Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department - Nights

Job Summary

The RN Clinical Nurse Emergency Department 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.

All RN Clinical Nurses Emergency Services 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 put forth by 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, analytical/critical thinking, and ensuring 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 (e.g. age, gender, disease) adapting service delivery to reflect cultural diversity
• Partners with the patient and significant others using methods such as bedside shift report, interdisciplinary rounds, just in time and planned patient teaching
• Practices using current clinical practice standards

Teamwork and Collaboration

• Coordinates the 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 research utilization, and shared governance at all levels

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

Evidence Based Practice and Research

• Promotes evidence-based practice, nursing research and performance improvement in nursing
• Participates in activities such as value analysis in evaluating patient care products
• Upholds all health care system/organizational policies and procedures and clinical competencies including legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements such as TJC Patient Safety Goals
• Participates in data collection and 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 in collaboration with care managers and other members of the health care 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

Required Minimum Education

• Associates Nursing or Diploma (Nurse) Nursing
• Bachelors Nursing - Preferred

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS or BLS-I
• RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - Multi-state Compact
• PALS - Pediatric Adv Life Support or ARC-PALS or PALS-I or PALS-P within 180 Days
• TNCC - Trauma Nurse Core Course or ATCN or TNCC-P within 18 Months
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support or ARC-ALS or ACLS-I or ACLS-P within 180 Days

Required Minimum Experience

• Experience with direct patient care - Preferred

Required Minimum Skills

• Ability to read, write and speak English language, optimize 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 a decisive, composed and respectful manner
• Possess excellent time management skills
• Practices nursing using evidence and analytical skills along with strong critical thinking skills