Registered Nurse (RN)- MedSurg- CDU (Unit PRN Nights)

3110 Kennestone Hospital, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Wellstar Kennestone Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for MedSurg CDU on a night shift (7pm-7am) PRN. The role emphasizes exemplary practice, patient-centered care, and collaboration with care teams to achieve high-quality outcomes.

Qualified candidates will have an RN license in the US, BLS, and ACLS certifications, with possible additional ACLS-Instructor or ACLS-Provisional credentials. A minimum of 2 years’ experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in Nursing or Diploma; RN license required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required; instructor certification (BLS-I) a plus.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required; instructor (ACLS-I) or provisional (ACLS-P) acceptable under policy.
• RN must have multi-state compact license or single-state license as applicable.
• Minimum 2 years current experience in the specified area of practice; computer/data entry experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs nursing process with evidence-based practice for individualized patient care.
• Delivers patient-centered care respecting age, gender, disease and cultural diversity.
• Partners with patients and families using bedside reports, interdisciplinary rounds and patient education.
• Coordinates safe, quality care via documentation and interdisciplinary communication.
• Participates in performance improvement and shared governance across the system.
• Supports protocols and procedures to achieve best practice outcomes and efficient resource use.

Education

RN License (US)

BLS

ACLS

ACLS-I

ACLS-P

RN Compact

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) About the Facility Learn more about Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, including our teams, culture, and campus environment: https://careers.wellstar.org/us/en/kennestone-facility-landing-page

Job Summary: Registered Nurse (RN)- MedSurg- CDU (Unit PRN Nights) 7pm-7am

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

Exemplary Practice and Outcomes

• 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 insuring that care is individualized; coordinating care through effective partnerships recognizing that caring is central to achieve optimal patient care outcomes
• 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
• 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.
• Practices using current clinical practice standards.

Teamwork and Collaboration

• 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
• Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a manner that is fiscally responsible and promotes 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 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

• Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency assessment, required mandatory education, population specific education.
• 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

• 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.
• 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
• 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

• Proactively plans for the care of patients across the care continuum in the course of giving 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 (i.e., decrease in re-admission rates; avoidable days; adverse events; etc.).
• Supports efficient and effective use of human and material resources.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education: Associates Nursing or Diploma (Nurse) Nursing or Bachelors Nursing-Preferred

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s): All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact
• BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support
• BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support or ARC-ALS - Amer Red Cross Advanced Life Support
• ACLS-I - ACLS - Instructor
• ACLS-P - ACLS-Provisional (180 Days) within 180 Days

Additional License(s) and Certification(s):

• Required Minimum Experience: Minimum 2 years current experience in specified area of practice
• Required and Computer/data entry experience.
• Required and Epic and 3M experience Preferred

Required Minimum Skills: Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life.

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 At a time when the healthcare industry is changing rapidly, Wellstar remains committed to exceeding patients’ and team members’ expectations, while transforming healthcare delivery.

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.