Registered Nurse (RN) Periop III - PT Nights

2510 Cobb Hospital, Inc.•Mableton, GA

12h

About The Position

The RN Clinical Periop Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team responsible for providing individualized, high-quality, safe patient care. The position practices in a clinical environment administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders and supported by the Wellstar Shared Governance Model. Practice is guided by the Wellstar Professional Practice Model, 5-Star Nursing, evidence-based practice, research, Wellstar Core Competencies, the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, and American Nurses Association standards and ethics. The nurse upholds the patient’s voice, system policies and procedures, and service excellence goals. The role delivers relationship-based, patient-centered care tailored to population-specific and cultural needs. It includes coordinating and documenting care, collaborating with patients and care teams, participating in improvement and research activities, supporting professional development, and using human and material resources effectively. The position also serves as a preceptor or mentor and may contribute to protocols and procedures. This is a part-time night-shift role. The posting requires at least five years of direct patient care nursing experience, an active RN license, and Basic Life Support certification.

Requirements

At least five years of direct patient care nursing experience.
Associate degree in Nursing or nursing diploma; a Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
Current Registered Nurse license: single-state RN or RN Compact multi-state license.
Basic Life Support certification, or an accepted American Red Cross BLS or BLS Instructor certification.

Nice To Haves

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.
Coordinate individualized care and partner with patients and significant others, keeping patient goals central and providing appropriate updates and education.
Provide relationship-based, patient-centered care that reflects population-specific characteristics and cultural diversity.
Coordinate delivery and timely documentation of safe, quality patient care through respectful, inclusive interdisciplinary collaboration.
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, and students to support a qualified workforce and healthy work environment.
Promote evidence-based practice and nursing research, participate in value analysis, and contribute to evaluating patient-care products.
Follow organizational policies, procedures, clinical competencies, and applicable legal, regulatory, accreditation, and patient-safety standards.
Participate in data collection, raise clinical questions, consult experts, and use evidence and appropriate resources to address practice questions.
Plan proactively for patients’ 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.