PATT-Preadmission Teaching and Testing Nurse

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

• Monday-Friday
• 0900 AM - 1730 PM
• No Holidays, No Weekends, No Call

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. They practice in a clinical environment administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders, supported through the Wellstar Shared Governance Model and the Wellstar Professional Practice Model.

• 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 individualized care; coordinates care through effective partnerships recognizing that caring is central to achieving optimal patient care outcomes.
• Provides relationship‑based, patient‑centered care consistent with population specific characteristics (e.g., age, gender, disease) and adapts service delivery to reflect an understanding of cultural diversity.
• Partners with the patient and significant others using appropriate methods for setting and purpose (e.g., bedside shift report; interdisciplinary rounds; just‑in‑time and planned patient teaching), keeping 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 interdisciplinary communication methods (interdisciplinary rounds, case review, etc), timely documentation and promotion of a respectful, inclusive clinical environment.
• Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a fiscally responsible manner and promoting 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; initiates or leads such activities and supports shared governance at all levels.
• 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 in nursing; participates in activities such as value analysis as part of the decision‑making process evaluating patient care products.
• Upholds all health care system/organizational policies and procedures and clinical competencies, including legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements and standards (e.g., 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 uses appropriate resources and evidence to address practice questions.
• Proactively plans for the care of patients across the continuum during 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 (e.g., decrease in readmission rates; avoidable days; adverse events).
• Supports efficient and effective use of human and material resources.

Graduate of an accredited/approved school of nursing is required. Bachelor’s Degree (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing is preferred.

• Registered Nurse (Single State) – Required
• RN – Multi‑state Compact – Required
• Basic Life Support – Required
• BLS – Instructor – Required
• BLS – Provisional – Required

• Ability to read, write and speak English.
• Optimizes the use of technology to support clinical care and holds basic computer skills.
• Strong interpersonal, collaborative and customer‑service skills.
• Ability to function in a fast‑paced environment and respond to emergencies with a decisive, composed and respectful manner.
• Possesses excellent time‑management skills.
• Practices nursing using evidence and analytical skills, with strong critical thinking.