RN Neuro Acute/Spine

Wellstar Health System•Marietta, GA

About The Position

The RN Neuro Acute/Spine provides relationship-based, patient-centered nursing care using the nursing process and evidence-based practice. The role involves individualized care, critical thinking, coordination with patients and their significant others, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team to achieve quality patient outcomes. The RN supports a respectful and inclusive clinical environment, participates in performance improvement and shared governance, and contributes to professional development through precepting or mentoring. The position also supports evidence-based practice, research, resource stewardship, and care planning across the care continuum. The nurse must comply with Wellstar policies, professional standards, and applicable legal, regulatory, and accreditation requirements.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing or nursing diploma required; Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.
Current Registered Nurse license: single-state RN or RN multi-state compact license.
BLS certification required upon hire; accepted credentials include BLS, American Red Cross BLS, or BLS Instructor.
ACLS certification required, with provisional ACLS permitted within 180 days; accepted credentials include ACLS, American Red Cross ALS, ACLS Instructor, or ACLS-Provisional.
At least 2 years of current experience in the specified area of practice.
Computer and data-entry experience.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Experience with Epic and 3M.

Responsibilities

Perform the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation, using evidence-based practice and critical thinking.
Provide individualized, relationship-based, patient-centered care that reflects population-specific needs and cultural diversity.
Partner with patients and significant others, keep them informed, and make patient goals central to the plan of care.
Coordinate and document safe, quality patient care through interdisciplinary communication and timely documentation.
Promote teamwork, fiscal responsibility, recruitment and retention, and a respectful, inclusive clinical environment.
Participate in performance improvement, research utilization, shared governance, and interdisciplinary processes; initiate or lead activities when appropriate.
Complete initial and ongoing competency assessments and required mandatory and population-specific education.
Serve as a preceptor or mentor for nurses, staff, or students as appropriate.
Promote evidence-based practice and nursing research; participate in value analysis and evaluation of patient care products.
Follow organizational policies, clinical competencies, professional standards, and legal, regulatory, and accreditation requirements.
Collect data, pose 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 team members to support best-practice outcomes.
Use human and material resources efficiently and effectively.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Comply with Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.