Reigstered Nurse (RN) Acute care -Periop -PT Days

Wellstar Health System•Austell, GA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Clinical Periop Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team of licensed and unlicensed caregivers who provides individualized, high-quality, safe patient care. The role practices in a clinical environment administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders and supported by the WellStar Shared Governance Model, the WellStar Professional Practice Model, 5-Star Nursing, and evidence-based practice and research. The nurse is expected to be licensed and knowledgeable, uphold the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, and follow the scope of practice and Code of Ethics standards of the American Nurses Association. 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 position is part-time and works days at Cobb Hospital; perioperative experience is required.

Requirements

Perioperative experience is required.
Minimum of 5 years of direct patient-care nursing experience.
Active Registered Nurse license: single-state or RN multi-state compact.
Basic Life Support certification, including an accepted American Red Cross or instructor credential.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree or nursing diploma is accepted; a Bachelor of Science 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 to provide individualized care.
Coordinate care through effective partnerships and provide relationship-based, patient-centered care that reflects population-specific needs and cultural diversity.
Partner with patients and significant others as appropriate, keep them informed, provide patient education, and center the plan of care on patient goals.
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 contribute to teamwork and the recruitment and retention of healthcare team members.
Participate in and support performance improvement, research utilization, shared governance, and initiatives to promote safe, quality patient care.
Complete initial and ongoing competency assessments and required mandatory and population-specific education.
Serve as a preceptor or mentor to nurses, staff, or students to support a qualified workforce and healthy work environment.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement; participate in value analysis of patient-care products.
Follow health-system policies, procedures, clinical competencies, and applicable legal, regulatory, accreditation, and patient-safety 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.
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.