RN, NICU/Nursery, Nights

Houston Healthcare•Warner Robins, GA

About The Position

The RN Clinician is an experienced healthcare professional who provides nursing care for a specific patient population. Using clinical knowledge, research, and experience, the clinician adapts to changing situations and individualizes care in alignment with the AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care. The role also serves as a resource for colleagues and advocates for patients and families. This position is for NICU/Nursery on nights, with a scheduled 36-hour workweek and 0.9 FTE. The RN Clinician delivers independent nursing care, collaborates with an interdisciplinary team, may perform Charge Nurse responsibilities when assigned, and contributes to quality improvement and professional development. The role may involve exposure to clinical and environmental hazards, physical patient-care demands, shift work, and travel as required by the work area and tasks.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited prelicensure BSN program and either 12 months of recent nursing experience within the past five years or recent completion of a re-entry nursing program; alternatively, graduate of an accredited prelicensure ADN program with at least two years of recent nursing experience within the past five years.
Valid, unencumbered Registered Nursing License approved by the Georgia Board of Nursing.
BLS certification.
If performing virtual care activities that may involve multistate practice, obtain an active compact/multistate license (eNLC) within 60 days of hire. Employees already in the role before November 9, 2025, have until their next renewal date to achieve compact status.
Meet the stated physical demands, including lifting up to 75 pounds, carrying objects up to 35 pounds, and standing, walking, sitting, and performing close eye work as described.
Comply with applicable work-area environmental and safety requirements, including use of personal protective equipment, potentially respirators.

Nice To Haves

ACLS certification may be required for certain departments after hire.
Additional certifications may be required based on department and specialty.
Current Emory Healthcare LPNs who have completed an accredited RN program and obtained RN licensure may transition into the role while completing the RN Resident Program.
Emory LPNs enrolled in an Emory ADN program as of March 30, 2025, must sign an obligation agreement to complete an ADN-to-BSN program within two years of entering the RN Clinician role.
Effective March 29, 2026, newly hired or transferring RN Clinicians with an ADN/ASN and fewer than two years of nursing experience must sign an educational obligation agreement to enroll in an ADN-to-BSN program and complete the BSN within two years of entering the role. The stated grandfathering exception applies to RN Clinicians with an ADN/ASN employed before March 29, 2026, at Emory Warner Robins, Perry, and affiliated Physician group locations.

Responsibilities

Deliver safe, effective, and independent nursing care using the nursing process.
Perform thorough patient assessments and recognize how nursing care affects outcomes.
Develop and implement patient care plans with patient and family input, adjusting plans as needed.
Document care accurately and efficiently in electronic and physical records.
Identify patient and family learning needs and recommend appropriate resources.
Recognize cultural differences and individualize care accordingly.
Delegate appropriately using the Synergy Model of Care.
Collaborate effectively with the interdisciplinary team, patient, and family care partners.
Take on developing leadership responsibilities, including Charge Nurse duties when assigned.
Help orient staff and students when a designated preceptor is unavailable.
Use strong communication and conflict resolution skills.
Identify when policies may need revision based on evidence-based research.
Pursue professional growth and apply the Synergy Model for Care in practice.
Collect, report, and analyze data to improve patient care and meet organizational standards.
Participate in surveys, interviews, and other methods to identify and resolve areas for improvement.
Maintain required points and contact hours under the clinical lattice PLAN system.
Perform additional duties as assigned.