Registered Nurse (RN) - Acute Care, Surgical Trauma, FT, Days

Prisma Health•Columbia, 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 using evidence-based practices and research throughout assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and outcomes. Incorporates safety protocols, cost containment, and quality improvement into the nursing process, and aligns care with patient, unit, and organizational priorities. Follows organizational compliance requirements and policies, including licensure renewal, assigned training, employee health screenings, time and attendance, dress code, confidentiality, infection control, and medication administration. Provides care within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act and demonstrates knowledge of regulatory requirements, including TJC, SC DPH, and CMS. The acute inpatient setting may require weekend, holiday, and on-call work. The role is on the Surgical Trauma Unit at Prisma Health Richland Hospital, a 50-bed medical-surgical unit primarily serving adults recovering from traumatic injuries that typically require surgical intervention. The unit has a standard nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:4, flexing to 1:5 as needed, and telemetry monitoring for up to 23 patients. Patients are hemodynamically stable and may have injuries related to gunshot wounds or other penetrating injuries, assaults, motor vehicle crashes, and falls. This is a non-management position reporting to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive. The position is eligible for a $5,000 sign-on bonus for external candidates.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing, or a nursing diploma with licensure to practice as a registered nurse.
One year of experience as a registered nurse. Accepted alternatives include successful completion of the Prisma Health Nurse Residency Program or a comparable residency; for internal candidates within the same service line, one year of licensed practical nurse experience may be accepted.
Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in South Carolina.
Knowledge and skills necessary to treat patients, and other training as required by the department.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Collect patient data and complete required forms according to unit standards; identify patient problems and needs, set priorities, identify issues requiring referral or follow-up, interpret and record diagnostic results, and perform nursing assessments using critical thinking.
Develop plans of care using the nursing process, incorporating other disciplines and continuing-care needs, involving patients and families in developing or revising plans, and making referrals to multidisciplinary support services.
Provide treatments, procedures, and other care according to accepted practice standards and prescribed patient-care standards.
Recognize age-related characteristics and patient needs, explain nursing procedures, and provide discharge teaching.
Identify emergency situations and independently initiate advanced therapy.
Advocate for and coordinate patient care with other healthcare personnel, evaluate care measures, respect patient rights, and use established mechanisms to manage ethical issues in patient care.
Document care delivered, variations and rationales, observations related to impending or associated problems, and nursing measures taken.
Delegate nursing care to appropriate personnel using the nursing process and integrate cost-effective measures into nursing practice.
Recognize unit problems, document them, participate in quality-improvement processes, and comply with staffing expectations based on patient-care needs.
Comply with policies for safe working conditions, monitor for unsafe conditions, address inappropriate or ineffective patient-care management, and complete written reports.
Fulfill unit call assignments and adjust staffing for census and acuity.
Perform other duties as assigned.