Registered Nurse (RN) - Nurse Resident, Winter 2027, Emergency Department

Prisma Health•Columbia, SC

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Resident attends quality and core curriculum classes, participates in professional development workshops and peer support groups, and completes the clinical competencies and validation requirements of the Nurse Residency Program. Working under the direct and indirect supervision of the Clinical Education Team, the resident develops nursing knowledge and skills and participates in assigned clinical situations under the direct supervision of a licensed Registered Nurse, who oversees clinical experiences, documentation, and procedures. The role follows organizational policies, including those concerning licensure renewal, assigned training, employee health screenings, time and attendance, dress code, patient confidentiality, infection control, and medication administration. The program is designed for new graduate nurses with less than one year of experience. It combines core clinical training with specialty-specific education, including quality and safety classes, simulation labs, one-on-one skills validation, hands-on learning with clinical mentors, and ongoing professional development. This position is in Emergency Services at Parkridge, in the Emergency Department. The cohort begins February 15, 2027, and candidates must graduate before January 1, 2027. The Nurse Resident collects patient data, completes required forms, identifies patient needs and priorities, interprets and records diagnostic results, and performs nursing assessments under an RN’s direct supervision. The resident develops and documents plans of care with patients and families, coordinates referrals under RN supervision, provides prescribed care and treatments, teaches patients about procedures and discharge, and documents care and relevant observations. The resident also participates in delegation, quality improvement, cost-effective practice, safe staffing and working conditions, and reporting or resolving care-management issues, under the supervision specified for the role. Graduate Nurses complete all clinical skills under the direct supervision of a licensed RN. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing and graduation from an accredited nursing program approved by the State Board of Nursing.
No previous experience is required; candidates with more than 12 months of experience are not eligible.
Hold a current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State or be licensed to practice as an RN in the state where working.
Graduate Nurses may be considered with temporary or Graduate Nurse licensure upon receipt of a diploma, authorization to test, and an NCLEX testing date; provisional practice is under the clinical preceptor’s license and within the State Nursing Practice Act scope until NCLEX completion and state licensure.
Must graduate before January 1, 2027.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Attend quality and core curriculum classes, professional development workshops, and peer support groups; complete program clinical competencies and validation requirements.
Collect patient data, complete required forms, identify patient problems and needs, set priorities, identify matters requiring referral or follow-up, interpret and record diagnostic results, and perform nursing assessments under direct RN supervision.
Develop plans of care using the nursing process, incorporate other disciplines and continuing-care needs, include patients and families in care planning, and make multidisciplinary referrals under direct RN supervision.
Provide care, treatments, and procedures as prescribed and according to patient-care standards; explain nursing procedures, provide discharge teaching, identify emergencies, and initiate advanced therapy as described in the posting.
Advocate for and coordinate patient care with other health personnel, evaluate care measures, respect patient rights, and use established mechanisms to manage ethical issues under direct RN supervision.
Record care delivered and variations with rationale, document observations related to impending or associated problems, and implement related nursing measures under direct RN supervision.
Delegate nursing care appropriately, integrate cost-effective measures, document unit problems, participate in quality-improvement processes, and comply with staffing demands and safe-working-condition policies.
Monitor unsafe working conditions, recognize and address inappropriate or ineffective patient-care management, and complete written reports as needed.
Fulfill unit call assignments and adjust staffing for census and acuity under direct RN supervision.
Complete all clinical skills under the direct supervision of a licensed Registered Nurse and perform other duties as assigned.
Adhere to organizational policies, including licensure renewal, training, employee health screenings, time and attendance, dress code, confidentiality, infection control, and medication administration requirements.