Registered Nurse - Clinical Decision Unit

About This Role

This Registered Nurse role in the Clinical Decision Unit at Wellstar Cobb Hospital involves providing individualized, high-quality, and safe patient care as a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team. The position emphasizes using the Nursing Process, practicing evidence-based care, and upholding the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act.

Responsibilities

• Perform the Nursing Process (assessment, diagnosis, identification of outcomes, planning, implementation, and evaluation) in clinical care using evidence-based practice and critical thinking.
• Provide relationship-based, patient-centered care consistent with population-specific characteristics and cultural diversity.
• Partner with patients and significant others for shared decision-making, including bedside shift reports, interdisciplinary rounds, and patient teaching.
• Practice using current clinical practice standards.
• Coordinate the delivery and documentation of safe, quality patient care promoting the professional care delivery model.
• Demonstrate teamwork and collaboration, practicing fiscally responsibly and promoting recruitment/retention.
• Participate in performance improvement, research, and research utilization to promote safe, quality patient care.
• Complete all initial and ongoing professional competency assessments, mandatory education, and population-specific education.
• Serve as a preceptor and/or mentor for other professional nurses and staff.
• Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement in nursing.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma
• Minimum 2 years direct patient care nursing experience
• RN - Register Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact license
• BLS certification
• ACLS certification (within 180 days)
• PALS certification (within 180 days)
• Ability to read, write and speak English language
• Basic computer skills
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Customer service skills
• Ability to function in a fast-paced environment and respond to emergencies
• Excellent time management skills
• Strong critical thinking skills

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma
• Minimum 2 years direct patient care nursing experience

Nice to Have

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
• National certification in area of specialty

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