Registered Nurse (RN) - SICU, FT

Medical University of South Carolina • Florence, AL

3d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides nursing care to patients using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role leads and directs assigned team members and collaborates with multidisciplinary colleagues to provide age- and developmentally appropriate care in accordance with nursing standards.

The nurse provides patient- and family-centered care that addresses physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, religious, and environmental needs. Responsibilities include assessing patients, developing nursing diagnoses, identifying outcomes, planning and implementing interventions, coordinating care, providing health teaching and promotion, and evaluating goals and interventions in accordance with MUSC policies.

The nurse maintains a safe, therapeutic, and healing environment and contributes to a professional practice model through shared governance, adherence to standards of care, peer review, professional development, effective teamwork, autonomous practice, accountability, and critical thinking. The role applies care management principles to coordinate efficient delivery of patient care, identify clinical priorities, and initiate actions to improve patient outcomes.

Requirements

• South Carolina or Compact State RN License.
• American Heart Association BLS Certification.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in SICU.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care using assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Direct and lead assigned team members and collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to provide age- and developmentally appropriate care.
• Provide patient- and family-centered care addressing physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, religious, and environmental needs.
• Assess patients; develop nursing diagnoses; identify outcomes; plan and implement interventions; coordinate care; provide health teaching and promotion; and evaluate goals and interventions in accordance with MUSC policies.
• Maintain a safe, therapeutic, and healing environment while ensuring patient privacy and respectful, responsive, accepting, and professional behavior.
• Participate in shared governance, peer review, professional development, and the professional practice model.
• Promote a healthy work environment and demonstrate accountability, effective teamwork, autonomous practice, leadership, and critical thinking.
• Coordinate efficient delivery of patient care using care management principles.
• Identify clinical priorities and initiate actions to improve patient outcomes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed