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RN - Acute Care - Cardiac Telemetry - Full-Time Night Shift

Wellstar Health System, Roswell, Georgia, United States, 30076

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RN - Acute Care - Cardiac Telemetry - Full-Time Night Shift Apply for the RN - Acute Care - Cardiac Telemetry - Full-Time Night Shift position at Wellstar Health System.

Work Shift Night (United States of America)

Job Summary Wellstar North Fulton Hospital has an opportunity for a RN - Acute Care - Cardiac Telemetry - Full-Time Night Shift. 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 and evidence-based practice and research. RN competencies are derived from these models and supported by the Wellstar Values. All RN Clinical Nurses are licensed, knowledgeable and uphold the practice of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and implement the Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics Standards of the American Nurses Association.

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-based practice, using analytical/critical thinking, and ensuring that care is individualized; coordinating care through effective partnerships to achieve optimal patient care outcomes.

Provides relationship-based patient-centered care consistent with population-specific characteristics (e.g., age, gender, disease, etc.) and adapts service delivery to reflect an understanding of cultural diversity.

Always partners with the patient and significant others (as appropriate) using appropriate methods 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 their goals the focus of the plan of care.

Practices using current clinical practice standards.

Core Responsibilities And Essential Functions – Teamwork and Collaboration

Coordinates the delivery and documentation of safe, quality patient care that promotes the professional care delivery model, using diverse and inclusive interdisciplinary communication methods (interdisciplinary rounds, case review, etc.), completing timely documentation, and promoting a respectful, inclusive clinical environment.

Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a fiscally responsible manner, promoting 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, promoting inter/intra-disciplinary processes, and actively supporting participation in shared governance at all levels of the system.

Core Responsibilities And Essential Functions – Professional Development and Initiative

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

Serves as a preceptor and/or mentor for other professional nurses (and staff or students for all disciplines) to ensure a current and future qualified workforce, modeling professional practice of nursing and creating a healthy work environment.

Core Responsibilities And Essential Functions – 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 (e.g., TJC Patient Safety Goals, Wellstar Health System 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.

Core Responsibilities And Essential Functions – Resources and Support

Proactively plans for the care of patients across the care continuum while 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 (e.g., decrease in readmission rates, avoidable days, adverse events).

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.

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)

Registered Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT (Multi-state Compact).

Basic Life Support (BLS) or BLS Instructor (BLS-I).

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

Required Minimum Experience Minimum 5 years of RN experience required. Direct patient care experience preferred.

Required Minimum Skills

Ability to read, write, and speak English.

Optimize the use of technology to support clinical care and possesses basic computer skills.

Strong interpersonal, collaborative skills along with customer service skills.

Ability to function in a fast-paced environment and respond to emergencies decisively, calmly, and respectfully.

Possess excellent time management skills; practice nursing using evidence and analytical skills.

Strong critical thinking skills.

Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.

Seniority Level Mid-Senior level

Employment Type Full-time

Job Function Health Care Provider

Industries Hospitals and Health Care

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