Registered Nurse (RN) - Acute Care, Surgical Specialty, FT, Night

Prisma Health•Greenville, SC

20h•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 by using evidence-based practices and research throughout the nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and outcomes. Incorporates safety protocols, cost containment, and quality improvement into nursing care; identifies patient, unit, and organizational priorities; and complies with organizational policies and regulatory requirements. Provides care within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act. The role is on a 30-bed inpatient medical-surgical, non-cardiac telemetry unit specializing in care for patients following vascular and urologic surgical procedures. The unit also cares for overflow general surgery, trauma, and medical patients. The acute inpatient setting may require weekend, holiday, and on-call work.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing; a nursing diploma with RN licensure is accepted in lieu of the associate degree.
One year of experience as a registered nurse, or an accepted alternative: successful completion of the Prisma Health Nurse Residency Program or a comparable residency; 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 a license to practice as an RN 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; recognize changes in patient status and responses to interventions.
Identify nursing priorities and develop individualized plans of care with patients or families, providers, and the interdisciplinary healthcare team; update and communicate plans as patient conditions change.
Establish realistic, measurable goals and outcomes with patients or families, including discharge planning, continuity of care, and appropriate referrals.
Respect patients’ and families’ cultural, spiritual, and belief systems when planning care.
Provide direct care consistent with established nursing plans 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 assigned patients through appropriate surveillance; coordinate care and use unit and external resources effectively.
Incorporate cost-containment principles and appropriate technology into daily nursing practice.
Maintain patient safety through awareness of safety procedures and protocols and adherence to patient care standards.
Use performance indicators to monitor the quality and effectiveness of nursing care and complete assigned performance-improvement audits.
Evaluate patient responses and progress toward outcomes, document findings, revise plans as needed, and report changes or unresolved problems to appropriate team members.
Identify quality-improvement opportunities and incorporate performance-improvement recommendations into care plans as appropriate.
Assess patient and family learning needs, provide and evaluate education, encourage participation, and use computer resources and Micromedex.
Communicate patient and family education needs to others in the healthcare continuum.
Evaluate own nursing practice, maintain competency through education and professional activities, maintain licensure, and complete required education on time.
Ensure written documentation and oral communication convey pertinent information needed 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.