Registered Nurse (RN) ED - Evenings

Wellstar Health System•Griffin, 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 to patients and their families. The nurse practices in a clinical environment supported by Wellstar’s Shared Governance Model, Professional Practice Model, evidence-based practice, and research, and follows the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and American Nurses Association standards. The role supports the patient’s voice, system policies and procedures, and service excellence goals. The nurse performs the nursing process and delivers relationship-based, patient-centered care suited to each patient’s needs and cultural background. Responsibilities include coordinating and documenting care, communicating inclusively with patients and interdisciplinary teams, supporting quality improvement and research, and participating in shared governance. The nurse also maintains professional competencies, may serve as a preceptor or mentor, promotes evidence-based practice, helps develop protocols and procedures, plans care across the continuum, and uses human and material resources effectively. The position works the evening shift.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of RN experience.
Associate degree in Nursing or a nursing diploma; a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing is preferred.
Required RN license: single-state or multistate compact.
Required Basic Life Support certification or accepted equivalent.
Required Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification or accepted equivalent; provisional certification must be completed within 180 days where applicable.
Required Trauma Nurse Core Course certification or accepted equivalent; provisional certification must be completed within 18 months where applicable.
Required Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification or accepted equivalent; provisional certification must be completed within 90 days where applicable.
Ability to read, write, and speak English.
Basic computer skills and ability to use technology to support clinical care.
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 skills, and critical-thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Perform the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation, using evidence-based practice and critical thinking.
Provide individualized, relationship-based, patient-centered care that reflects population-specific needs and cultural diversity.
Partner with patients and significant others, keep them informed, provide education, and focus the plan of care on patient goals.
Practice according to current clinical standards.
Coordinate and document safe, high-quality care through inclusive interdisciplinary communication and timely documentation.
Demonstrate teamwork and collaboration while supporting responsible use of resources and a respectful clinical environment.
Participate in performance improvement, research utilization, and shared governance activities, including initiating or leading activities when appropriate.
Complete initial and ongoing competency assessments and required mandatory and population-specific education.
Serve as a preceptor or mentor for nurses, staff, or students as needed.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement, and participate in value analysis when evaluating patient-care products.
Follow organizational policies, clinical competencies, legal and regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, patient safety goals, and Wellstar safety absolutes.
Collect data, 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 policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.