Registered Nurse (RN) Acute Care, ICU, PRN, Variable Shifts

About the position

The position provides clinical direction for all aspects of patient care in an acute inpatient setting, emphasizing patient and family-centered care. The role requires demonstrating clinical competency through evidence-based practices across all areas of the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and outcomes. The nurse will incorporate knowledge of safety protocols, cost containment, and quality improvement throughout the nursing process, while identifying patient, unit, and organizational priorities. Compliance with organizational policies and procedures, including licensure renewal and infection control, is essential. The role also requires adherence to the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act and knowledge of regulatory agency requirements.

Responsibilities

• Collects data and completes nursing assessment utilizing appropriate area and/or age specific standards/policies and tools.
• Develops an individual plan of care based on the age and assessed needs of the patient in collaboration with the patient and/or family, the provider, and other members of the interdisciplinary health care team.
• Updates the plan based on changes in the patient's condition and communicates changes in the plan to other members of the team.
• Identifies realistic and measurable goals and outcomes to be attained prior to discharge and validates these with the patient and/or family.
• Demonstrates respect for the patient's/family cultural, spiritual, and belief system in planning for care.
• Includes planning for discharge to assure continuity of care and a smooth transition post discharge from one level of care to another including appropriate referrals.
• Provides direct care to assigned patients consistent with the established nursing plan.
• Performs specific tasks based on organizational, departmental and/or unit policies and procedures within the RN scope of practice.
• Delegates nursing tasks as appropriate to members of the healthcare team, developing written assignments (if appropriate) and ensures completion of assigned tasks.
• Monitors quality of care delivered on a continual basis; ensures appropriate surveillance of assigned patients.
• Provides care based on patient and unit priorities, coordinating and organizing tasks as appropriate, utilizing resources internal and external to the unit.
• Assumes responsibility for patient safety by maintaining a safe environment to include awareness of safety procedures, protocols and adherence to patient care standards.
• Utilizes performance indicators to collect data, monitor quality and effectiveness while providing nursing care.
• Completes assigned hospital/unit performance improvement monitoring (audits).
• Evaluates plan of care for effectiveness based on assessment/reassessment of patient response to interventions, documents progress toward expected outcomes, and revises plan of care as needed.
• Identifies/assesses patient/family learning needs and teaches accordingly, implementing and evaluating teaching plans.
• Communicates the patient/family's need for education/teaching to others in the healthcare continuum.
• Evaluates own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standard guidelines, state statutes, policies, procedures, rules/regulations and current specific knowledge.
• Ensures that written documentation and oral communication focuses on pertinent information to support meeting patient/family care needs.
• Serves as the patient's advocate and coordinator of care, working collaboratively with providers and other members of the healthcare team.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Nursing; Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.
• One (1) year experience as a registered nurse.

Nice-to-haves

• Successful completion of the Prisma Health Nurse Residency Program or a comparable residency from another organization in lieu of one (1) year of registered nurse experience.
• One (1) year of licensed practical nurse (LPN) experience for internal candidates within the same service line in lieu of one (1) year of registered nurse experience.