RN Burn MedSurg

Overview

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? At Wellstar, our mission is to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to be a shining example of what’s possible when professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in healthcare and in people’s lives.

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Day (United States of America)

This RN - Burn Med Surg role is 7am-7pm and located at our Cobb hospital.

Sign on Bonus and Relocation assistance for eligible candidates.

Apply today and virtually interview this week!

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 administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders and 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. 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 implement 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.

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, uses analytical/critical thinking and ensures that care is individualized; coordinates 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 characteristics (e.g., age, gender, disease) in a manner that adapts service delivery to reflect an understanding of cultural diversity.
• Always partners with the patient and significant others (as appropriate) using suitable methods for setting and purpose (e.g., bedside shift report; interdisciplinary rounds; just-in-time and planned patient teaching; keeping the patient and significant others updated and making the patients goals the focus of the plan of care).
• 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. This includes diverse and inclusive interdisciplinary communication methods (interdisciplinary rounds, case review, etc.); timely documentation and promotion of a respectful, inclusive clinical environment.
• Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a manner that is fiscally responsible and 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 such activities and supporting an inter/intra-disciplinary process. Actively supports/participates in shared governance at all levels in the system.

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 for all disciplines) to ensure a current and future qualified workforce, modeling professional practice 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…