Registered Nurse (RN) - Nurse Resident, September 2026, Surgical Telemetry

Prisma Health•Greenville, SC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Resident job has the responsibility of attending all quality and core curriculum classes, actively participating in professional development workshops and peer support groups, and successfully completing all clinical competencies and validation requirements of the Nurse Residency Program. Works under the direct and indirect supervision of the Clinical Education Team while refining nursing knowledge and skills. Actively participates in managing clinical situations for which he/she is assigned under the direct supervision of a licensed Registered Nurse who oversees all clinical experiences, documentation and procedures in the clinical environment. All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's Compassion Standards, Mission, Vision and Values of compassion, dignity, excellence, integrity, and teamwork. Adheres to policy and procedure requirements of the organization including, but not limited to: licensure renewal, assigned training, employee health screenings, time and attendance policy, dress code policy, patient confidentiality, infection control, medication administration. This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive. Prisma Health is committed to providing new graduate nurses with a solid foundation to launch their nursing career. The nurse residency 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.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing.
Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing program approved by the South Carolina State Board of Nursing.
No previous experience is required.
Candidates with greater than 12 months of experience are not eligible.
Licensed to practice as a RN in South Carolina.
BLS certification.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Attending all quality and core curriculum classes.
Actively participating in professional development workshops and peer support groups.
Successfully completing all clinical competencies and validation requirements of the Nurse Residency Program.
Refining nursing knowledge and skills under the direct and indirect supervision of the Clinical Education Team.
Actively participating in managing clinical situations under the direct supervision of a licensed Registered Nurse.
Collecting patient data and completing required forms with appropriate responses according to unit standards.
Identifying patient’s problems/needs and setting priorities.
Identifying problems requiring further referral and/or follow-up.
Interpreting and recording latest diagnostic results.
Performing nursing assessment using critical thinking skills under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
Developing a plan of care based on nursing process, and which incorporates the plans of other disciplines and continuing care needs.
Including the patient/family in developing or revising the plan of care.
Making referrals to multidisciplinary support services under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
Providing treatments/procedures and other care as prescribed and according to patient care standards.
Demonstrating understanding of age-related characteristics and needs of patients served.
Explaining nursing procedures.
Providing discharge teaching.
Identifying emergency situations and independently initiating advanced therapy.
Acting as an advocate and coordinator of patient care with other health care personnel.
Evaluating patient care measures instituted.
Understanding and demonstrating respect for patient rights and utilizing established mechanisms for management of ethical issues in patient care under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
Recording patient care delivered as planned and any variation, with appropriate rationale.
Making and recording observations related to impending or associated problems.
Implementing nursing measures related to impending or associated problems under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
Delegating nursing care to appropriate personnel using the nursing process.
Integrating cost-effective measures into nursing practice.
Recognizing unit problems and taking responsibility for documenting same.
Demonstrating active participation in QI processes.
Complying with hospital expectations to meet staffing demands based on patient care needs.
Complying with policies addressing safe working conditions.
Monitoring unsafe working conditions.
Recognizing inappropriate and/or ineffective patient care management, resolving issue/problem and completing written reports.
Fulfilling call for unit as assigned and adjusting staffing for census (volume) and acuity under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
Completing all clinical skills under the direct supervision of a licensed Registered Nurse.
Performing other duties as assigned.