Registered Nurse (RN) - Acute Care, Transplant and Intermediate Care, FT, Night

Prisma Health•Greenville, SC

16h•Onsite

About The Position

Provides clinical direction for all aspects of patient care in an acute inpatient setting and fosters patient- and family-centered care. Demonstrates clinical competency using evidence-based practices throughout assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and outcomes. Incorporates safety protocols, cost containment, quality improvement, and patient, unit, and organizational priorities into the nursing process. Follows organizational policies and procedures, maintains licensure and required training, and provides care within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act. The role may require weekend, holiday, and on-call work. The 28-bed Transplant and Intermediate Care Unit provides care for kidney and pancreas transplant recipients and patients needing intermediate-level care. Patients may require telemetry monitoring, frequent neurologic, pulmonary, or cardiac monitoring, or support such as short-term vasoactive infusions, continuous BiPAP, heated high-flow nasal cannula, or frequent tracheostomy suctioning. Nurses collaborate with physicians, surgeons, case management, therapy, social work, and other team members. Nurses must hold ACLS and BLS certifications and complete transplant education upon hire. This is a non-management position reporting to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive. The role is bonus eligible.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing, or a nursing diploma with RN licensure in lieu of the associate degree.
One year of experience as a registered nurse; accepted alternatives include successful completion of the Prisma Health Nurse Residency Program or a comparable residency, or one year of LPN experience for internal candidates within the same service line.
Current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State, or license to practice as an RN in the state where the team member works.
ACLS certification.
BLS certification.
Completion of transplant education upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Collect patient data and complete nursing assessments using appropriate age- and area-specific standards, policies, and tools.
Recognize changes in patient status and responses to interventions; identify and validate nursing priorities with the healthcare team and document appropriately.
Develop and update individualized plans of care in collaboration with patients or families, providers, and interdisciplinary team members.
Establish realistic, measurable goals and outcomes with patients or families, including goals for discharge and continuity of care.
Provide direct patient care consistent with the nursing plan and applicable organizational, departmental, and unit policies and RN scope of practice.
Delegate appropriate nursing tasks, communicate assignments, and ensure assigned tasks are completed.
Monitor care quality and patient safety, coordinate care and resources, and incorporate cost-containment principles.
Use appropriate technology and performance indicators; complete assigned performance-improvement monitoring and audits.
Evaluate patient responses and care-plan effectiveness, document progress, revise plans as needed, and report changes or unresolved problems to the appropriate team members.
Teach patients and families according to assessed learning needs, evaluate teaching, and communicate education needs across the healthcare continuum.
Evaluate personal nursing practice, maintain competency and licensure, complete mandatory education, and identify opportunities for improvement.
Document and communicate pertinent information, advocate for patients, and coordinate care collaboratively with providers and other healthcare team members.
Perform other duties as assigned.