Registered Nurse (RN) Outpatient, Pre-Assessment, FT, Days

Prisma Health•Greer, SC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides clinical direction for all aspects of patient care in an outpatient setting, using evidence-based practices throughout the nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and outcomes. Incorporates safety protocols, cost containment, and quality improvement into nursing care, and identifies patient, unit, and organizational priorities. The role requires compliance with organizational policies and procedures, knowledge of regulatory requirements, and practice within the scope of the South Carolina Nursing Practice Act. The outpatient setting usually does not require a significant amount of shift, weekend, holiday, or on-call work. This is a non-management position reporting to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive. The position is bonus eligible.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing; a nursing diploma with RN licensure is accepted in lieu of the degree.
One year of experience as a registered nurse, or an accepted equivalent: 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.
Basic computer skills.
Mathematical skills.
Working knowledge of patient equipment, including vital-sign equipment, suction, and defibrillator.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Collect patient data, complete nursing assessments using applicable area- and age-specific standards and tools, and complete appropriate forms.
Recognize changes in patient status and responses to interventions; identify nursing priorities and validate and document them with the healthcare team.
Develop individualized plans of care with patients or families, physicians, and the interdisciplinary team; update plans as conditions change and communicate updates to the team.
Establish realistic, measurable outcomes to be achieved before discharge, validate them with patients or families, and plan for continuity of care and appropriate referrals.
Provide direct patient care consistent with the nursing plan and perform tasks within organizational policies and the RN scope of practice.
Delegate appropriate nursing tasks to healthcare team members and ensure assigned tasks are completed.
Monitor care quality and patient needs, coordinate tasks and resources, and incorporate cost containment principles into care.
Maintain patient safety by following safety procedures, protocols, and patient care standards.
Use appropriate technology and performance indicators; complete assigned performance-improvement monitoring and audits.
Evaluate the plan of care and progress toward outcomes, revise diagnoses and plans as needed, report changes in patient status, and refer unresolved problems to appropriate team members.
Communicate patient outcomes through shift-to-shift reports and with other healthcare team members.
Identify quality-improvement opportunities and incorporate appropriate recommendations into the nursing plan of care.
Assess patient and family learning needs, provide and evaluate education in familiar language, and communicate education needs to others in the healthcare continuum.
Evaluate own nursing practice against professional standards, laws, policies, procedures, and regulations; maintain competency through education and professional activities and identify opportunities for improvement.
Perform other duties as assigned.