Registered Nurse (RN) - Float Pool - PRN - Nights

4610 West Georgia Medical Center, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellstar in the United States is seeking an RN Clinical Nurse to join an interdisciplinary care team. You will provide individualized, high-quality patient care within a clinical environment guided by the WellStar Practice Model and the organization’s core competencies.

Active RN licensure with required certifications on hire (ACLS/BLS), plus a commitment to evidence-based practice, patient safety, and professional development.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in nursing or graduate of accredited/approved school of nursing.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.
• Active RN licensure and required certifications upon hire (ACLS/BLS, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Perform the Nursing Process with evidence-based practice to ensure individualized patient care.
• Provide patient-centered care respecting cultural diversity and patient goals.
• Collaborate with the care team and document care accurately.
• Support performance improvement and participate in shared governance.

Skills

English proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Critical thinking

Customer service

Education

Associate's Degree in nursing

BSN

Job description

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Work Shift Night (United States of America)

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, 5-Star Nursing and evidence based practice and research. RN competencies are derived from these models and supported by the WellStar Core Competencies. 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

Required Minimum Education: Associate's Degree in nursing or graduate of accredited/approved school of nursing
Required Bachelor's Degree BSN Preferred

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.
ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support Upon Hire Required or ARC-ALS - Amer Red Cross Advanced Life Support Upon Hire Required or ACLS-I - ACLS - Instructor Upon Hire Required or ACLS-P - ACLS-Provisional (180 Days) within 180 Days Required and BLS - Basic Life Support Upon Hire Required or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support Upon Hire Required or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor Upon Hire Required and RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) Upon Hire Required or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact Upon Hire Required

Additional Licenses and Certifications

National certification in area of specialty Upon Hire Preferred

Required Minimum Experience

Minimum 1 year of current direct patient care experience Required Minimum 1 year relevant, recent, acute care clinical nursing experience Required

Required Minimum Skills

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

Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more. Nationally ranked and locally recognized for our high-quality care and inclusive culture, Wellstar is one of Georgia’s largest and most integrated healthcare systems. Every day, 24,000+ of us work together to provide personalized care for patients at every age and stage of life – and our team members are the foundation of that care.

Mission, Vision & Values

OUR MISSION: To enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve.
OUR VISION: Deliver world-class healthcare to every person, every time.
OUR VALUES: We serve with compassion We pursue excellence We honor every voice

Culture of Excellence

Wellstar consistently receives attention and accolades from national organizations that set the standards for world-class care. Our system-wide practice of safety principles, assessing and addressing errors and seeking feedback from our patients and customers continually earns recognition for advances in safety and quality. Featured on the FORTUNE “100 Best Companies to Work For” list and Seramount 100 Best Companies list, we not only provide top-notch care for our patients, but also foster the culture of Wellstar as a Great Place to Work.