Overview

At WellStar we all share common goals. That’s what makes us so successful – and such an integral part of our communities. We want the same things, for our organization, for our patients, and for our colleagues. As the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Georgia, this means we pride ourselves on investing in the communities that we serve. We continue to provide innovative care models, focused on improving quality and access to healthcare.

Responsibilities

Wellstar North Fulton Hospital has an opportunity for a Nurse Manager (RN) in the Emergency Department.

Full-Time - Some Flexibility with Shift 

The nurse manager is a registered professional nurse who provides leadership and management of a specific unit(s) or service through the effective use of knowledge and skills to promote the creation of a center of excellence for staff recruitment and retention and clinical and business outcomes. The nurse manager is the standard bearer on his/her unit and holds all
participants on his/her unit accountable for the delivery of care and services through effective communication; observation; and the management and measurement of specific interventions/practices and their associated outcomes. Responsibilities include clinical, financial, human and material resources deployment and associated outcomes or goals.

The Nurse Manager serves as a chief retention and safety officer and ensures that safety and quality standards are upheld or met by effective use of data and technology to make decisions and proactively mitigates unnecessary risks for his/her area of responsibility. The Nurse Manager creates and ensures a desirable, safe work environment that enables the organization to
meet or exceed its mission and goals. He/she models the way to foster communication and collaboration with physicians, staff, patients and other departments. Role specific competencies, responsibilities, roles and functions are based on the Professional Practice Model, 5-Star Nursing.

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 the individual upholds the voice of the
patient, system policies and procedures while supporting service excellence goals.

WellStar is the largest healthcare system in the suburbs of Atlanta, serving more than 1 million patients a year, from a network of five hospital locations (Windy Hill, Kennestone, Cobb, Douglas and Paulding), and numerous outpatient care facilities including WellStar Medical Group, Urgent Care Centers, Health Place, Health Parks, Homecare, Hospice, Atherton Place and
Paulding Nursing Center.

But we’re also so much more:
A fiscally sound, leading not-for-profit system which is home to state-of-the-art medical technology and knowledge as we continue to rank as the employer of choice and provider of choice for a world-class family of healthcare professionals.  A huge factor in our success is the inquisitive, striving nature of our people. At WellStar, we never stop searching for new, better and more effective ways to bring quality care to our patients, and exceptional opportunities to our employees.  Stellar thinking, efforts and actions have helped bring remarkable healthcare innovations to light across the entire spectrum of patient care. WellStar is a place where your best keeps getting better. Join us today.

Qualifications

Required Minimum Education:

Must hold Baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN) from accredited nursing school; Master’s Degree in Nursing preferred. If bachelor degree is not in nursing, MSN must be from accredited nursing school.

Required Minimum Licensure/Certification:
Registered Nurse, actively licensed in the state of Georgia. Must have a current BLS & ACLS card from the American Heart Association on the first day of employment in position. PALS is also required. National certification in nursing administration preferred.

Required Minimum Experience:
Two years of progressive experience in nursing management required.

Required Minimum Skills:
Should possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and relationship building; a knowledge of the health care environment; leadership that includes such skills as successfully implementing and managing a change process – ability to use systems thinking- and inspire, coach others to be successful; model the way for professional practice; professionalism and teamwork/collaboration for self/department/medical staff; and possess necessary business skills to manage human and material resources. Must be a continuous learner who understands health care financing; strategy and operations for running a business unit(s); and effectively employ data and technology to support work processes and make decisions. Supports shared governance or shared decision making; manage the design and delivery of care that in based on evidence and focused on quality and safety. Knowledge of risk management and various accreditation/regulations/licensing requirements assuring that these are upheld while advancing industry standards through the achievement of goals by effective management and measurement of outcomes.