Registered Nurse; RN- Acute Care- FulltimenightsCardiac​/Telemetry​/Renal​/MedSurg

Job Summary

Night shift (United States of America) – Fulltime 7p-7a. Sign on Bonus eligible. Highest level Magnet Designation (with Distinction) Paulding campus – 28 bed cardiac/tel/renal/med surg combined with focus on higher acuity cardiac med surg.

The RN Clinical Nurse 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. The role is administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders and 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. All RN Clinical Nurses are licensed, knowledgeable and uphold the practice of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and implement 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; diagnosis; identification of outcomes; planning; implementation and evaluation) in the performance of clinical care using evidence‑based practice, analytical/critical thinking and ensuring care is individualized; coordinates care through effective partnerships recognizing that caring is central to optimal patient outcomes.
• Provides relationship‑based patient‑centered care that is consistent with population specific characteristics (e.g., age, gender, disease) in a manner that adapts service delivery to reflect cultural diversity.
• Always partners with the patient and significant others (as appropriate) using appropriate methods for setting and purpose (e.g., bedside shift report, interdisciplinary rounds, just‑in‑time and planned patient teaching; keeps the patient and significant others updated and makes patient’s goals the focus of the plan of care).
• Practices using current clinical practice standards.

• Coordinates the delivery and documentation of safe quality patient care that promotes the professional care delivery model, including diverse and inclusive interdisciplinary communication methods (interdisciplinary rounds, case review, etc), completion of timely documentation and a respectful, inclusive clinical environment.
• Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a manner that is fiscally responsible and promotes the recruitment and retention of all healthcare team members.
• Participates and supports performance improvement inclusive of all stakeholders, research utilization to promote safe, quality patient care, including initiating and/or leading such activities, promoting a multidisciplinary process and actively supporting/shared governance at all levels in the system.

• Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency assessment, required mandatory education, population specific education.
• 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 and creating a healthy work environment.

• Promotes evidence‑based practice, nursing research and performance improvement in nursing, participates in value analysis as part of decision‑making 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 goals 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, consults appropriate experts and…