Registered Nurse (RN) - Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) - Weekend Only

Roper St. Francis Healthcare • Charleston, SC

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse delivers patient care using the nursing process: collecting data and assessing patients, identifying and prioritizing patient problems and needs, and evaluating nursing care processes and outcomes. The role coordinates and provides patient teaching and coordinates care delivered by health team members.

Working in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team, the nurse conducts initial and ongoing assessments, analyzes assessment data, develops and implements plans of care, and evaluates treatment effectiveness. The nurse administers medications safely in accordance with state practice requirements and organizational policies and procedures, and serves as a point of contact for coordinating patients’ care across hospital departments. The role also advocates for patient safety through ongoing departmental quality improvement and incorporates the professional practice model into care delivery.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Nursing or a Diploma in Nursing.
• Valid nursing license from the state of practice.
• BLS Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association; required at hire for Roper St. Francis Healthcare locations, and preferred at hire but required before independent patient care at BSMH.
• Knowledge of contemporary nursing practice and future innovations.
• Nursing judgment and skill based on biological, physical, behavioral, and social sciences.
• Ability to apply the nursing process in patient care delivery.
• Skills in care coordination, evaluation of nursing practice, health teaching, health promotion, patient advocacy, and partnership.
• Interprofessional collaboration and leadership skills.
• Understanding and use of office and clinical technologies.
• Compassionate, relationship-based approach to illness, suffering, pain, and existence.
• Ability to integrate quality improvement, evidence-based practices, and research into practice.
• Accountability for professional actions and effective stewardship of available resources.
• Conflict management and resilience.
• Ability to delegate activities while remaining responsible and accountable for outcomes.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessments in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team.
• Analyze assessment data, develop and implement plans of care, and evaluate treatment effectiveness.
• Administer medications safely in accordance with state practice requirements and organizational policies and procedures.
• Coordinate patients’ care across hospital departments and serve as a point of contact for care coordination.
• Participate in ongoing departmental quality improvement as a patient safety advocate.
• Incorporate the professional practice model into care delivery.
• Coordinate and provide patient teaching and coordinate care delivered by health team members.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and 403(b) with employer contributions when eligible.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; HSA/FSA options; life insurance; mental health resources; and discounts.
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, and short- and long-term disability.
• Tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree