Registered Nurse (RN)-Pavilion 6-Respiratory Step Down

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System•Spartanburg, SC

About The Position

The Acute Care Registered Nurse (RN) provides inpatient nursing care in compliance with the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act and organizational protocols, policies, procedures, and guidelines. The RN demonstrates clinical competency through evidence-based practice and research across the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and outcomes. The role requires knowledge of therapeutic patient care, patient advocacy, clinical pathways and care maps, team dynamics, and hospital systems, and includes serving as a resource for support associates. The RN collaborates with leadership in developing and implementing Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System’s culture, mission, vision, and values, and is encouraged to support the organization’s community involvement. The position is on an adult respiratory step-down unit with a 1:4 nurse-to-patient ratio and 22 beds equipped for central telemetry and oxygen monitoring. Patients include medical-surgical telemetry cases with a focus on respiratory and lung conditions, respiratory failure, and stroke. Other cases may include sepsis, COPD, CHF, and pneumonia, as well as patients who have received Tenecteplase for stroke. Care may involve drips, chest tubes, BiPAP, Vapotherm, AirVo, NG tubes, and tracheostomies.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved or accredited School of Nursing.
Current RN licensure in South Carolina or a Compact State.
BLS certification; certification may be obtained after hire.
Basic computer skills.
Competency using an electronic health record.
Ability to assess and prioritize multiple patients according to severity of illness, injury, and needs.
Ability to assess, think critically, and provide quality care in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Knowledge of professional nursing practice and theory.

Nice To Haves

One year of recent RN experience within the past five years.

Responsibilities

Provide inpatient nursing care in accordance with the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act and organizational protocols, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Use evidence-based practice and research throughout assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and outcomes.
Document patient care and progress, including changes in condition, according to established charting procedures.
Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise plans of care based on patients’ and families’ physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and educational needs.
Assess patients by reviewing medical history, admission diagnosis, and provider orders; obtaining nursing histories; performing physical assessments; reviewing diagnostic data; and interviewing patients and families.
Prioritize nursing interventions for assigned patients and assess multiple patients according to illness severity, injury, and needs.
Provide a safe patient care environment and collaborate with patients, families, and the healthcare team to establish priorities and treatments.
Coordinate, provide, and direct patient teaching activities.
Initiate and facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration and seek assistance as needed to support positive patient outcomes.
Communicate effectively with patients, families, providers, and hospital associates, including people from diverse backgrounds and patients who may be confused, agitated, irrational, or uncooperative.
Use nursing standards and protocols to manage and stabilize emergencies until a provider responds; understand and respond to facility, medical, and medical emergency alerts.
Demonstrate competency with new equipment and procedures and complete annual competency validation, hospital orientation, unit orientation, and annual competencies.
Provide clinical guidance to students and ancillary staff.
Meet continuing education requirements and comply with clinical and regulatory expectations, including DNV, DHEC, and CMS requirements.
Follow system standards of behavior, chain of command, policies, procedures, standards of care, clinical pathways, and milestones.
Support unit, department, and division goals and patient experience initiatives, including purposeful rounding, bedside shift reports, and huddles.
Develop a plan for personal professional growth and recommend policies or procedures for development or revision.
Serve on unit-based committees and other committees as assigned.
Perform other duties as assigned.