RN-Cobb-2S Acute Care Neuro Telemetry- Nights

Wellstar Health System•Austell, GA

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team of licensed and unlicensed caregivers, ensuring patients, families, and significant others receive individualized, high-quality, safe care. 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, and Wellstar Values. The RN Clinical Nurse must be licensed and knowledgeable, uphold the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, and follow the American Nurses Association Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics. The nurse supports the patient’s voice, system policies and procedures, and service excellence goals while providing acute care neuro telemetry nursing on the night shift.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited or approved school of nursing with required clinical hours; less than one year of experience is specified.
Active Registered Nurse license: single-state RN or RN Compact multi-state license, required upon hire.
BLS certification required upon hire: Basic Life Support, American Red Cross BLS, or BLS Instructor certification.

Nice To Haves

Direct patient care experience is preferred.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred; an associate degree in nursing or nursing diploma is also listed as acceptable education.

Responsibilities

Perform the nursing process—including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation—using evidence-based practice and critical thinking to deliver individualized care.
Provide relationship-based, patient-centered care adapted to population-specific needs 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 delivery and documentation of safe, quality patient care through respectful and inclusive interdisciplinary communication.
Practice fiscal responsibility 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 care.
Complete initial and ongoing competency assessments and required mandatory and population-specific education.
Serve as a preceptor or mentor for nurses, staff, and 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.
Follow organizational policies, procedures, clinical competencies, and legal, regulatory, accreditation, and patient-safety standards.
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.
Perform other assigned duties and comply with Wellstar policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.