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New Graduates Welcomed
Job Summary:
Evaluation and treatment of patients primarily in the Rehab hospital and LTAC hospital determined by business need; daily documentation and charging in the EMR; education of patients, families and staff as appropriate; communication of patient progress in clinical conference; communication with other team members daily; preparing equipment orders; contacting vendors for equipment; communication with outside physicians and other professionals.
Responsibilities:
Performs initial and discharge evaluations, sets goals and treatment plan and documents appropriately.
Develops treatment plan and performs optimal treatment in a timely manner to meet functional goals.
Determines therapy educational needs and provides PRN.
Participates as a member of the interdisciplinary team.
Serves as CI/mentor for interns as needed
Participates in hospital and discipline specific skills check
Required Minimum Education:
Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy Required
Doctoral Degree in Physical Therapy Preferred
Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):
BLS certification from American Heart Association
GA Physical Therapy license or eligible
Required Minimum Experience:
Minimum 1 year experience in Rehab, SNF, LTACH, Acute Preferred
Required Minimum Skills:
Basic computer literacy
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The occupational therapist assesses, plans, organizes and participates in rehabilitative programs that help to restore or improve function in activities of daily living, functional mobility, cognitive tasks, strength, coordination and range of motion in patients suffering from disease or injury. Services are provided across the full continuum and rendered in a cost conscious, quality focused and customer oriented manner. Compliance with all applicable regulatory standards is also required in this role.
Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
Treatment Planning and Provision of Care
Implements the occupational therapy treatment plan
Selects appropriate treatment activities to progress patient towards goals.
Revises goals/plan of care with patient/family input
Provides ongoing patient/family education and training
Provides discharge instructions, follow-up and referral to community resources as appropriate
Acts as a referral source for staff, families, physicians on services and equipment related to rehabilitation services.
Patient Assessment
In collaboration with the physician, responsible for the establishment and ongoing evaluation of treatment programs, plan of care, goals and discharge plans for the patients as related to the occupational therapy needs of the patient.
Establishes a plan of care in conjunction with the patient and/or family members.
Establishes realistic discharge plan incorporating patient and/or family member goals.
Documentation
Documents the evaluation and plan of care according to departmental guidelines
Documents each treatment session according to departmental protocols
Completes and submits family education, discharge and other required documentation within facility and program guidelines.
General Requirements
Adheres to ethical business practices by striving to perform in a manner that conforms to the highest standards of ethical behavior, integrity and honesty.
Embraces diversity and demonstrates the ability to work together.
Maintains confidentiality of all patient information.
Maintains attendance/punctuality in accordance with system policy and procedure.
Adheres to departmental dress code policy, including wearing and displaying ID badge approp.
Communicates information effectively both verbally and in writing with all team members.
Attends and participates in staff meetings, required in-services, process improvement activities, and other meetings as requested.
Organizes workload to complete responsibilities in an appropriate and timely manner.
Utilizes materials and equipment in a safe and cost-effective manner.
Observes infection prevention precautions
Customer Service
Strives to help lead the industry through vision, technology, innovation and customer service.
Strives to make a difference in the lives of our employees and patients.
Consistently applies AIDET principles in all interactions with patients.
Encourages a positive environment and experience for co-workers and patients. Treats patients and fellow team members with respect. Fosters teamwork with trust, support and collaboration.
Demonstrates knowledge of service recovery principles and implements appropriately
Professional Development
Participates in professional development and mandatory education activities.
Completes core and annual competencies according to established departmental timelines.
Completes all educational requirements required by discipline to maintain licensure. Also includes surgery if interested.
Participates in orientation and training of new employees.
Completes all mandatory hospital and/or system mandatory requirements
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.
Required Minimum Education:
Bachelors Occupational Therapy and Masters Occupational Therapy
Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):
All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.
OT - Occupational Therapist
BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
Required Minimum Skills:Effective communication skills, customer service focused, team oriented, and basic computer skills.
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Day (United States of America)Job Summary:
The physical therapist evaluates, plans, and implements rehab programs to enhance mobility, alleviate pain, boost strength, and prevent or correct deformities. Services are delivered cost-effectively, with a focus on quality and customer satisfaction, while adhering to all regulatory standards.
This Position Offers Opportunities Across Multiple Locations!
Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
Patient Assessment:
Collaborate with physicians to develop, evaluate, and update treatment programs, care plans, goals, and discharge plans based on the patient's physical therapy needs.
Create and adjust care plans with input from the patient and/or family.
