Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department

Tidelands Health•Georgetown, SC

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 position is listed as a regular employee role on a night shift of 12 hours. The posting also describes the RN as a staff/medical-surgical nurse.

Requirements

Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN) from an institution accredited by NLNAC or CCNE.
Registered Nurse license through the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.
Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association within 30 days.
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.
Ability to work with patients, families, physicians, and other health care providers.

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.
Previous experience in an acute care setting.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

Conduct individualized patient assessments and prioritize data collection based on the patient’s immediate condition or needs, collaborating with other members of 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 appropriate to the patient’s age, culture, individualized needs, and plan of care.
Provide individualized education to patients and 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 during shift changes.
Supervise assigned team members.