Registered Nurse (RN)- Emergency Department (FT Nights)

Wellstar Health System

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides direct nursing care in the Emergency Department at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital on a full-time night schedule, from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The role uses the nursing process and evidence-based practice to provide individualized, culturally responsive, patient-centered care and coordinate care with patients, significant others, and interdisciplinary partners. The nurse documents and supports safe, high-quality care, contributes to performance improvement and shared governance, and helps foster a respectful, inclusive clinical environment. The role also includes professional development, mentoring and precepting, participation in research and evidence-based practice, and efficient use of resources. The nurse must comply with Wellstar policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing or a nursing diploma.
Required nursing license: single-state RN or multistate compact RN.
BLS certification (or an accepted American Red Cross or instructor equivalent) is required upon hire.
PALS certification (or an accepted American Red Cross or instructor equivalent) is required; provisional PALS is accepted within 180 days.
TNCC or ATCN certification is required; provisional TNCC is accepted within 18 months.
ACLS certification (or an accepted American Red Cross or instructor equivalent) is required; provisional ACLS is accepted within 180 days.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform the nursing process—assessment, diagnosis, identification of outcomes, planning, implementation, and evaluation—to deliver individualized clinical care using evidence-based practice and critical thinking.
Provide relationship-based, patient-centered care that adapts to population-specific characteristics and cultural diversity.
Partner with patients and significant others, as appropriate, and keep them informed while making patient goals central to the plan of care.
Practice according to current clinical practice standards.
Coordinate and document safe, high-quality patient care through interdisciplinary communication and timely documentation.
Promote a respectful, inclusive clinical environment and fiscally responsible teamwork.
Participate in performance improvement, research utilization, shared governance, and activities that support safe, quality patient care.
Complete initial and ongoing competency assessments and required mandatory and population-specific education.
Serve as a preceptor or mentor for nurses, staff, or students.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement, including participation in value analysis when evaluating patient-care products.
Follow organizational policies, procedures, clinical competencies, and applicable legal, regulatory, and accreditation standards.
Participate in data collection and use appropriate experts, resources, and evidence to address clinical practice questions.
Plan proactively for patient care across the care continuum.
Participate in developing care 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.