Registered Nurse (RN) III - CVICU, FT Nights

Wellstar Health System•Marietta, GA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse Clinical Nurse Critical Care is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team responsible for providing individualized, high-quality, safe patient care to patients and their families. 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, and evidence-based practice and research. The nurse upholds the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association’s Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics, system policies, and service excellence goals. The nurse applies the nursing process and current clinical practice standards, provides relationship-based and culturally responsive patient-centered care, and partners with patients and significant others in care planning and communication. The role coordinates and documents care, collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, contributes to performance improvement, research utilization, and shared governance, and supports professional development by serving as a preceptor or mentor. The nurse also plans care across the continuum, contributes to protocols and procedures, and supports effective use of human and material resources. Other duties may be assigned, and the position must comply with Wellstar policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Requirements

Minimum five years of direct patient care experience.
Associate degree in Nursing or nursing diploma required; Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.
Current registered nurse license: single-state RN or RN compact license.
ACLS or accepted equivalent certification required upon hire, or provisional ACLS within 180 days.
BLS or accepted equivalent certification required upon hire.
Ability to read, write, and speak English.
Basic computer skills and ability to use technology to support clinical care.
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.
Evidence-based nursing practice, analytical ability, and strong critical-thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Perform the nursing process—assessment, diagnosis, identification of outcomes, planning, implementation, and evaluation—using evidence-based practice and analytical and critical thinking.
Coordinate individualized patient care through effective partnerships and provide relationship-based, culturally responsive, patient-centered care.
Partner with patients and significant others through bedside shift reports, interdisciplinary rounds, patient teaching, updates, and goal-focused care planning.
Practice according to current clinical practice standards.
Coordinate delivery and documentation of safe, quality patient care and contribute to respectful, inclusive interdisciplinary communication.
Practice in a fiscally responsible manner and support teamwork and recruitment and retention of healthcare team members.
Participate in and support performance improvement, research utilization, and shared governance; 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, and students to support workforce development and a healthy work environment.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement, including participation in value analysis of patient care products.
Uphold organizational policies, clinical competencies, and legal, regulatory, accreditation, and patient safety requirements.
Participate in data collection, formulate relevant clinical questions, consult experts, and use appropriate evidence and resources to address practice questions.
Plan proactively for patient care across the care continuum.
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.