Registered Nurse (RN) Neuro IMCU, FT Days

3110 Kennestone Hospital, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellstar Kennestone Hospital seeks a Registered Nurse for day shift, delivering comprehensive patient care using the nursing process and evidence-based practice. You will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe, high-quality outcomes and timely documentation.

The role requires nursing education and licensure, plus strong communication and critical thinking skills. You will contribute to performance improvement efforts and support a culture of excellence within a large health

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write and speak English; strong interpersonal skills.
• Evidence-based practice and critical thinking in nursing care.
• Proficient time management and multitasking in fast-paced settings.

Responsibilities

• Perform the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes, planning, implementation, evaluation) with individualized, evidence-based care.
• Coordinate patient care through partnerships to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Engage with patients and families using bedside reports, rounds, and patient education; keep goals central to care plans.
• Promote current clinical practice standards and participate in performance improvement.

Skills

English language proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Critical thinking

Time management

Education

Associates Degree in Nursing or Diploma

Bachelors in Nursing (Preferred)

Tools

Electronic Health Records

Job description

Work Shift Day (United States of America)

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. Performs other duties as assigned

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 or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support or ARC-ALS - Amer Red Cross Advanced Life Support or ACLS-I - ACLS - Instructor or ACLS-P - ACLS-Provisional (180 Days) within 180 Days

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

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.

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.