Registered Nurse - RN - Emergency Department - Full-Time Night Shift

About the role

At Wellstar, our mission is to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. The Registered Nurse – RN – Emergency Department provides high-quality, safe patient care in a clinical environment guided by the Wellstar Shared Governance Model, Professional Practice Model, and evidence-based practice. RN competencies align with the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics, and system policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Exemplary Practice and Outcomes:
  • Performs the Nursing Process (assessment; diagnosis; outcomes identification; planning; implementation; evaluation) using evidence-based practice, critical thinking, and individualized care.
  • Provides relationship-based, patient-centered care tailored to population-specific characteristics (e.g., age, gender, disease) and adapts service delivery to reflect cultural diversity.
  • Partners with patients and significant others through methods such as bedside shift report, interdisciplinary rounds, and patient teaching, keeping patients and families updated and aligning care with patient goals.
  • Practices using current clinical standards.
• Teamwork and Collaboration:
  • Coordinates safe, quality patient care and documentation, promotes inclusive interdisciplinary communication, and maintains timely documentation.
  • Demonstrates fiscally responsible teamwork that supports recruitment and retention of healthcare team members.
  • Participates in performance improvement, research, and shared governance at all levels.
• Professional Development and Initiative:
  • Completes initial and ongoing professional competency assessments and mandatory education.
  • Serves as a preceptor or mentor for nurses and other staff or students, modeling professional nursing practice and fostering a healthy work environment.
• Evidence-Based Practice and Research:
  • Promotes evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement; participates in value analysis for patient care products.
  • Upholds system/organizational policies, clinical competencies, legal, regulatory, and accreditation requirements (e.g., TJC Patient Safety Goals).
  • Participates in data collection, poses clinical questions, consults experts, and uses evidence to address practice questions.
• Resources and Support:
  • Proactively plans patient care across the care continuum during direct patient care.
  • Participates in protocol and procedure development with care managers and the healthcare team to achieve best practice outcomes (e.g., reduced readmissions, avoidable days, adverse events).
  • Supports efficient and effective use of human and material resources.

Requirements

• Associate Nursing or Diploma (Nurse) or Bachelor’s Nursing (preferred).
• Minimum 5 years of RN experience.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English; basic computer skills; proficiency with technology to support clinical care.
• Strong interpersonal, collaborative, and customer service skills.
• Ability to function in a fast-paced environment and respond to emergencies with decisiveness, composure, and respect.
• Excellent time management; strong critical thinking and analytical skills.

Licenses and Certifications

• Required upon hire:
  • BLS (Basic Life Support) or ARC-BLS or BLS-I
  • RN – Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT – Multi-state Compact
  • PALS or ARC-PALS or PALS-I or PALS-P (Provisional within 180 days)
  • TNCC or ATCN or TNCC-P (Provisional within 18 months)
  • ACLS or ACLS-P90 (Provisional within 90 days) or ARC-ALS or ACLS-I