Registered Nurse, RN - PRN General Surgery/ GYN

Medical University of South Carolina • Florence, AL

5d

About The Position

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

The nurse provides patient- and family-centered care addressing physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, religious, and environmental needs. This includes assessing patients, developing nursing diagnoses, identifying outcomes, planning and implementing interventions, coordinating care, providing health teaching and promotion, and evaluating goals and interventions consistent with MUSC policies.

The role maintains a safe, therapeutic, healing environment through protection of patient privacy and respectful, responsive, accepting, and professional conduct. It also involves active participation in the professional practice model, shared governance, peer review, professional development, and promotion of leadership, clinical excellence, effective teamwork, autonomous practice, accountability, and critical thinking.

The nurse coordinates efficient and effective patient-care services using care-management principles, identifies clinical priorities, and initiates actions to improve patient outcomes. The position is PRN as needed, with 12-hour shifts.

Requirements

• Associate's degree.
• At least one year of work experience as a registered nurse.
• Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state.
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification.
• Registered nurse experience.

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.
• Deliver patient- and family-centered care addressing patients’ 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 by protecting patient privacy and behaving responsively, respectfully, acceptingly, and professionally.
• Participate in shared governance, peer review, and professional development, and promote leadership, clinical excellence, effective teamwork, autonomous practice, accountability, and critical thinking.
• Coordinate effective and efficient delivery of patient-care services using care-management principles.
• Identify clinical priorities and initiate actions to improve patient outcomes.
• Promote a healthy work environment and take personal responsibility for professional growth.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Associate degree