RN Charge Emergency - Day
Company: Wellstar Health System
Location: Griffin
Posted on: March 26, 2026
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Job Description:
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 Day (United States of
America) Job Summary: A registered professional nurse who functions
under the direction of the E.D. Clinical Nurse Manager or the
Assistant Nurse Manager and is responsible for shift operations
which includes: lead staffing, patient flow activities and
services, patient care for a department within the nursing division
of WellStar. Has responsibility for implementing standards of
practice, interpreting system and department policies and
procedures, and ensuring quality patient care and compliance with
regulatory and legal requirements. Is responsible for the
efficiency and safety of patient flow through the Emergency
Department (adult, pediatric, fast track, triage, behavioral
health). Responsible for monitoring and maintaining sound financial
performance, staff efficiency and productivity, materials and
supplies management, patient/customer satisfaction and appropriate
reporting. Responsible for coordinating department functions with
the operations of other hospital departments to maximize patient
flow and inter-departmental efficiency. Managing physician
efficiency and flow and physician relationships. Contributes to
team retention and promote and environment of trust as well as a
leadership sponsor of E.D. patient throughput metrics. Based on
expanded educational knowledge, clinical expertise and experience,
is responsible for the safe delivery of care that adjusts to needs
of the patient while considering population, age and cultural
diversity. These competent nursing care practices address the
biological, developmental, psychosocial, cultural and clinical
needs of the patient, family member and support system. Contributes
to the vision of Emergency Services, the strategic planning
process, and department goals by leading and prioritizing
operations to fulfill the mission, vision and strategic goals. Is
responsible for employee development as it relates to critical
thinking skills interfaced with patient flow principles and patient
safety with an emphasis on evidence-based practice supported by the
Shared Decision Making Model. Core Responsibilities and Essential
Functions: * Constantly rounding throughout the Emergency
Department triage area, waiting rooms, and patient rooms to oversee
patient flow. Serves as the liaison between Bed Management, E.D.
providers, attending providers, nursing, ancillary staff, case
management, environmental services, EMS, and other departments to
assure timely placement to ensure efficient throughput of emergency
department patients. * Assists in organizing the work environment
and patient care teams to attain maximum achievement of designated
unit outcomes. Coordinates patient flow both into and out of the
department * Supervise and coordinate patient placement and patient
flow through the E.D., providing clear leadership through effective
prioritization, decision-making processes and communication with
other healthcare disciplines * Focused on patient throughput and
patient experience. Maintains constant oversight of E.D. tracking
board for all patients within the department. * Provide regular
feedback on patient throughput performance to the entire E.D. team
through focused patient flow huddles, one-on-one communication,
event de-briefings, and reports to various groups as requested. *
Evaluate the quality and appropriateness of healthcare delivery
processes in the E.D. as it relates to patient arrival, patient
care processes and Efficient patient placement * Participates in
performance improvement projects and committees * Provide guidance
and leadership recommendations or direction, as indicated by the
situation, supported by evidence-based facts and data-driven
decisions to achieve defined results related to patient flow. *
Assist in integrating staff engagement and performance behaviors
for diverse patient population * Assure that all decisions and
actions related to patient flow follow regulatory standards,
organizational and department policies and procedures * Propose
changes to policy and procedure, as indicated, to support needed
practices * Interact as a liaison with patient and
family/caregivers * Assist with departmental emergency preparedness
including mitigation, preparation, response and recovery Ensure
that care is delivered with respect to individual patient rights,
preferences and expectations * Participate in nursing and
organizational policy, procedure and process formulation and
decision-making (involving staff perspectives and knowledge) as
related to impact on patient flow goals * Provide specific and
objective staff performance feedback to E.D. leadership as it
relates to practices that affect patient flow, patient safety,
patient care ethics, quality or professional standards. * Other
Duties as Assigned Performs other duties as assigned Complies with
all Wellstar 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 - PALS - Pediatric Adv Life Support or
ARC-PALS - Amer Red Cross Pediatric Advanced Life Support or PALS-I
- PALS - Instructor or PALS-P - PALS-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
- ENA-ENPC - Emergency Nursing Ped Course or ENA-ENPC-P - Emergency
Nursing Ped Course Provisional (180 Days) within 180 Days - TNCC -
Trauma Nurse Core Course or ATCN - Adv Trauma Care for Nurses Cer
or TNCC-P - Trauma Nurse Core Course - Provisional (18 Months)
within 18 Months Additional License(s) and Certification(s):
Required Minimum Experience: Minimum 3 years of nursing practice in
an Emergency Department or other applicable healthcare experience
may be considered at the Directors discretion. Required Required
Minimum Skills: Strong interpersonal, critical thinking and
decision-making skills. Works well with others including providers
from a collaborative, team-focused, patient centered perspective.
Communicates effectively both orally and in written form with all
levels of internal and external resources. Analytical skills
necessary to solve technical, clinical and managerial challenges.
Sufficient clinical and leadership experience to ensure competence
and credibility to lead others. 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.
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