RN (Registered Nurse) Operating Room- General Surgery- PT Days

Wellstar Health Systems; Austell (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Wellstar Health Systems in Cobb Hospital's Operating Room is seeking a Perioperative RN for a day shift. This part-time role offers call responsibilities, Mon-Fri 6:45am-3:15pm, with sign-on bonus and relocation assistance.

The RN will provide patient-centered care, follow evidence-based practice, mentor staff, participate in governance, and ensure safety and quality in perioperative services.

Qualifications

• Must hold RN licensure and comply with Georgia nursing practice acts.
• Minimum 5 years direct patient care nursing experience.
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Perform the Nursing Process to assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Provide relationship-based, patient-centered care reflecting population-specific needs.
• Collaborate with patients, families and interdisciplinary teams; communicate goals clearly.
• Coordinate care and documentation; participate in performance improvement and governance activities.
• Mentor and support other staff; contribute to protocol development and evidence-based practice.

Skills

Patient-centered care

Teamwork and collaboration

Evidence-based practice

Precepting/mentoring

Education

Associate degree 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)This RN Role is PT Days Cobb Hospital Operating Room General Surgery.

Experience requiredSign on Bonus and Relocation assistance for eligible candidates. Must have BLS, ACLS, and PALSThis job is Mon-Fri from 6:45am-3:15pm with call

Job Summary: The RN Clinical Periop 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:

• * 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
• * 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 environmentEvidence 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 assignedComplies 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 CompactBLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor

Required Minimum Experience:

• Minimum 5 years direct patient care nursing experience

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