Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU -Restorative Care

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System•Spartanburg, SC

About The Position

The Acute Care Registered Nurse provides inpatient nursing care in the 3-bed Intensive Care Unit at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care, a long-term acute-care hospital. The unit treats patients with serious medical problems requiring specialized, longer-term acute care, with an average stay of 28–30 days. The position involves caring for a wide variety of patients while building close patient relationships in a teamwork-centered environment. Unit cases include drips, cardiac conditions, renal wounds, and trauma; the broader patient population includes pulmonary, cardiac, and infectious diseases, medically complex conditions, post-trauma care, renal disease, and wound care. The RN provides care in compliance with the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act and organizational protocols, policies, procedures, and guidelines. The nurse uses evidence-based practices throughout assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and outcomes, and applies knowledge of therapeutic patient care, patient advocacy, clinical pathways, team dynamics, and hospital systems. The role includes collaboration with patients, families, providers, and other healthcare team members; patient and family education; and supporting the health system’s Mission, Vision, and Values and its community involvement.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved or accredited School of Nursing.
Current RN licensure in South Carolina or a Compact State.
BLS certification; certification may be obtained after hire.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to use an electronic health record.
Ability to assess, critically think, prioritize, and provide quality nursing care in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Ability to communicate and interact professionally with patients across age groups, diverse backgrounds, and varying educational levels.
Knowledge of professional nursing practice and theory.

Nice To Haves

One year of recent RN experience within the past five years.

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and revise patient care using evidence-based nursing practices and considering patients’ physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and educational needs.
Review patients’ medical history, admitting diagnosis, and physician orders; obtain nursing histories; conduct physical assessments; evaluate diagnostic data; and interview patients and families to determine care needs.
Prioritize nursing interventions and assess multiple patients according to illness severity, injury, and needs.
Document patient care and changes in patient condition according to established charting procedures, including use of the electronic health record.
Provide a safe patient care environment and use nursing standards and protocols to manage and stabilize emergencies until a provider responds.
Collaborate with patients, families, providers, and other healthcare team members to determine priorities and treatments and to support continuity and quality of care.
Coordinate, provide, and direct patient and family teaching activities.
Initiate and facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration to enhance patient outcomes; seek assistance when needed to complete interventions.
Communicate effectively and professionally with patients of all age groups and backgrounds, families, providers, and hospital associates, including patients who may be confused, agitated, or uncooperative.
Use and respond appropriately to facility alert, medical alert, and medical emergency systems.
Demonstrate competency with new equipment and procedures and complete annual competency validation, hospital and unit orientation, and continuing education requirements.
Provide clinical guidance to students and ancillary staff.
Follow system standards of behavior, chain of command, current policies and procedures, and regulatory requirements, including DNV, DHEC, and CMS expectations.
Participate in purposeful rounding, bedside shift reports, huddles, unit-based committees, and assigned activities; support patient experience initiatives and unit, department, and division goals.
Formulate a plan for personal professional growth and recommend policy or procedure development or revision as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.