Registered RN - Neuro IMCU - PRN/Nights - North Fulton

Endocrine; Roswell (GA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellstar Health System is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for the Neuro IMCU stepdown unit in Georgia. This PRN role requires 1 year of acute care experience and active RN licensure. BLS and ACLS certifications are required or instructor credentials acceptable.

Associate’s degree in nursing is required with BSN preferred, and the hospital emphasizes compassionate, patient-centered care. The nurse will perform the nursing process with evidence-based practice, coordinate interdisciplinary care,

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in Nursing required.
• RN license (single state) or compact license required upon hire.
• BLS certification required; ACLS preferred or Instructor is acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Perform the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes, planning, implementation, evaluation) with evidence-based care.
• Provide relationship-based, patient-centered care that reflects diversity and cultural considerations.
• Coordinate care through interdisciplinary rounds and effective communication with patients and families.
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation and promote safety and quality of care.
• Support performance improvement initiatives and participate in governance at the unit/ system level.

Skills

Acute care nursing

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Bachelor's Degree 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:

Registered Nurse (RN) - Neuro IMCU stepdown unit

PRN - Various shifts

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
• Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

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.

• RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact
• BLS - Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
• ACL S - Advanced Cardiac Life Support or ACLS-I - ACLS - Instructor

Required Minimum Experience:

Minimum 1 year relevant, recent, acute care clinical nursing experience Required

Required Minimum Skills:

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