RN - Acute Care - Ortho Surgical - Part-Time Night Shift

RN
- Acute Care
- Ortho Surgical
- Part-Time Night Shift

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. They practice in a clinical environment 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 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, it is expected that 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, uses analytical/critical thinking and ensures care is individualized; coordinating care through effective partnerships recognizing that caring is central to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Provides relationship‑based, patient‑centered care that is consistent with population‑specific characteristics (e.g., age, gender, disease) and adapts service delivery to reflect an understanding of 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 the 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) and timely documentation.
• Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a fiscally responsible manner that supports 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; initiates and/or leads such activities and promotes inter/intra‑disciplinary processes.

• Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency assessment, required mandatory education, and 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 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 within decision‑making processes for evaluating patient care products.
• Upholds all health‑care system/organizational policies and procedures and clinical competencies put forth by this job description and professional associations, including legal, regulatory, and accreditation requirements and standards.
• 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.

• Proactively plans for the care of patients across the care continuum while providing direct patient care.
• Participates in the development of protocols and procedures when called upon or through self‑initiation in collaboration with…