RN Clinician / Family Medicine

Emory Healthcare•Kennesaw, GA

2d•$43 - $50

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 RN adapts to changing situations and personalizes care to meet the needs of patients and families. The role also serves as a resource for colleagues and advocates for patients and families. The RN Clinician delivers independent, safe, and effective nursing care; assesses patients; develops and adjusts care plans with patient and family input; documents care; and identifies learning needs. The position collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, delegates appropriately, may perform Charge Nurse responsibilities when assigned, precepts staff or students, and contributes to evidence-based practice and practice-improvement activities. The role requires ongoing professional development, effective communication, respect for confidentiality and cultural differences, and participation in activities that support patient care quality and organizational standards. Physical demands and environmental exposures may vary by assigned work area and tasks. The position may involve shift work and travel.

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.
For virtual care activities that may involve multi-state practice, an active compact/multistate license (eNLC) is required within 60 days of hire. Employees already in the role before 11/09/2025 have until their next renewal date to obtain compact status.
BLS certification.
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 3/30/2025 must sign an obligation agreement to complete an ADN-to-BSN program within two years of entering the RN Clinician role.

Nice To Haves

ACLS or PALS certification may be required for certain departments after hire.
Additional certifications may be required based on department and specialty.
Completion of an accredited WOC Nursing Education program within 12 months of entering the role, if assigned to a WOC department.

Responsibilities

Deliver safe, effective, independent nursing care using the nursing process.
Conduct thorough patient assessments and recognize how nursing care affects outcomes.
Develop and implement patient care plans incorporating patient and family input, and adjust plans as needed.
Document care accurately and efficiently in electronic and physical records.
Identify patient and family learning needs and recommend appropriate resources.
Delegate appropriately based on patient acuity and team member competency.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, patients, and family care partners.
Take on developing leadership responsibilities, including Charge Nurse duties when assigned.
Precept staff or students, including serving as a designated preceptor.
Identify potential policy revisions based on evidence-based research.
Participate in unit-based shared governance or practice council activities and raise workflow, equipment, or practice issues affecting patient care.
Demonstrate communication and conflict-resolution skills and individualize care with awareness of cultural differences.
Maintain confidentiality of patient and organizational information and support open communication, psychological safety, and the One Emory Culture.
Engage in professional growth and apply evidence-based practice in daily care.
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.
Meet core standards, including performance-rating, mandatory-education, and annual-competency requirements.