Registered Nurse (RN) - Total Joint

Registered Nurse - Total Joint

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: Night (United States of America)

WellStar Kennestone Hospital has an opportunity for a Registered Nurse - Total Joint

Full Time - Day Shift

Overview: 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.

Responsibilities Core Responsibilites 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 recognizing that caring is central to achieve optimal patient care outcomes
• 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
• Professional Development and Initiative: Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency assessment, required mandatory education, population specific education
• 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
• Resources and Support: Proactively plans for the care of patients across the care continuum in the course of giving direct patient care
• Required for All Jobs: Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

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: Less than 1 year Completion of accredited/ approved school of nursing with requisition clinical hours Required

direct patient care experience Preferred

Required Minimum Skills: Reg Nurse (Single State) Required

RN - Multi-state Compact Required

Basic Life Support Required

BLS - Instructor Required

BLS - Provisional Required

Additional Licenses and Certifications