Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department - Nights

Wellstar Health System•LaGrange, GA

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse in the Emergency Department is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary care team responsible for providing individualized, high-quality, safe patient care. The role practices 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 nurse is expected to hold the required licensure, follow the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, and uphold the American Nurses Association’s Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics. The role advocates for patients, follows system policies and procedures, and supports service excellence. It includes direct patient care, coordination and documentation, collaboration with patients and care teams, professional development, evidence-based practice, performance improvement, and responsible use of resources.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing or a nursing diploma required; a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing is preferred.
Required RN licensure: Georgia single-state Registered Nurse license or RN multi-state compact license.
Required BLS certification, or an accepted American Red Cross or instructor equivalent.
Required PALS certification or accepted equivalent; provisional PALS must be completed within 180 days where applicable.
Required TNCC or ATCN certification, or provisional TNCC completed within 18 months where applicable.
Required ACLS certification or accepted American Red Cross or instructor equivalent; provisional ACLS must be completed within 180 days where applicable.
Ability to read, write, and speak English; optimize technology use in clinical care; and demonstrate basic computer skills.
Strong interpersonal, collaboration, and customer service skills.
Ability to function in a fast-paced environment and respond to emergencies decisively, calmly, and respectfully.
Excellent time-management skills.
Use evidence and analytical skills in nursing practice and demonstrate strong critical-thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with direct patient care.
Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Perform the nursing process—assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation—using evidence-based practice and critical thinking to provide individualized care.
Coordinate care through effective partnerships and deliver relationship-based, patient-centered care that reflects population-specific needs and cultural diversity.
Partner with patients and, where appropriate, significant others through bedside shift reports, interdisciplinary rounds, patient teaching, updates, and care planning focused on patient goals.
Practice according to current clinical standards and coordinate and document safe, high-quality patient care.
Communicate with the interdisciplinary team, complete timely documentation, and promote a respectful and inclusive clinical environment.
Practice in a fiscally responsible manner and support teamwork and the recruitment and retention of healthcare team members.
Participate in and support performance improvement, research and research utilization, shared governance, and interdisciplinary processes; initiate or lead activities when appropriate.
Complete initial and ongoing 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 qualified workforce and healthy work environment.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and nursing performance improvement; participate in value analysis when evaluating patient care products.
Follow organizational policies, procedures, clinical competencies, and applicable legal, regulatory, accreditation, and patient-safety requirements.
Participate in data collection and raise relevant clinical questions related to advanced evidence-based practice.
Consult appropriate experts and use appropriate resources and evidence to address practice questions.
Plan proactively for patient care across the care continuum while providing direct care.
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 Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.