Registered Nurse (RN)-Acute Care, Pediatrics School Age to Adolescent, FT, Night

Prisma Health•Greenville, SC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides clinical direction for all aspects of patient care in an acute inpatient setting, fostering patient- and family-centered care. Demonstrates clinical competency by using evidence-based practices and research throughout the nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and outcomes. Consults with clinical advisors and peers as appropriate. Follows organizational compliance requirements and policies, including licensure renewal, assigned training, employee health screenings, time and attendance, dress code, patient confidentiality, infection control, and medication administration. Demonstrates knowledge of regulatory requirements and provides care within the scope of the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act. The acute inpatient setting usually requires staff to be scheduled for a significant amount of shift, weekend, holiday, and on-call work. The role assesses patients, develops and updates individualized plans of care with patients, families, providers, and the interdisciplinary team, delivers and coordinates nursing care, delegates appropriate tasks, and monitors quality and safety. It evaluates patient responses and progress toward outcomes, revises care plans as needed, supports patient and family education, communicates across the healthcare team, and maintains professional competency and licensure. This is a non-management position reporting to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing; a nursing diploma with licensure to practice as a registered nurse is accepted in lieu of the degree.
One year of experience as a registered nurse; accepted alternatives include successful completion of the Prisma Health Nurse Residency Program or a comparable residency, or one year of LPN experience for internal candidates within the same service line.
Current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State, or a license to practice as an RN in the state where the team member works.

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 required forms.
Recognize changes in patient status and responses to interventions, identify nursing priorities, and validate and document priorities with healthcare team members.
Develop individualized plans of care with patients and/or families, providers, and the interdisciplinary healthcare team; update plans as patient conditions change.
Identify measurable goals and outcomes before discharge, validate them with patients and/or families, and plan for continuity of care and appropriate referrals.
Provide direct patient care consistent with established plans and perform tasks within organizational policies and the RN scope of practice.
Delegate appropriate nursing tasks to healthcare team members and ensure assigned tasks are completed.
Monitor quality of care and patient safety, provide appropriate surveillance, and coordinate care according to patient and unit priorities.
Incorporate cost-containment principles and appropriate technology into nursing practice.
Use performance indicators to monitor care quality and effectiveness and complete assigned hospital or unit performance-improvement audits.
Evaluate patient responses and progress toward outcomes, document findings, revise plans of care, and report changes or unresolved problems to appropriate team members.
Discuss patient outcomes with peers and other healthcare team members and incorporate appropriate quality-improvement recommendations into care plans.
Assess patient and family learning needs, provide and evaluate education, encourage participation, and communicate education needs across the healthcare continuum.
Evaluate personal nursing practice against professional standards, statutes, organizational policies, procedures, and regulations; maintain competency, licensure, and required education.
Document and communicate pertinent information supporting patient and family care needs.
Advocate for patients and coordinate care collaboratively with providers and other healthcare team members.
Perform other duties as assigned.