Registered Nurse; RN - Critical Care -Nights

Work Shift

Night (United States of America)

The RN Clinical Nurse Critical Care is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team of licensed and unlicensed care givers who ensure that patients, families and significant others receive individualized high quality, safe patient care. They practice in a clinical environment that is administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders and is supported through the Wellstar Shared Governance Model. The framework for practice is steered by the Wellstar Professional Practice Model and evidence-based practice and research.

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

• Exemplary Practice and Outcomes:
  • A. Performs the Nursing Process (assessment; diagnosis; identification of outcomes; planning; implementation and evaluation) using evidence-based practice, analytical/critical thinking and ensures individualized care.
  • B. Provides relationship-based patient centered care consistent with population specific characteristics (e.g., age, gender, disease) adapting service delivery to cultural diversity.
  • C. Partners with patient and significant others using appropriate method (bedside shift report; interdisciplinary rounds; patient teaching) keeping patient goals focus of plan of care.
  • D. Practices using current clinical practice standards.
• Teamwork and
  
  Collaboration:
  
  
  • A. Coordinates delivery and documentation of safe quality patient care promoting professional care delivery model including interdisciplinary methods and timely documentation.
  • B. Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration in fiscally responsible manner promoting recruitment and retention of all healthcare team members.
  • C. Participates and supports performance improvement inclusive of all stakeholders, research and utilization to promote safe, quality patient care, initiates and leads activities and actively supports shared governance.
• Professional Development and Initiative:
  • A. Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency assessment, required mandatory education, population specific education.
  • B. 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 professional practice of nursing and creating a healthy work environment.
• Evidence Based Practice and Research:
  • A. Promotes evidence-based practice, nursing research and performance improvement in nursing.
  • B. Upholds all health care system/organizational policies and procedures and clinical competencies including legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements and standards ensuring goals such as TJC Patient Safety Goals and Well Star Health Systems safety absolutes.
  • C. Participates in data collection, poses relevant clinical questions to advanced evidence based practice, consults appropriate experts and uses appropriate resources and evidence to address practice questions.
• Resources and Support:
  • A. Proactively plans for the care of patients across the care continuum in the course of giving direct patient care.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Supports efficient and effective use of human and material resources; performs other duties as assigned; complies with all Well Star Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

• Diploma ‑ Nursing Graduate of an accredited/approved school of nursing
• Bachelor's Degree Baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN) from an…