Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department (ED) - Roper Hospital - Weekend Only

Roper St. Francis Healthcare•Charleston, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This Registered Nurse position in the Emergency Department (ED) at Roper Hospital is for weekend-only shifts. The role involves delivering patient care using the nursing process, including data collection, assessment, problem identification, and evaluation of care. The nurse will coordinate and provide patient teaching and collaborate with health team members. This includes conducting initial and ongoing patient assessments, analyzing data, creating care plans, implementing treatments, evaluating effectiveness, administering medications safely, and coordinating patient care throughout the hospital. The nurse also acts as a patient safety advocate and participates in quality improvement initiatives, integrating the professional practice model into care delivery.

Requirements

Valid nursing license from the state of practice
BLS Basic Life Support, American Heart Association (required at hire for Roper St Francis Healthcare locations; preferred at hire, required prior to independent patient care at BSMH)
Associate of Nursing, nursing (required)
Diploma in Nursing (required)

Nice To Haves

Bachelors of Science, nursing (preferred)

Responsibilities

Delivers patient care utilizing the nursing process through data collection and assessment.
Identifies and determines the priority of patient’s problems/needs.
Evaluates the process and outcome of nursing care.
Coordinates, provides and directs patient teaching activities.
Coordinates the care provided by health team members.
Conducts initial and ongoing patient assessment in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team.
Analyzes assessment data.
Creates a plan of care.
Implements treatment and evaluates treatment effectiveness.
Administers medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and organization policies and procedures.
Serves as point of contact for patients' care coordination throughout hospital departments.
Acts as a patient safety advocate by participating in ongoing quality improvement in the department.
Incorporates the professional practice model into care delivery.