Registered Nurse (RN) - Avalon Health Park Cardiovascular

Wellstar Health System

About The Position

The Registered Nurse Specialty works under the direction of the Office Manager and/or Physician and implements the nursing process using expanded knowledge and experience. The nurse coordinates and provides safe patient care, recognizing age-appropriate and culturally aware needs and addressing patients’ and families’ biological, emotional, developmental, psychosocial, and educational needs. The role includes delivering care in complex situations, coordinating care activities, supporting staff development, and pursuing professional self-development. The nurse is expected to perform job functions independently. The nurse provides individualized, relationship-based care using evidence-based practice and current clinical standards; partners with patients and significant others; coordinates and documents care with the interdisciplinary team; supports quality improvement and research; and promotes professional development, safe resource use, and compliance with organizational policies and professional standards.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited or approved school of nursing.
Current registered professional nurse licensure in the State of Georgia.
Registered Nurse single-state license or RN multistate compact license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Strong customer service, interpersonal, and communication skills.
Ability to coordinate patient care activities across departments.
Delegation, multitasking, assessment, and detail-orientation skills.
Ability to function in stressful and emergency situations and in a fast-paced environment.
Computer and personal time-management skills.
Compliance with the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Professional Nurses and practice within the Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act.

Nice To Haves

Baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing.
National certification in the area of specialty.
At least one year of direct patient care experience in an acute care setting.
ACLS certification, which may be required for some settings within 180 days.

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 care that reflects patients’ age, gender, disease, cultural background, and other population-specific needs.
Partner with patients and significant others, keeping them informed and centering the plan of care on patient goals.
Coordinate and document safe, quality patient care through effective interdisciplinary communication and collaboration.
Participate in performance improvement, research utilization, and activities that promote safe, quality patient care.
Complete professional competency assessments and required education, including population-specific education.
Serve as a preceptor or mentor to nurses, staff, and students, supporting workforce development and a healthy work environment.
Promote evidence-based practice and nursing research; participate in value analysis and evaluation of patient care products.
Follow healthcare system policies, procedures, clinical competencies, legal and regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and safety goals.
Participate in data collection, raise 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.