Registered Nurse (RN) - Acute Care, Facility Resource Pool, PT, Days

Prisma Health•Richland, SC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Working for the Facility Resource Pool, the Registered Nurse provides clinical direction for all aspects of patient care in an acute inpatient setting and fosters patient- and family-centered care. The RN demonstrates clinical competency by using evidence-based practices and research throughout assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and outcomes. The role incorporates safety protocols, cost containment, and quality improvement into the nursing process, and identifies patient, unit, and organizational priorities. The RN must comply with organizational policies and procedures, including requirements related to licensure renewal, assigned training, employee health screenings, time and attendance, dress code, confidentiality, infection control, and medication administration. The RN demonstrates knowledge of regulatory requirements, including TJC, DHEC, and CMS, and provides care within the scope of the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act. The position requires willingness to float to various nursing units at the assigned Prisma Health facility. Acute inpatient work may include scheduled weekends, holidays, and on-call work.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing.
Two years of experience as a registered nurse.
Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in South Carolina.
Willingness to float to various nursing units at the assigned Prisma Health facility.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Collect patient data and complete nursing assessments using appropriate area- and age-specific standards, policies, and tools; complete applicable forms.
Recognize changes in patient status and responses to interventions, identify nursing priorities, and validate and document priorities with healthcare team members.
Develop and update individualized plans of care in collaboration with patients or families, physicians, and the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
Establish realistic, measurable goals and outcomes with patients or families, including goals to be attained before discharge.
Respect patients’ and families’ cultural, spiritual, and belief systems when planning care, and plan for discharge and continuity of care, including appropriate referrals.
Provide direct care consistent with established nursing plans and perform tasks within organizational policies and the RN scope of practice.
Delegate appropriate nursing tasks to healthcare team members, provide written assignments when appropriate, and ensure assigned tasks are completed.
Continuously monitor care quality and patient safety, maintain appropriate patient surveillance, and coordinate care using available internal and external resources.
Incorporate cost-containment principles and appropriate technology into daily nursing practice.
Use performance indicators to monitor care quality and effectiveness, and complete assigned hospital or unit performance-improvement audits.
Evaluate patient responses to interventions, document progress toward outcomes, revise plans of care as needed, and report changes or unresolved problems to appropriate team members.
Discuss patient outcomes with peers during shift-to-shift reporting and with other healthcare team members.
Identify quality-improvement opportunities and incorporate applicable performance-improvement recommendations into plans of care.
Assess patient and family learning needs; provide and evaluate education using familiar language, examples, patient and family participation, Micromedex, and computer resources.
Communicate patient and family education needs to others in the healthcare continuum.
Evaluate personal nursing practice against professional standards, state statutes, policies, procedures, regulations, and current knowledge.
Maintain professional competency, licensure, and required education, and reflect on strengths and areas for improvement.
Ensure written documentation and oral communication provide pertinent information to support patient and family care needs.
Advocate for patients and coordinate care collaboratively with physicians and other healthcare team members.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Float to various nursing units at the assigned Prisma Health facility as required.