Registered Nurse (RN) - Staff/Med Surg II
About The Position
The Registered Nurse (RN) manages individualized patient care by promoting and restoring patients’ health through the nursing process. The role collaborates with physicians and multidisciplinary team members, provides physical and psychological support to patients and their families, and supervises assigned team members. The RN assesses and monitors patients, administers treatments and medications as ordered, provides therapeutic care and patient/family education, documents findings and progress, initiates emergency resuscitative measures, and communicates patient symptoms to providers and other staff.
Requirements
- Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN) from an institution accredited by NLNAC or CCNE.
- Previous experience in an acute care setting.
- Proficiency using an Electronic Health Record (EMR) for patient-level care and coordination.
- Excellent verbal communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate with others to improve quality and address needs.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association, required within 30 days of hire and recertified every two years.
- Registered Nurse license from the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, in good standing with the South Carolina Board of Nursing.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN) from an institution accredited by NLNAC or CCNE.
- Master’s Degree in Nursing (MSN) from an institution accredited by NLNAC or CCNE.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
Responsibilities
- Conduct individualized patient assessments, prioritizing data collection according to the patient’s immediate condition or needs and applicable policy timeframes, in collaboration with the healthcare team.
- Monitor patients’ conditions and assess their needs to provide appropriate care and advice.
- Perform treatments and administer medications as ordered by a provider, accurately and in a timely manner.
- Provide therapeutic nursing interventions and care that reflect the patient’s individualized plan of care, age, and cultural needs.
- Provide individualized education to patients and their families.
- Document patient condition, assessment findings, responses to nursing interventions, and progress toward resolving problems.
- Initiate emergency resuscitative measures according to adult resuscitation and advanced life support protocols.
- Maintain confidentiality and provide nonjudgmental, nondiscriminatory care that respects patients’ and families’ diversity, autonomy, dignity, and rights.
- Observe and interpret patient symptoms and communicate them to providers and other staff, including during shift changes.
- Collaborate with physicians, patients, families, and other healthcare providers.
- Supervise assigned team members.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
