ED RN 3p-3a Full Time

Wellstar Health System•Dallas, GA

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse Emergency Department is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team that provides 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, supported by the Wellstar Shared Governance Model, the Wellstar Professional Practice Model, and evidence-based practice and research. The role requires a licensed, knowledgeable nurse who upholds the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association’s Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics, system policies, and service excellence goals. The nurse uses the nursing process and current clinical standards to deliver relationship-based, patient-centered care tailored to individual and population-specific needs. The role includes coordinating care, communicating and collaborating with patients, significant others, and interdisciplinary team members, supporting performance improvement and research, developing professionally, mentoring or precepting others, and using clinical and organizational resources effectively. Other duties may be assigned, and the employee must comply with Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited or approved school of nursing with required clinical hours.
Required license: Registered Nurse (single state) or RN multi-state compact license.
Required certification: BLS, American Red Cross BLS, or BLS Instructor.
Required certification: PALS, American Red Cross PALS, PALS Instructor, or provisional PALS within 180 days.
Required certification: TNCC, Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses certification, or provisional TNCC within 18 months.
Required certification: ACLS, American Red Cross ALS, ACLS Instructor, or provisional ACLS within 180 days.
Ability to read, write, and speak English.
Ability to use technology to support clinical care and basic computer skills.
Strong interpersonal, collaboration, and customer service skills.
Ability to function in a fast-paced environment and respond to emergencies in a decisive, composed, and respectful manner.
Excellent time-management skills.
Use evidence and analytical skills in nursing practice and demonstrate strong critical-thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree or nursing diploma; a Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
Experience with direct patient care.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process—assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation—to provide individualized clinical care informed by evidence and critical thinking.
Provide relationship-based, patient-centered care that reflects population-specific characteristics and cultural diversity.
Partner with patients and significant others, keep them informed, provide patient teaching, and focus the plan of care on patient goals.
Practice according to current clinical practice standards.
Coordinate and document safe, quality patient care through interdisciplinary communication and timely documentation, while promoting a respectful and inclusive clinical environment.
Demonstrate teamwork and collaboration in a fiscally responsible manner and support recruitment and retention of healthcare team members.
Participate in and support performance improvement, research utilization, shared governance, and initiatives that promote safe, quality patient care.
Complete initial and ongoing professional competency assessments and required mandatory and population-specific education.
Serve as a preceptor or mentor for professional nurses and other staff or students, modeling professional nursing practice and supporting a healthy work environment.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement; participate in value analysis when evaluating patient-care products.
Uphold organizational policies, procedures, clinical competencies, legal and regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and patient safety goals.
Participate in data collection, raise relevant clinical questions, consult experts, and use evidence and appropriate 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 policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.