Registered Nurse (RN)- Float Team - ICU Fulltime Days

Wellstar Health Systems; Hiram (GA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign on Bonus Eligible

Magnet Designated Campus

Job summary

Wellstar Health Systems is seeking a dedicated RN Clinical Nurse for full-time, day and night rotations in a Magnet-designated, high-quality care environment. You will participate in_float nursing across critical care units and work within an interdisciplinary team to ensure compassionate, evidence-based patient care across shifts.

The successful candidate will have a nursing diploma with strong clinical judgment, excellent communication skills, and the ability to adapt in a fast-paced setting

Qualifications

• Minimum education: diploma from an accredited nursing program.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• Proven communication, teamwork and clinical decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform the Nursing Process: assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Provide patient-centered care with cultural sensitivity and family involvement.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to ensure safe, high-quality care.
• Demonstrate evidence-based practice and professional development.

Skills

English proficient

Interpersonal skills

Critical thinking

Time management

Education

Diploma in Nursing

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (preferred)

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 ShiftDay (United States of America)OverviewFulltime Nights - 7p-7a ICU Float TeamSign on Bonus EligibleMagnet Designated /Baldrige Award winning campus with 4 STAR CMS customer service ratingFloat Team- Critical Care experience and willingness to float within Paulding 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..

Responsibilities

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 patient's 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

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 for All Jobs

• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Qualifications

Required Minimum EducationDiploma from an accredited nursing programRequiredBachelor's Degree NursingPreferredRequired Minimum ExperienceMinimum 2 years current direct patient care experience RequiredRequired Minimum SkillsAbility to read, write and speak English languageoptimize the use of technology to support clinical care and holds basic computer skillsstrong interpersonal, collaborative skills along with customer service skills requirede Ability to function in a fast paced environment and respond to emergencies in using a decisive, composed and respectful mannerPossess excellent time management skillspractices nursing using evidence and analytical skills along with possessing strong critical thinking skillsRequired Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)Reg Nurse (Single State) RequiredRN - Multi-state Compact RequiredBasic Life Support RequiredBLS - Instructor RequiredBLS - Provisional RequiredAdvanced Cardiac Life Support RequiredACLS - Instructor RequiredACLS - Provisional RequiredAdditional Licenses and Certifications