Registered Nurse (RN) - Acute Care, Med/Surg, Full Time, Day

Prisma Health•Seneca, SC

16h•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 through evidence-based nursing practice across assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and outcomes. Incorporates safety protocols, cost containment, and quality improvement into the nursing process, while identifying patient, unit, and organizational priorities. Complies with organizational policies and procedures, including licensure renewal, required training, employee health screenings, time and attendance, dress code, confidentiality, infection control, and medication administration. Demonstrates knowledge of regulatory requirements and provides care within the scope of the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act. Scheduling in the acute inpatient setting may include weekends, holidays, and on-call work. The RN assesses patients, develops and updates individualized plans of care in collaboration with patients, families, providers, and the interdisciplinary team, provides and delegates care within the RN scope of practice, monitors patient safety and quality, evaluates outcomes, and revises plans as needed. The RN supports patient and family education, coordinates care and discharge planning, communicates with 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 RN licensure is accepted in lieu of the associate degree.
One year of registered nurse experience, or an accepted substitute: successful completion of the Prisma Health Nurse Residency Program or a comparable residency; or, for internal candidates within the same service line, one year of LPN experience.
Current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State, or an RN license to practice 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, and identify nursing priorities based on assessment and other relevant data.
Develop individualized plans of care in collaboration with patients or families, providers, and the interdisciplinary team; update and communicate plans as patient needs change.
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.
Plan for discharge and continuity of care, including appropriate referrals and transitions between levels of care.
Provide direct patient care consistent with established plans and organizational, departmental, and unit policies and procedures.
Delegate appropriate nursing tasks to healthcare team members and ensure assigned tasks are completed.
Monitor care quality and assigned patients, coordinate and organize care according to patient and unit priorities, and incorporate cost-containment principles.
Use appropriate technology and maintain a safe care environment by following safety procedures, protocols, and patient-care standards.
Use performance indicators to monitor care quality and effectiveness and complete assigned performance-improvement monitoring and audits.
Evaluate patient responses and progress toward outcomes, document findings, revise plans of care as needed, and report changes or unresolved problems to appropriate team members.
Discuss patient outcomes with peers and other healthcare team members, including through shift-to-shift reporting.
Identify quality-improvement opportunities and incorporate appropriate performance-improvement recommendations into care plans.
Assess patient and family learning needs, provide and evaluate education, encourage participation, use familiar language and examples, and communicate education needs to others in the care continuum.
Use computer resources and Micromedex.
Evaluate personal nursing practice against professional standards, statutes, policies, procedures, and regulations; maintain competency through education and professional activities.
Maintain professional licensure and complete required mandatory education on time; reflect on strengths and areas for improvement.
Ensure written documentation and oral communication provide pertinent information to meet patient and family care needs.
Advocate for patients and coordinate care collaboratively with providers and other healthcare team members.
Perform other duties as assigned.