Registered Nurse (RN) - Neuro ICU

Company: WellStar Health System
Location: Marietta
Posted on: February 19, 2021

Job Description:

Overview
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.
Responsibilities
Neuroscience Critical Care RN WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center has immediate openings for an experienced Registered Nurse (RN), responsible for implementing the nursing process based on expanded knowledge and experience. The Critical Care Neuroscience RN position is an excellent opportunity to work with a great interdisciplinary team, to challenge one's self in the specialty of critical care nursing, and to work with an exceptional group of Neurointensivists, Neurosurgeons, and Neurointerventionalists. The Neuroscience Critical Care unit is Beacon Award for Excellence winner that already provides multi-state coverage as a Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center. Our mission is to become the regional leader in Neurosciences by providing high quality, comprehensive neurologic care through a multidisciplinary, patient-centered approach via one of the nations' most integrated health systems. With our continuous advances in technology and practice we are able to treat cerebrovascular disease, stroke, and aneurysms with greater effectiveness. Our Neuroscience Critical Care nursing team is highly skilled with a focus on patient and family centered care. As part of this exciting team you can become a clinical expert in specialty areas such as:

• Neuro Trauma
• Cerebral resuscitation and temperature management systems
• Management of cerebral edema and increased intracranial pressure
• Hemodynamic instability
• Management of airway and respiratory compromise
• Spinal reconstruction
• Monitoring abnormal electrical activity of the brain
• Cerebrospinal fluid pressure monitoring in hydrocephalus We promote the achievement of a national specialty certification, such as a Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse (CNRN), a Stroke Certified Registered Nurse (SCRN), and a Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN). The RN Clinical Nurse 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.
  Qualifications
  Required Minimum Education: Graduate of an accredited/approved school of nursing: Baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing preferred; National certification in area of specialty preferred Required Minimum Licensure/Certification: Current/active license as a registered nurse 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. Required Minimum Experience: Experience with direct patient care preferred. Required Minimum Skills: Ability to read, write and speak English language, optimize the use of technology to support clinical care and holds basic computer skills; Strong interpersonal, collaborative skills along with customer service skills required; Ability to function in a fast paced environment and respond to emergencies in using a decisive, composed and respectful manner; Possess excellent time management skills; practices nursing using evidence and analytical skills along with possessing strong critical thinking skills.
  
  We'd like to invite you on a career journey like no other ! In return for your contributions, we'll help you make the most of all life's moments - on and off the job. Wellstar Total Rewards is designed to provide for your total well-being, including: Your Wellness, Your Pay, Your Future, Your Joy. We think it's pretty simple - we care for our team members and our team members care for the community. Make a difference in patients' lives--- and your own! Here, it's more than healthcare - it's CareerCare!

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