Registered Nurse (RN) Elective Orthopedic/spine - ft Days

RN Clinical Nurse

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Work Shift: Night (United States of America)

Job Summary

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.

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.

Job Functions

This Job is Essential

Remote Work Capable

This is a Leadership Job

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions

Exemplary Practice and 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 patient's 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.

Required for All Jobs

Performs other duties as assigned

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

Job Qualifications

Required Minimum Education

Associate's Degree in nursing or Graduate of accredited/approved school of nursing

Required

Bachelor's Degree Nursing

Preferred

Required Minimum Experience

Minimum 1 year direct patient care nursing experience

Required

Required Minimum Skills

Proficiency in reading, writing and speaking English language, optimizes 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.

Possesses excellent time management skills; practices nursing using evidence and analytical skills.

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)

Required

Reg Nurse (Single State)

Upon Hire

RN - Multi-state Compact

Upon Hire

Basic Life Support

Required

BLS - Instructor

Required

BLS - Provisional

Required

Physical Demands/Working Conditions

Physical Demands Category: Healthcare & Safety

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