Registered Nurse(RN)- Intermediate ICU Fulltime Night shift
About The Position
Wellstar is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse for its 16-bed Intermediate ICU, working the night shift from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The campus is a Level IV Trauma center and is Magnet designated and Baldrige Award winning. The RN Clinical Nurse Critical Care is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team that provides individualized, high-quality, safe patient care to patients and their families. The role is practiced in a clinical environment supported by nurse leaders, the Wellstar Shared Governance Model, the Wellstar Professional Practice Model, evidence-based practice, and research. The nurse is expected to be licensed, knowledgeable, and to practice in accordance with the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, American Nurses Association Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics, organizational policies, and applicable legal, regulatory, and accreditation standards. The nurse upholds the patient's voice and supports service excellence goals while delivering compassionate, culturally responsive care.
Requirements
- Diploma from an accredited nursing program or graduation from an accredited/approved school of nursing.
- Current Registered Nurse license (single-state or multistate compact).
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or BLS Instructor certification.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), ACLS Instructor, or ACLS Provisional certification.
- 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, evidence-based nursing, analytical, and critical-thinking skills.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing.
- Direct patient care experience.
- Intermediate ICU or ICU experience.
Responsibilities
- Perform the nursing process, using evidence-based practice and analytical and critical thinking to provide individualized care and coordinate with care partners.
- Provide relationship-based, patient-centered care adapted to patients’ population-specific characteristics and cultural diversity.
- Partner with patients and significant others, keep them informed, and make patient goals the focus of care planning.
- Practice according to current clinical standards.
- Coordinate delivery and documentation of safe, quality patient care through interdisciplinary communication and a respectful, inclusive clinical environment.
- Contribute to teamwork and collaboration, including fiscally responsible practice and support for recruitment and retention of healthcare team members.
- Participate in and support performance improvement, research utilization, shared governance, and activities that promote safe, quality 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, modeling professional nursing practice and supporting a healthy work environment.
- Promote evidence-based practice and nursing research; participate in performance improvement and value analysis of patient care products.
- Follow healthcare system policies, procedures, clinical competencies, and applicable legal, regulatory, accreditation, and patient safety requirements.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
