Registered Nurse RN Intermediate Care Unit Cobb Hospital

This full-time night shift Registered Nurse (RN) position in the Intermediate Care Unit at Cobb Hospital involves delivering individualised, high-quality patient care as part of an interdisciplinary team. Responsibilities include performing the nursing process, coordinating care, supporting service excellence, and participating in professional development and evidence-based practice. Candidates must hold an Associate’s, Diploma, or Bachelor’s in Nursing, with a minimum of two years’ direct patient care experience. Required certifications include ACLS, BLS, and RN licensure (single or multi-state). The role requires adherence to clinical standards, patient-centred care, and collaboration with healthcare teams. Professional development, mentoring, and participation in research and shared governance are also key aspects of the position. The Registered Nurse (RN) – Intermediate Care Unit at Cobb Hospital plays a vital role in delivering high-quality, compassionate, and evidence-based patient care within a collaborative, interdisciplinary team. This position is responsible for ensuring patient safety, supporting service excellence, and upholding the professional standards of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and the American Nurses Association. The RN is expected to practise in accordance with the Wellstar Shared Governance Model, contribute to performance improvement initiatives, and participate in ongoing professional development. The role requires a commitment to patient-centred care, teamwork, and adherence to organisational policies, all while fostering a respectful and inclusive clinical environment.

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Work Shift

Night (United States of America)

Shift/Schedule:

Full-Time/Nights/7p-7a

Location:

Intermediate Care Unit @ Cobb Hospital

Job Summary:

The RN Clinical Nurse Critical Care 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 Critical Care 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.

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 shared governance at all levels in the system.
• 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.
  Performs other duties as assigned
  Complies with all Well Star Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education:

• Associates Nursing or Diploma (Nurse) Nursing or Bachelors Nursing-Preferred

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support or ARC-ALS - Amer Red Cross Advanced Life Support or ACLS-I - ACLS - Instructor or ACLS-P - ACLS-Provisional (180 Days) within 180 Days

• BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support

• Instructor

• RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact

Required Minimum Experience:

Minimum 2 years direct patient care experience Required

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.

• How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is s Responsibilities
• Responsible for performing the Nursing Process in clinical care, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation using evidence-based practice.
• Play a key role in shaping patient-centred care by adapting service delivery to reflect cultural diversity and population-specific characteristics.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to coordinate care through effective partnerships with patients, families, and significant others.
• Deliver high-quality, safe patient care that aligns with current clinical practice standards and Wellstar Shared Governance Model.
• Take ownership of interdisciplinary communication, documentation, and promotion of a respectful, inclusive clinical environment.
• Lead efforts to participate in performance improvement, research, and shared governance activities to promote safe, quality patient care.
• Help drive innovation in professional development by completing competency assessments and serving as a preceptor or mentor for other nurses.
• Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement in all aspects of care.
• Support efficient use of human and material resources and comply with all Well Star Health System policies, standards, and legal requirements. Skills
• Demonstrated ability to practise nursing in accordance with the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and American Nurses Association standards.
• Experience in direct patient care, with a minimum of 2 years required.
• Proficiency in interdisciplinary communication, documentation, and evidence-based practice.
• Ability to participate in performance improvement, research, and shared governance activities.
• Strong teamwork, collaboration, and mentoring skills for supporting professional development.
• Familiarity with regulatory, legal, and accreditation requirements as outlined by the healthcare system and professional associations. Education
• An Associate’s degree in Nursing, Diploma (Nurse), or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing is required.
• All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated, including ACLS, BLS, and RN – Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT.
• Completion of all required mandatory education and population-specific education is necessary.