Registered Nurse (RN) - Acute Care MedSurg (Kennestone Hospital)

Wellstar Health System; Marietta (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellstar Health System is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for the Acute Care MedSurg unit at Kennestone Hospital. The RN will provide high-quality, individualized patient care in a collaborative environment. This role offers various shifts and opportunities for professional growth, including sign-on bonuses and relocation assistance.

Benefits

Sign on Bonus

Relocation Assistance

Flexible Shifts

Qualifications

• Licensed RN with a focus on patient-centered care.
• Knowledge of Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act.
• Experience in acute care settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform nursing processes including assessment and care planning.
• Coordinate care with interdisciplinary teams.
• Ensure compliance with clinical standards and policies.

Skills

Patient Care

Critical Thinking

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Associates Nursing or Bachelors Nursing

Job description

Registered Nurse (RN) - Acute Care MedSurg (Kennestone Hospital)

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Facility: Kennestone Hospital

• Full-Time, Part-Time, PRN positions available within ALL units/specialties.
• Day, Evening, Night, Various, and Weekend Option shifts available as well!
• Sign on Bonus, Relocation, and Acuity Differential eligible positions also offered.
  
  
• Pediatric Unit
• Cardiovascular Surgery
• Clinical Decision Unit
• Total Joint
• Oncology
• MedSurg Float
• Bariatric/Surgery
• Acute Pulmonary
• Renal/Vascular Surgical
  
  

Facility: Kennestone Hospital

Attention all Registered Nurse (RN) candidates! Are you looking to join an organization that promotes growth and values your passion for providing care and services to patients, families, and our community? If so, please apply to Wellstar Health System today and allow us to find the department, shift, and facility that best suits your needs!

• Full-Time, Part-Time, PRN positions available within ALL units/specialties.
• Day, Evening, Night, Various, and Weekend Option shifts available as well!
• Sign on Bonus, Relocation, and Acuity Differential eligible positions also offered.
  
  

Acute Care/MedSurg Unit Availability

• Surgery/Trauma
• Pediatric Unit
• Cardiovascular Surgery
• Clinical Decision Unit
• Collaborative Care
• Total Joint
• Cardiac Telemetry/ Congestive Heart Failure
• Ortho/Neuro/Spine
• Oncology
• Discharge Lounge
• MedSurg Float
• Bariatric/Surgery
• Inpatient Rehab
• Cardiac Intervention & EP
• Acute Pulmonary
• General Cardiac
• Renal/Vascular Surgical
  
  

At Wellstar, we appreciate all that you do – for patients, the community and for other team members. Much like our care is tailored to individual needs, so are our careers. By creating a culture that encourages fulfillment for each of our team members, Wellstar supports individuals in pursuing their specific career goals and well-being! We want to help you make the most of all life’s moments – both on and off the job.

Job Summary

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 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 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.

Core Responsibilities And Essential Functions

Exemplary Practice and Outcomes A.Performs the Nursing Process (assessment; diagnosis; identification of outcomes; planning; implementation and evaluation) in the performance of clinical care using evidence base practice, uses analytical/critical thinking and ensuring that care is individualized; coordinating care through effective partnerships recognizing that caring is central to achieve optimal patient care outcomes B.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 C.Always partners with the patient and significant others (as appropriate) using such appropriate method for setting and purpose (e.g., bedside shift report; interdisciplinary rounds; just in time and planned patient teaching; keeping the patient and significant others updated and making the patients goals the focus of the plan of care. D.Practices using current clinical practice standards. Teamwork and Collaboration A.Coordinates the delivery and documentation of safe quality patient care that promotes the professional care delivery model. This includes, but is not limited to diverse and inclusive interdisciplinary communication methods (interdisciplinary rounds, case review, etc); completion of timely documentation and promotion of a respectful, inclusive clinical environment B.Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a manner that is fiscally responsible and promotes the recruitment and retention of all healthcare team members. C.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 supports/participates in shared governance at all levels in the system. 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 or mentor for other professional nurses (and staff or students for all disciplines) to ensure that there is a current and future qualified workforce, modeling the 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. Participates in activities such as value analysis as part of the decision-making process in evaluating patient care products. B.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 by way of example, such goals as TJC Patient Safety Goals and Wellstar 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 (i.e., decrease in re-admission rates; avoidable days; adverse events; etc). C.Supports efficient and effective use of human and material resources.

Required Minimum Education

• Associates Nursing or Bachelors Nursing-Preferred
  
  

Required Minimum License(s) And Certification(s)

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN - Multi-state Compact
• Basic Life Support or BLS - Instructor
  
  

Additional License(s) And Certification(s)

Required Minimum Experience:

Less than 1 year Completion of accredited/ approved school of nursing with requisition clinical hours Required

Direct Patient Care Experience Preferred

Required Minimum Skills:

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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