Summary

Wellstar Health System is one of Georgia's largest and most comprehensive integrated healthcare systems, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Marietta, Georgia. As a non-profit health system, Wellstar operates with a mission to enhance the health and well-being of every person it serves through its PeopleCare approach. The system employs approximately 29,469 to 33,000 team members across multiple hospitals, health parks, medical offices, outpatient centers, pediatric centers, nursing facilities, and hospice and home care services. Wellstar is nationally recognized for operating Georgia's largest integrated trauma network and features the second-largest Emergency Department in the United States. The organization provides more than $1 billion annually in charity care and community programs, demonstrating its commitment to community health. Wellstar has earned numerous accolades including recognition on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, Best Workplaces in Health Care, and PEOPLE Companies that Care lists. The system embraces innovation through its venture firm Catalyst by Wellstar, which nurtures early-stage healthcare companies, and maintains academic partnerships with institutions like the Medical College of Georgia for caregiver training. With specialties spanning cardiovascular care, oncology, women's health, pediatrics, musculoskeletal services, and numerous other medical disciplines, Wellstar delivers comprehensive healthcare across all stages of life.

Job description

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, analytical/critical thinking, and individualized care
Coordinates care through effective partnerships recognizing that caring is central to optimal patient care outcomes
Provides relationship-based patient-centered care consistent with population-specific characteristics (age, gender, disease, etc.) and cultural diversity
Partners with the patient and significant others using appropriate methods (bedside shift report, interdisciplinary rounds, patient teaching)
Practices using current clinical practice standards

Teamwork and Collaboration

Coordinates delivery and documentation of safe quality patient care promoting the professional care delivery model
Uses diverse and inclusive interdisciplinary communication methods (interdisciplinary rounds, case review)
Completes timely documentation and promotes a respectful, inclusive clinical environment
Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration in a fiscally responsible manner
Participates and supports performance improvement, research, and shared governance at all levels

Professional Development and Initiative

Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency assessments and required mandatory education
Serves as a preceptor and/or mentor for other professional nurses, staff, and students

Evidence Based Practice and Research

Promotes evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement
Participates in value analysis for evaluating patient care products
Upholds organizational policies, procedures, and clinical competencies including TJC Patient Safety Goals and Wellstar safety absolutes
Participates in data collection and poses relevant clinical questions to advanced evidence-based practice

Resources and Support

Proactively plans for care of patients across the care continuum
Participates in development of protocols and procedures in collaboration with care managers and healthcare team
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

Requirements

Associate degree or Diploma in Nursing (Bachelor's in Nursing preferred)
Active RN license (single state or multi-state compact)
BLS - Basic Life Support certification
ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification (or within 180 days)
Minimum 5 years of direct patient care experience
Completion of accredited/approved school of nursing with requisite clinical hours

Company overview

Wellstar Health System is one of Georgia's largest and most comprehensive integrated healthcare systems, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Marietta, Georgia. As a non-profit health system, Wellstar operates with a mission to enhance the health and well-being of every person it serves through its PeopleCare approach. The system employs approximately 29,469 to 33,000 team members across multiple hospitals, health parks, medical offices, outpatient centers, pediatric centers, nursing facilities, and hospice and home care services. Wellstar is nationally recognized for operating Georgia's largest integrated trauma network and features the second-largest Emergency Department in the United States. The organization provides more than $1 billion annually in charity care and community programs, demonstrating its commitment to community health. Wellstar has earned numerous accolades including recognition on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, Best Workplaces in Health Care, and PEOPLE Companies that Care lists. The system embraces innovation through its venture firm Catalyst by Wellstar, which nurtures early-stage healthcare companies, and maintains academic partnerships with institutions like the Medical College of Georgia for caregiver training. With specialties spanning cardiovascular care, oncology, women's health, pediatrics, musculoskeletal services, and numerous other medical disciplines, Wellstar delivers comprehensive healthcare across all stages of life.