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Nurse (Health Care)

Wellstar Health System

Marietta, GA

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Acute Care, Analysis Skills, Clinical Competency, Clinical Data Collection, Clinical Medicine, Clinical Nursing, Diversity, Employee Retention, Healthcare, Legal, Medical Treatment, Mentoring, Nursing, Nursing Credentials, Patient Care, Performance Management, Quality of Care, Registered Nurse (RN), Regulations, Research Nursing, Safety/Work Safety, Treatment Evaluation, Treatment Plan, Value Analysis
LOCATION
Marietta, GA
POSTED
8 days ago
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 Various (United States of America)**Previous Travel experience strongly preferred. **A 13 week contract is required during surge season (Oct-March) BEFORE a candidate can be considered for PRN shifts during non-peak months. • Team Members function under a contingency staffing model as a PRN Team Member (since only held to 1 contract per year), with no guaranteed hours, and no benefits offered. • All scheduling is done at the unit level, with no self scheduling. • Team Members are required to work 3 (three) Mondays and/or Fridays, and 3 (three) Saturdays and/or Sundays in a 4-week scheduling period. The Extended Assignment RN Clinical Nurse- Acute Care 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. Performs the Nursing Process (assessment; planning; - implementation and evaluation) in the performance of clinical care using evidence base practice, uses - analytical/critical thinking and insuring 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 - understanding of cultural diversity - bedside shift report; Workforce Operations V1.0 Internal Agency RN Clinical Nurse- Acute Care - focus of the plan of care. - Coordinates the delivery and documentation of safe quality patient care that promotes the professional - care delivery model. 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 - Serves as a preceptor and/or or mentor for other professional nurses (and staff or students for - 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 - WellStar Health Systems safety absolutes - Participates in data collection, poses relevant clinical questions to advanced evidence based - Proactively plans for the care of patients across the care continuum in the course of giving direct - patient care. - initiation in collaboration with care managers and other members of the health care team to achieve - Supports efficient and effective use of human and material resources. Associate's Degree Graduate of an accredited/approved school of nursing Required Bachelor's Degree Baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing Preferred Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN - Multi-state Compact Previous Travel Experience Strongly Preferred

About the Company

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Wellstar Health System

As the largest healthcare system in the suburbs of Atlanta, WellStar serves more than a million patients a year within our hospitals, health parks, urgent care centers, and medical practices in NW Atlanta. We are a leading not-for-profit health system with state-of-the-art medical technology and a world-class employee family. Onsite concierge services, pension plans and job sharing are just the start of our innovative vision of a ‘Work Life Well Lived!’

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
FOUNDED
1997
WEBSITE
http://www.wellstarcareers.org/index.asp