RN - Float Med Surg Nights Part Time

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.

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 base practice, uses analytical/critical thinking and ensuring that care is individualized; coordinating care through effective partnerships
• 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
• Partners with the patient and significant others using appropriate methods for setting and purpose (e.g., 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 that promotes the professional care delivery model, including interdisciplinary communication methods, timely documentation and a respectful, inclusive clinical environment
• Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a fiscally responsible manner and promoting recruitment and retention of healthcare team members
• Participates and supports performance improvement inclusive of all stakeholders, research and research utilization to promote safe, quality patient care, and actively supports/participates in shared governance

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 to ensure a current and future qualified workforce

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 and standards such as TJC Patient Safety Goals
• Participates in data collection, poses relevant clinical questions to advanced evidence-based practice, and consults appropriate experts and resources

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 to achieve best practice outcomes
• 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.