulatory, accreditation, and patient safety standards.
- 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.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
