RN Oncology Registered Nurse Nights

Work Shift:

Night (United States of America)

About the Facility:
Learn more about Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, including our teams, culture, and campus environment.

Hours:

PT Nights (36 hrs per pay period: One 12‑hr shift one week, Two 12‑hr shifts the next week)

The RN Clinical Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team of licensed and unlicensed caregivers who ensure that patients, families, and significant others receive individualized high‑quality, safe patient care. The role is administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders and is supported through the Wellstar Shared Governance Model. RN competencies are derived from these models and supported by the Wellstar Values.

It is expected that all RN Clinical Nurses are licensed, knowledgeable, and uphold the practice of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and the Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics Standards put forth by the American Nurses Association. As a member of the patient services team, the individual upholds the voice of the patient, system policies and procedures while supporting service excellence goals.

• Performs the Nursing Process (assessment; planning; implementation and evaluation) in the performance of clinical care using evidence‑based practice; uses analytical/critical thinking and ensures that care is individualized; coordinates care through effective partnerships recognizing that caring is central to achieve optimal patient care outcomes.
• Provides relationship‑based, patient‑centered care that is consistent with population‑specific characteristics (e.g., age, gender, disease, etc.) in a manner that adapts service delivery to reflect an understanding of cultural diversity.
• Bedside shift report; keeps the patient and significant others updated and makes the patient’s goals the focus of the plan of care.
• Coordinates the delivery and documentation of safe, quality patient care that promotes the professional care delivery model; demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a fiscally responsible manner and promotes the recruitment and retention of all healthcare team members.
• Participates and supports performance improvement inclusive of all stakeholders, research and research utilization to promote safe, quality patient care, including initiating and/or leading such activities, as well as promoting an inter/intra‑disciplinary process and actively supporting/participating in shared governance at all levels in the system.
• Serves as a preceptor and/or mentor for other professional nurses (and staff or students for all disciplines) to ensure a current and future qualified workforce, modeling the professional practice of nursing and creating a healthy work environment.
• Promotes evidence‑based practice, nursing research and performance improvement; participates in activities such as value analysis as part of the decision‑making process in evaluating patient care products.
• Upholds all health‑care system/organizational policies and procedures and clinical competencies put forth by this job description and professional association, including legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements and standards, ensuring examples such as TJC Patient Safety Goals and Wellstar Health Systems’ safety absolutes.
• Participates in data collection, poses relevant clinical questions to advanced evidence‑based practice, and proactively plans for the care of patients across the care continuum in the course of giving direct patient care.
• Participates in the development of protocols and procedures when called upon or through self‑initiation in collaboration with care managers and other members of the health‑care team to achieve best practice outcomes (i.e., supports efficient and effective use of human and material resources). Complies with all Well Star Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing or Graduate of accredited/approved school of nursing – Required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing – Preferred.
• Less than 1 year completion of accredited/approved school of nursing with requisitioned clinical hours – Required.
• Direct patient care experience – Preferred.
• Reg Nurse (Single State) – Required.
• RN – Multi‑state Compact – Required.