RN Acute Care Cardiac Telemetry Full-Time Night Shift

Wellstar Health System•Roswell, GA

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team of licensed and unlicensed caregivers who provide individualized, high-quality, safe patient care to patients and their families. The nurse 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, evidence-based practice, research, Wellstar Values, the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, and American Nurses Association Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics standards. The nurse advocates for patients and follows system policies and procedures while supporting service excellence goals. The role includes delivering relationship-based, patient-centered care; coordinating and documenting safe care; collaborating with patients, significant others, and interdisciplinary teams; contributing to performance improvement, research utilization, and shared governance; maintaining professional competencies and education; and supporting efficient use of resources. The position is full-time on the night shift. Other duties may be assigned, and the employee must comply with Wellstar policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Requirements

Minimum of 2 years of direct patient-care nursing experience.
Associate degree or diploma in nursing; a Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
Current Registered Nurse license: single-state RN or RN Compact license.
Current BLS certification, or an accepted American Red Cross BLS or BLS Instructor 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 skills.
Ability to practice nursing using evidence and analytical skills, with strong critical-thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Perform the nursing process—including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation—using evidence-based practice and critical thinking to provide individualized care and coordinate care effectively.
Provide relationship-based, patient-centered care that reflects population-specific needs and cultural diversity.
Partner with patients and significant others, as appropriate, through communication and education, keeping them informed and making patient goals central to the plan of care.
Practice according to current clinical practice standards.
Coordinate and document safe, quality patient care, using inclusive interdisciplinary communication and promoting a respectful clinical environment.
Contribute to teamwork and collaboration in a fiscally responsible manner that supports recruitment and retention of healthcare team members.
Participate in and support performance improvement, research utilization, and shared governance, including initiating or leading activities when appropriate.
Complete initial and ongoing professional competency assessments and required mandatory and population-specific education.
Serve as a preceptor or mentor to professional nurses, staff, or students, as appropriate.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement; participate in value analysis when evaluating patient-care products.
Follow organizational policies, procedures, clinical competencies, legal and regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, Joint Commission patient safety goals, and Wellstar safety absolutes.
Participate in data collection, raise relevant clinical questions, consult appropriate experts, and use 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 Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.