Registered Nurse, Institutional / Harris Hospital

State of South Carolina • Fox Valley, SC

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About The Position

With our Agency's mission to support the recovery of people with mental illnesses, we provide a complete array of medical and support services for children, adults, and families throughout South Carolina. This position is located at the Department of Mental Health, Patrick B. Harris Psychiatric Hospital, 130 SC-252, Anderson, SC 29621. As the Registered Nurse, Institutional, working under general supervision, you will plan for and provide nursing care for patients, with responsibility for assessment of nursing needs and the delegation of selected assignments for care to non-licensed nursing personnel. You will apply a higher level of knowledge in age-specific criteria and interventions appropriate for effective and therapeutic interaction with adult psychiatric patients across lifespan including those who have diverse backgrounds, disabilities, and co-occurring disorders. Relieves Nurse Managers as appropriate; may work as a Charge Nurse when a Permanent Charge Nurse not available.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Licensure as a registered nurse by the State Board of Nursing for South Carolina.

Nice To Haves

• A bachelor's degree in nursing and one (1) year experience; or a three (3) year diploma and one (1) year experience; or an associate degree in nursing and one (1) year of clinical experience.
• Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish (or another language) are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct care to adult psychiatric patients including those who are deaf and have co-occurring disorders utilizing age specific interventions.
• Identifies obvious symptoms of physical and emotional illnesses through observation and record analysis.
• Performs on-going nursing assessment and participates in Treatment Team planning to include employing interventions and evaluating outcomes.
• Conducts patient education and participates in discharge planning.
• Accurately documents assessments, interventions and education in patients' medical record in real time.
• Communicates findings as appropriate with interdisciplinary team.
• Performs medication administration utilizing closed loop style and monitors process in order to evaluate compliance, deviation from normal conditions, effectiveness and completion of medication education.
• Precepts new licensed staff to unit and serves as resource to other disciplines and subordinate nursing staff regarding medical issues.
• Assists in auditing clinical records to evaluate professional practice standards and quality of care.
• Reports adverse events, unusual occurrences, and medication variances in an accurate and timely manner.
• Relieves Nurse Manager Il and Nurse Manager I as is appropriate.
• Maintains clinical competency by attending and qualifying in all non-mandatory (15 hours) and mandatory training classes yearly.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave accrual per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave (Six Weeks for mother per year/Two Weeks for partner per year)
• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees