Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room - FT Days

Wellstar is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse for the Operating Room, working day shift. As an RN Clinical Nurse, you will be a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team providing individualized, high-quality, safe patient care in a clinical environment guided by the Wellstar Professional Practice Model and evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Perform the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation) using evidence-based practice and critical thinking to ensure individualized care
• Provide relationship-based, patient-centered care adapted to population-specific characteristics and cultural diversity
• Partner with patients and significant others through appropriate communication methods including bedside shift reports, interdisciplinary rounds, and patient teaching
• Coordinate delivery and documentation of safe, quality patient care promoting the professional care delivery model
• Participate in interdisciplinary communication, timely documentation, and maintenance of a respectful, inclusive clinical environment
• Demonstrate teamwork and collaboration through fiscally responsible practice that supports recruitment and retention of healthcare team members
• Participate in and support performance improvement, research utilization, and shared governance activities
• Complete all initial and ongoing professional competency assessments and required mandatory education
• Serve as a preceptor and/or mentor for other professional nurses and staff or students from all disciplines
• Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement
• Uphold all healthcare system policies, procedures, clinical competencies, legal and regulatory requirements, and accreditation standards
• Participate in data collection and evidence-based practice activities to address clinical questions
• Proactively plan for patient care across the care continuum
• Participate in development of protocols and procedures in collaboration with care managers and healthcare team members
• Support efficient and effective use of human and material resources
• Comply with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct

Schedule

• Full-time, day shift

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of direct patient care nursing experience
• Active RN license (single state or multi-state compact)
• BLS certification (Basic Life Support or American Red Cross Basic Life Support)
• Ability to read, write, and speak English
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills with excellent customer service abilities
• Ability to function in a fast-paced environment and respond to emergencies in a decisive, composed, and respectful manner
• Excellent time management skills
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills
• Basic computer skills and ability to optimize technology to support clinical care
• Practice nursing using evidence-based approaches

Education

• Associate degree in Nursing, Diploma in Nursing, or Bachelor's degree in Nursing (Bachelor's preferred)

Licenses and Certifications

• RN - Registered Nurse (single state) or RN-COMPACT (multi-state compact)
• BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS (American Red Cross Basic Life Support) or BLS-I (Basic Life Support - Instructor)