Registered Nurse (RN)–Nurse Resident, February 2027 Progressive ICU

Prisma Health • Seneca, SC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Resident attends quality and core curriculum classes, participates in professional development workshops and peer support groups, and completes all clinical competencies and validation requirements of the Nurse Residency Program. Under the direct and indirect supervision of the Nursing Orientation and Education Team, the resident refines nursing knowledge and skills and participates in managing assigned clinical situations. Residents rotate through units and specialties as assigned. The program combines foundational and specialty-specific clinical core curriculum, quality classes, simulation, one-on-one skills validation, hands-on application with clinical mentors, and professional development. It is intended for new graduates and registered nurses with less than one year of nursing experience; candidates with more than 12 months of experience are not eligible. The role is in critical care at Oconee Memorial Hospital, in the ICU Progressive Care department. The job summary lists a July 11, 2022 service-line start date and requires the RN license to be posted online by July 4, 2022. All team members are expected to know and comply with Prisma Health’s Standards of Behaviors, Mission, and Values of compassion, dignity, excellence, integrity, and teamwork.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program recognized by the South Carolina State Board of Nursing; work experience cannot substitute for this education requirement.
• Licensed to practice as a registered nurse in South Carolina; BLS certification is required.
• Must have less than 12 months of nursing experience; candidates with greater than 12 months are ineligible.
• Must possess the knowledge and skills necessary to treat patients and complete other training required by the department.
• A temporary license or Graduate Nurse status may be accepted in lieu of RN licensure upon hire after receipt of diploma and authorization to test. A provisional RN-Resident-Graduate Nurse must provide an NCLEX testing date before hire and works under the clinical preceptor’s license within the scope of the South Carolina Nursing Practice Act until passing the NCLEX and obtaining South Carolina licensure.
• RN license must be posted online by July 4, 2022, according to the posting.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Attend all quality and core curriculum classes, participate in professional development workshops and peer support groups, and successfully complete Nurse Residency Program competencies and validations.
• Participate in assigned clinical situations and rotate through units and specialties as assigned.
• Collect patient data, complete required forms, identify patient needs and priorities, recognize issues needing referral or follow-up, interpret and record diagnostic results, and perform nursing assessments using critical thinking.
• Develop care plans based on the nursing process, coordinate with other disciplines and continuing-care needs, involve patients and families in care planning, and make referrals to multidisciplinary support services.
• Provide treatments and procedures as prescribed and according to standards; address age-related patient needs; explain procedures and provide discharge teaching; identify emergencies and initiate advanced therapy; advocate for and coordinate patient care; evaluate care measures; and respect patient rights and ethical-care processes.
• Document care delivered and variations with rationale, record observations related to impending or associated problems, and implement appropriate nursing measures.
• Delegate care appropriately, integrate cost-effective practices, identify and document unit problems, participate in quality-improvement processes, meet staffing demands based on patient-care needs, comply with and monitor safe-working-condition policies, address ineffective or inappropriate care management and complete reports, and fulfill unit call and staffing adjustments as assigned.
• Comply with Prisma Health’s Standards of Behaviors, Mission, and Values.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree