Registered Nurse (RN) - Rehab Med Surg - Roper Hospital - 8 Pettit

Roper St. Francis Healthcare•Charleston, SC

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) delivers patient care using the nursing process: collecting data and assessing patients, identifying and prioritizing problems and needs, and evaluating the process and outcomes of nursing care. The role coordinates, provides, and directs patient teaching, and coordinates care delivered by health team members. Working with the interdisciplinary care team, the RN conducts initial and ongoing assessments, analyzes assessment data, develops and implements plans of care, and evaluates treatment effectiveness. The RN administers medications safely in accordance with state practice requirements and organizational policies and procedures, and serves as a point of contact for coordinating patient care across hospital departments. The RN also advocates for patient safety through ongoing departmental quality improvement and incorporates the professional practice model into care delivery.

Requirements

Valid nursing license from the state of practice.
Associate degree in nursing or a diploma in nursing.
BLS Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association; required at hire for Roper St. Francis Healthcare locations. The posting notes a different timing requirement for BSMH: preferred at hire and required before independent patient care.
Knowledge of contemporary nursing practice and future innovations.
Nursing judgment and skill based on biological, physical, behavioral, and social sciences.
Ability to apply the nursing process in patient care delivery and coordinate care.
Ability to evaluate professional nursing practice to optimize goals and outcomes.
Skills in health teaching, health promotion, patient advocacy, and partnership.
Interprofessional collaboration and leadership skills.
Understanding and use of office and clinical technologies.
Compassionate, relationship-based approach to illness, suffering, pain, and existence.
Ability to integrate quality improvement, evidence-based practices, and research into practice.
Accountability for professional actions and effective stewardship of available resources.
Conflict management and resilience.
Ability to delegate activities while remaining responsible and accountable for outcomes.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessments in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team.
Analyze assessment data and create, implement, and evaluate plans of care and treatment effectiveness.
Administer medications safely in accordance with state practice requirements and organizational policies and procedures.
Coordinate patient care across hospital departments and serve as a point of contact for care coordination.
Participate in ongoing departmental quality improvement as a patient safety advocate.
Incorporate the professional practice model into care delivery.
Coordinate, provide, and direct patient teaching activities and coordinate care provided by health team members.