Develop realistic discharge plans incorporating patient and family goals.
Treatment Planning and Provision of Care:
Implement and adjust physical therapy treatment plans.
Select appropriate activities to help patients achieve their goals.
Revise goals and plans with input from patients and families.
Provide ongoing education and training to patients and families.
Give discharge instructions and referrals to community resources as needed.
Serve as a resource for staff, families, and physicians regarding rehabilitation services and equipment.
Documentation:
Document evaluations, treatment plans, and each session according to departmental guidelines.
Complete and submit all required documentation, including family education and discharge information.
General Requirements:
Uphold ethical standards and demonstrate integrity and honesty.
Embrace diversity and collaborate effectively.
Maintain confidentiality of patient information.
Adhere to attendance, punctuality, and dress code policies, including wearing an ID badge.
Communicate clearly and effectively with all team members.
Attend staff meetings, in-services, and other required activities.
Organize workload to meet responsibilities timely and safely.
Use materials and equipment safely and cost-effectively.
Follow infection prevention protocols.
Customer Service:
Lead with vision, technology, innovation, and excellent customer service.
Make a positive impact on employees and patients.
Apply AIDET principles consistently.
Foster a positive environment and teamwork, treating everyone with respect.
Implement service recovery principles as needed.
Professional Development:
Engage in professional development and mandatory education.
Complete core and annual competencies on time.
Meet all educational requirements to maintain licensure.
Participate in the orientation and training of new employees.
Fulfill all mandatory hospital and system requirements.
Required Minimum Education:
Graduate from an accredited physical therapy program Required and
Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy Required or
Master's Degree in Physical Therapy Required or
Doctorate in Physical Therapy Required
Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):
Physical Therapist 1.00 Required
Basic Life Support 2.00 Required
Required Minimum Skills:
Effective communication skills, customer service focused, team oriented, and basic computer skills.
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Day (United States of America) Job Summary:RN - Acute Care- Ortho Surgical - Full-Time Day Shift
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.
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 implements 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
A. 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
B. 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
C. Always partners with the patient and significant others (as appropriate) using such appropriate method 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.
D. Practices using current clinical practice standards.
Teamwork and Collaboration
A. 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
B. Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a manner that is fiscally responsible and promotes the recruitment and retention of all healthcare team members.
C. 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 as well as, promoting an inter/intra-disciplinary process and actively supports/participates in shared governance at all levels in the system.
Professional Development and Initiative
A. Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency assessment, required mandatory education, population specific education.
B. Serves as a preceptor and/or or mentor for other professional nurses (and staff or students for all disciplines) to ensure that there is a current and future qualified workforce, modeling the professional practice of nursing and creating a healthy work environment
Evidence Based Practice and Research
A. 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.
B. Upholds all health care system/organizational policies and procedures and clinical competencies put forth by this job description and professional association including legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements and standards ensuring by way of example, such goals as TJC Patient Safety Goals and Wellstar Health Systems safety absolutes
C. Participates in data collection, 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
A. Proactively plans for the care of patients across the care continuum in the course of giving direct patient care.
B. Participates in the development of protocols and procedures when called upon or through self-initiation in collaboration with care managers and other members of the health care team to achieve best practice outcomes (i.e., decrease in re-admission rates; avoidable days; adverse events; etc).
C. 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.
All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.
Minimum 5 years RN experience Required
direct patient care experience Preferred
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 using a decisive, composed and respectful manner.
Possess excellent time management skills; practices nursing using evidence and analytical skills.
practices nursing using evidence and analytical skills along with possessing strong critical thinking skills.
