RN Periop III - KH

Wellstar Health System•Marietta, GA

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team of licensed and unlicensed caregivers who provide 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, Professional Practice Model, 5-Star Nursing, evidence-based practice, research, and WellStar Core Competencies. The role requires maintaining a current nursing license and practicing in accordance with the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association Scope of Practice, and Code of Ethics. The nurse advocates for patients while supporting system policies, procedures, and service excellence goals. The RN delivers relationship-based, patient-centered care using the nursing process, evidence-based practice, and critical thinking. They coordinate care and documentation with interdisciplinary teams, partner with patients and significant others, support performance improvement and shared governance, and contribute to professional development by serving as a preceptor or mentor. The nurse also supports research, protocol development, regulatory compliance, and effective use of resources. Additional duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Minimum five years of patient-care experience as an RN.
Associate degree or diploma in nursing required; bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
Required RN license: single-state RN or multi-state compact RN.
BLS certification required.
ACLS certification required, or an accepted listed alternative; provisional ACLS certification is due within 180 days where applicable.
PALS certification required, or an accepted listed alternative; provisional PALS certification is due within 180 days where applicable.
Ability to read, write, and speak English.
Basic computer skills and ability to use technology to support clinical care.
Strong interpersonal, collaboration, and customer-service skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and respond to emergencies decisively, calmly, and respectfully.
Excellent time-management skills.
Evidence-based nursing practice, analytical ability, and strong critical-thinking skills.

Responsibilities

Perform the nursing process—assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation—to provide individualized clinical care using evidence-based practice and critical thinking.
Coordinate care through effective partnerships and provide relationship-based, patient-centered care adapted to patients’ population-specific and cultural needs.
Partner with patients and significant others through appropriate communication, patient teaching, updates, and care planning focused on patient goals.
Use current clinical practice standards.
Coordinate delivery and documentation of safe, quality patient care, using inclusive interdisciplinary communication and timely documentation.
Promote a respectful, inclusive clinical environment and practice in a fiscally responsible manner that supports recruitment and retention of healthcare team members.
Participate in and support performance improvement, research, research utilization, interdisciplinary processes, and shared governance; initiate or lead activities as appropriate.
Complete initial and ongoing competency assessments and required mandatory and population-specific education.
Serve as a preceptor or mentor for nurses and other staff or students, modeling professional nursing practice and supporting a qualified workforce and healthy work environment.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement; participate in value analysis when evaluating patient-care products.
Comply with health system policies, clinical competencies, and applicable legal, regulatory, accreditation, and patient-safety requirements.
Collect data, raise relevant clinical questions, consult appropriate 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 in collaboration 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.