Registered Nurse (RN) - Avalon Health Park Urgent Care
Company: Wellstar Health System
Location: Alpharetta
Posted on: September 19, 2024
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Job Description:
Facility: Avalon Health ParkJob Summary: The Registered Nurse
Specialty functions under the direction of the Office Manager
and/or Physician and is responsible for implementing the nursing
process based on expanded knowledge and experience. The nurse is
responsible for coordinating and providing safe patient care with
an understanding and awareness of age-appropriate and culturally
aware needs. The nurse addresses the patient/family's biological,
emotional, developmental, psychosocial, and educational needs. The
nurse is responsible for the delivery of patient care in complex
situations, coordination of patient care activities, staff
development, and professional self-development. The nurse is able
to independently perform job functions. 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
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, etc) 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 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. -
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, 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 - 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 process and actively
supports/participates in Clinical Champion Forum at the Medical
Group level. . Professional Development and Initiative - Completes
all initial and ongoing professional competency assessment,
required mandatory education, population specific education. -
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 - 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 advanced evidence-based practice. Consults
appropriate experts and uses appropriate resources and evidence to
address practice questions. 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 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). - Supports efficient and effective use of human and
material resources. Required Minimum Education: Graduate of an
accredited/approved school of nursing Required and Baccalaureate
degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing
Preferred and National certification in area of specialty preferred
Preferred Graduate of an accredited/approved school of nursing
Required Baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited
school of nursing Preferred Required Minimum License(s) and
Certification(s): All certifications are required upon hire unless
otherwise stated.
Keywords: Wellstar Health System, Alpharetta , Registered Nurse (RN) - Avalon Health Park Urgent Care, Healthcare , Alpharetta, Georgia
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