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Day (United States of America) Job Summary: The Staff Radiation Therapist in the Radiation Oncology Department applies ionizing radiation to a diverse population of patients in accordance with the prescription and instructions of the Radiation Oncologist. They must be capable of operating radiation-producing equipment utilizing radiation safety measures and be able to perform a series of complex and precise technical procedures. Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions: Participates in Quality Control monitoring. a. Delivers consistent precise therapy to a designated treatment area. b. Demonstrates skill in patient assessment, performing procedures and giving specialty care to patients, considering the age of the patient and appropriately adopts care for age (adolescent, adult and geriatrics). c. Documents appropriately in Electronic Medical Record (EMR) d. Demonstrates a willingness to perform additional tasks and gives assistance when necessary to others. e. Recognizes own limitations and/or needs and seeks assistance as needed. f. Reports adverse reactions to physician immediately and follows policy and procedure (P/P) for documentation. g. Educates patient/family on expected side effects, use of blocks, wedges and other treatment aids. h. Follows P/P to ensure precise treatment per physician prescription. i. Follows P/P to ensure precise treatment per physicists instruction in chart or computer. Understands and completes correctly all patient set-ups a. Simulates new patients and/or patients with new treatment fields with no errors and according to physicians written order in EMR. b. Schedules patients appropriately and always lets patient know of any changes prior to changes being made. Follows proper procedure to ensure safety to self and patient. a. Assesses mobility of patients and manages accordingly, looks at EMR for fall precautions. b. Wears radiation safety badges at all times. c. Practices universal precautions. d. Participates in daily warm-up procedures to ensure output is within tolerances e. Advises manager of any discrepancies and any material item that needs replaced or fixed as soon as possible Miscellaneous items a. Will do other tasks as assigned b. Participates in on-call rotation c. Is active as a student clinical instructor with both RTT and RTR students. Will evaluate and give feedback to both students and Clinical Advisor. Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct. Required Minimum Education: Associates Other or Accredited Program Other Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s): All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.ARRT-T - ARRT Radiation TherapyBLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor Additional License(s) and Certification(s): Required Minimum Experience: Minimum 2 years Experience in Radiation Therapy Preferred must be graduate of accredited radiation therapy program Required Minimum Skills: Demonstrates ability to treat/simulate patients.Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work-and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.
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Day (United States of America) Kennestone Facility Landing Page Wellstar Health System Job Summary:Full-time- Days (7am- 7pm
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.
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 implements 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
A. 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
B. 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
C. Always partners with the patient and significant others (as appropriate) using such appropriate method 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.
D. Practices using current clinical practice standards.
Teamwork and Collaboration
A. 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
B. Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a manner that is fiscally responsible and promotes the recruitment and retention of all healthcare team members.
C. 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 as well as, promoting an inter/intra-disciplinary process and actively supports/participates in shared governance at all levels in the system.
Professional Development and Initiative
A. Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency assessment, required mandatory education, population specific education.
B. Serves as a preceptor and/or or mentor for other professional nurses (and staff or students for all disciplines) to ensure that there is a current and future qualified workforce, modeling the professional practice of nursing and creating a healthy work environment
Evidence Based Practice and Research
A. 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.
B. Upholds all health care system/organizational policies and procedures and clinical competencies put forth by this job description and professional association including legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements and standards ensuring by way of example, such goals as TJC Patient Safety Goals and Wellstar Health Systems safety absolutes
C. Participates in data collection, 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
A. Proactively plans for the care of patients across the care continuum in the course of giving direct patient care.
B. Participates in the development of protocols and procedures when called upon or through self-initiation in collaboration with care managers and other members of the health care team to achieve best practice outcomes (i.e., decrease in re-admission rates; avoidable days; adverse events; etc).
C. 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.
All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.
Less than 1 year Completion of accredited/ approved school of nursing with requisition clinical hours Required
direct patient care experience Preferred
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Day (United States of America) Job Summary: The Clinical Outcomes Manager (COM) is an advanced degree nurse with expert knowledge and clinical skills, instrumental in driving safe, high-quality care. Partnering with nursing executives, department, and physician leaders, the COM champions unit- and system-level improvements. This self-directed leader effectively leverages quality metrics to ensure efficient, evidence-based care, fostering positive change across the organization and patient populations. The COM also integrates evidence-based practices into daily nursing routines, empowering staff to deliver optimal care through continuous learning, data utilization, and collaborative advocacy, ultimately ensuring measurable improvements in nursing practice and patient outcomes. Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions: 1. Quality Improvement: Leads continuous quality improvement for registered nurses, identifying improvement areas, planning and implementing changes, and evaluating outcomes. Analyzes and reports quality data to healthcare teams and leadership, providing actionable insights to close quality gaps and enhance patient care. Monitors performance metrics, communicating results and constructively challenging established processes to drive performance improvement. Applies quality improvement methodologies to evaluate failures and patient safety practices, utilizing national benchmarks to pinpoint improvement opportunities. Champions and leads unit- and organization-level quality improvement initiatives, ensuring measurable improvements in outcomes. Ensures compliance with quality standards, developing performance improvement programs and assisting with accreditation readiness through active participation in committees and workgroups. 2. Patient Care Expertise: Applies expert knowledge to patient cases. Evaluates patient care data to ensure that care is provided in accordance with clinical guidelines and organizational standards. Plans and coordinates care to improve patient satisfaction, improve staff engagement and satisfaction, improve patient outcomes, and be proactive in avoidance of hospital acquired conditions such as CLABSI, CAUTI, HAPI, VAP, and injury from falls or other events. Performs review of patient care as defined by performance measures and standards of practice. Assists registered nurses in applying expert concepts and managing challenging patient situations. Provides consultation to registered nurses and other clinical staff on care delivery options to achieve quality care. Assumes a leadership role in interdisciplinary care planning. 3. Staff Professional Development: Drives staff professional growth by collaborating with nursing leadership on quality-specific training and actively assessing competence and education needs. Guides the nursing care team through mentorship and coaching in continuous quality improvement principles and QI tool application. 4. Personal and Professional Growth: Applies strong clinical, interpersonal, and communication skills. Develops and maintains robust interdisciplinary relationships across the healthcare system. Stays current with accreditation, regulatory requirements, standards, research literature, and industry best practices. Actively pursues professional development through self-managed training, professional organizations, and specialty certification. 5. Research and Innovation: Translates research findings and evidence into clinical practice, identifying system facilitators and barriers to adoption. Integrates evidence-based practice and quality improvement principles into all patient care. Fosters a culture of clinical inquiry and continuously identifies clinical innovations, including cutting-edge equipment, technologies, and research protocols. Contributes to the development and revision of nursing policies, practices, and the evaluation of new products. Leads or participates in relevant research projects, disseminating knowledge internally and externally through presentations, publications, and professional forums. 6. Leadership: Directs, collaborates, and coordinates quality patient care, driving improved outcomes. Engages in collaborative leadership to advance quality improvement initiatives, optimize resources, and ensure patient-centered, evidence-based care. Fosters professional growth by encouraging and mentoring staff in pursuing certification and participating in departmental and organizational activities. Cultivates an environment where professional growth, accountability, and interdisciplinary collaboration thrive. Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct. Required Minimum Education: Masters Nursing or Masters Business Administration/Management Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s): All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - InstructorRN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact Additional License(s) and Certification(s): For candidates who are Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) such as: Clinical Nurse Specialists, Nurse Practitioners, or Nurse Midwife, board certification is required Upon Hire Required Required Minimum Experience: Minimum 3 years experience in nursing. Required and Minimum 5 years experience in nursing position with a focus on improving patient outcomes, quality, or process/performance improvement Preferred and Required Minimum Skills: Strong clinical, interpersonal and communication skills. Excellent presentation skills, influencing and relationship building skills. Previous leadership experience in a similar setting preferredJoin us and discover the support to do more meaningful work-and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.
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Day (United States of America) Job Summary:
The EKG Technician produces recordings of the heart muscle using an electrocardiogram (EKG) to provide data for diagnosis of heart conditions. The EKG Technician functions under the direction of the Cardiology Supervisor. The EKG Technician is proficient in performing 12-Lead EKG's, exercise and pharmacological stress testing and attaches Holter and Event monitor electrodes. The EKG Technician keys information in the computer system, processes and distributes confirmed reports and must participate in quality control. EKG Technician replenishes supplies, maintains equipment, and reports any equipment malfunctions. EKG Technicians are responsible for providing age-appropriate care and must validate work skills for all diagnostics functions.
Performs 12-Lead EKGs, apply Holter and Event monitors, exercise and pharmacological stress test, Signal averaged EKG (Hi-Res) and blood pressure checks.
Make corrections and updates patient records in EPIC and MUSE EKG system. Answer incoming calls and follow through with request made. Assist staff with patient/doctor problems and/or complaints.
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.
Required Minimum Education:
Required Minimum Experience:
6 months experience in healthcare setting. Required
Required Minimum Skills:
Computer/data entry experience,
ability to communicate with various members of the healthcare team and can exercise independent judgement
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Job Summary: Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions: Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct. Required Minimum Education: Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s): All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.PA - Physician Asst Additional License(s) and Certification(s): Required Minimum Experience: Required Minimum Skills:Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work-and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.
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Day (United States of America) Job Summary:Wellstar North Fulton has an opportunity for a RN Charge Nurse - Acute Care- Cardiac Telemetry - Full-Time Day Shift
The RN Clinical Charge Nurse is responsible for directing and overseeing the daily activities of the unit on an assigned shift to assure successful safe delivery of care. The Charge Nurse is a caregiver and often takes modified patient care assignment. 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 Nursing Practice Model and evidence based practice and research. RN competencies are derived from these models and supported by the WellStar Core Competencies.
The RN Clinical Charge 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. Expectations of practice include: accountability; responsibility and authority for the practice of nursing; effective teamwork; delegation; communication; respect; personal development; and development of team members.
The role contributes to the establishment and maintenance of practices that ensure excellence in patient care, provides for the efficient use of resources, and undertakes leadership task such as staff schedules, unit patient flow, subject matter expertise for clinical concerns, physician rounding, committee involvement, survey readiness, and other task as assigned by the manager, which are basic to the department's ability to function in a smooth and effective manner.
The RN Clinical Charge Nurse is a resource to other areas opportunity to learn about operational functionality and hospital/facility awareness. He/she is assists in the growth and development of team members in the unit to help build department skills sets and to inspire expertise. This leader brings with him or her ability to build rapport between nurses and physicians to continue service to the patients and is a role model to others.
It is expected that all RN Clinical Charge Nurses are licensed, knowledgeable and uphold the practice of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and implements 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 the individual upholds the voice of the patient, system policies and procedures while supporting service excellence goals. She/he possesses (advanced) clinical expertise and utilizes this expertise to support and promote the delivery of safe, age appropriate and culturally aware patient care and serves as a partner in care.
Resources and Support
Monitors equipment inventory, location and utilization to ensure staff have tools and equipment needed to perform their job.
Participates in planning and requesting resources for providing high quality care and assists in acquiring appropriate staffing during unexpected staffing shortages or surges in census.
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 when called upon or through self-initiation in collaboration with care managers and other members of the health care team to achieve best practice outcomes (i.e., decrease in re-admission rates; avoidable days; adverse events; etc).
Tactical Responsibilities
Make Patient Assignments.
Consideration for new grads, float and type of patient.
Daily Discharge/Length of Stay Review.
Round with Physicians/Surgeons.
Assign Surgery Beds In Conjunction with Surgery Schedule.
Consult with Supervisor Nursing Administration (House Supervisor) on Bed Flow and Availability.
Emergency Services: Assignments for sections, manage waiting room, multiple areas open at different times.
Exemplary Practice and Outcomes
Rounds on every patient daily to evaluate quality and appropriateness of patient care including corrective action when needed utilizing peer coaching and accountability.
Performs or provides oversight for the Nursing Process (assessment; diagnosis; identification of outcomes; planning; implementation and evaluation) in the performance of clinical care using evidence base practice; analytical/critical thinking insuring that care is individualized; coordinating care through effective partnerships; caring is central to achieve optimal patient care outcomes.
Provides or provides oversight for relationship based care delivery patient-centered care by partnering with the patient and significant others (as appropriate) using comprehensive hand-off communication processes; interdisciplinary evaluation and communication (i.e., unit rounds, case reviews, peer review, etc.); just in time and planned patient teaching; keeping the patient informed using appropriate communication tools and making the patients goals the focus of the plan of care.
Practices using current clinical practice standards with a focus on safety and quality .
Within the Emergency Department Setting: Charge Nurse rounds on patients in a modified method in conjunction with nurses to focus on patient safety concerns and patient care.
Teamwork and Collaboration
Communicates with nurse manager and/or assistant nurse manager any needs or concerns pertaining to care delivery or employee performance.
Coordinates the delivery and documentation of safe quality patient care which includes promotion of interdisciplinary communication and regular interdisciplinary planning/rounds; completion of timely documentation and promotion of a respectful, inclusive clinical environment (Interdisciplinary rounds do not apply in the Emergency Services setting).
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 as well as, promoting an inter/intra-disciplinary processes and actively supports/participates in shared governance at all levels in the system.
Professional Development
Ensures patient/family/staff confidentiality and corporate compliance for self (and accountability for team members) requirements including completing all required mandatory education and proficiencies.
Serves as a preceptor (or mentor) for other professional nurses (and staff or students for all disciplines) to ensure that there is a current and future qualified workforce; modeling the professional practice of nursing 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 process in evaluating patient care products.
Upholds all health care system/organizational policies and procedures and clinical competencies put forth by this job description and professional.association including legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements and standards ensuring by way of example, such goals as TJC Patient Safety Goals and WellStar Health Systems safety absolutes.
Participates in data collection, poses relevant clinical questions to advance evidence based practice. Consults appropriate experts and uses appropriate resources, data, and evidence to address practice questions.
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.
All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.
Minimum 1 year nursing experience Required or
Minimum 2 years Preferred and
Experience as relief charge with clinical expertise Preferred
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