RN Support Team Med Surg FT Nights

Wellstar Health System•Dallas, 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 role practices in a clinical environment administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders and supported by the Wellstar Shared Governance Model, Professional Practice Model, evidence-based practice, research, and Wellstar Values. The RN is expected to uphold the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association’s Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics, system policies, and service excellence goals while advocating for the patient. The nurse provides relationship-based, patient-centered care tailored to population-specific needs and cultural diversity. They coordinate and document safe care, collaborate with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team, contribute to performance improvement and shared governance, and support professional development through mentoring or precepting. They also promote evidence-based practice and research, help develop care protocols when called upon or through self-initiation, plan care across the continuum, and use human and material resources efficiently. The position is for the Med Surg RN Support Team and is scheduled for night shift.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing or a 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 options include BLS, American Red Cross BLS, or BLS Instructor).
NRP certification or an accepted equivalent required; NRP-Provisional may be obtained within 180 days.
Minimum 5 years of RN direct patient care experience required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

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, keeping them informed and making patient goals the focus of the care plan.
Practice according to current clinical practice standards.
Coordinate and document safe, quality patient care through effective interdisciplinary communication and timely documentation.
Promote a respectful and inclusive clinical environment and demonstrate fiscally responsible teamwork and collaboration.
Participate in and support performance improvement, research utilization, and shared governance; initiate or lead activities when appropriate.
Complete initial and ongoing competency assessments, required mandatory education, and population-specific education.
Serve as a preceptor or mentor for professional nurses, staff, or students.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement, including participation in value analysis when evaluating patient care products.
Uphold healthcare system policies, procedures, clinical competencies, and applicable legal, regulatory, accreditation, and patient safety standards.
Participate in data collection, identify relevant 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 in collaboration with care managers and other healthcare team members when called upon or through self-initiation.
Support efficient and effective use of human and material resources.
Perform other duties as assigned and comply with Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.