Registered Nurse (RN) - Acute Care, Cardiac Telemetry, FT, Day

Prisma Health•Greenville, SC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides clinical direction for all aspects of patient care in an acute inpatient setting, fostering patient- and family-centered care. Uses evidence-based practices throughout the nursing process and applies safety, cost-containment, and quality-improvement principles. The role includes assessing patients, planning and providing care, evaluating outcomes, coordinating with the interdisciplinary team, and supporting patients and families through discharge and transitions of care. The nurse must follow organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and the scope of the Nurse Practice Act. The acute inpatient setting may require weekend, holiday, and on-call work. The Cardiac Telemetry unit is a 32-bed unit providing continuous telemetry monitoring and comprehensive nursing care to patients with cardiovascular conditions, including heart failure and arrhythmias. Care includes continuous EKG and/or oxygen-saturation monitoring, administration of cardiac medications, and preparation of patients for interventions, surgeries, diagnostic tests, and other procedures. Nurses provide holistic care responsive to patients’ and families’ physical, emotional, psychological, spiritual, and cultural needs.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing, or a nursing diploma with licensure to practice as an RN.
At least one year of experience as a registered nurse. Accepted alternatives include successful completion of the Prisma Health Nurse Residency Program or a comparable residency; for internal candidates in the same service line, one year of LPN experience.
Current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State, or licensure 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 standards, policies, and tools.
Recognize changes in patient condition and responses to interventions; identify and document nursing priorities.
Develop and update individualized plans of care in collaboration with patients, families, providers, and the interdisciplinary team.
Establish measurable goals and outcomes with patients and families, and plan for discharge and continuity of care.
Provide direct nursing care consistent with the care plan, unit policies, and the RN scope of practice.
Delegate appropriate nursing tasks and ensure assigned tasks are completed.
Monitor care quality and patient safety, coordinate care and resources, and incorporate cost-containment principles.
Use performance indicators, complete assigned performance-improvement monitoring, evaluate outcomes, and revise care plans as needed.
Report changes in patient condition and communicate care outcomes and unresolved problems to the healthcare team.
Assess patient and family learning needs, provide and evaluate education, and communicate ongoing education needs across the healthcare continuum.
Maintain professional competency, licensure, and required education, and evaluate own nursing practice.
Document and communicate pertinent information, and advocate for and coordinate patient care collaboratively.
Perform other duties as assigned.