Registered Nurse (RN)-Outpatient Surgery, FT, Days

Prisma Health•Columbia, SC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides clinical direction for all aspects of patient care in an outpatient setting. The RN demonstrates clinical competency using evidence-based practices throughout the nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and outcomes. The role incorporates safety, cost containment, and quality improvement, and identifies patient, unit, and organizational priorities. The RN follows organizational compliance requirements and policies, maintains required licensure and training, protects patient confidentiality, follows infection-control and medication-administration requirements, and demonstrates knowledge of regulatory agency requirements. Care is provided within the scope of the South Carolina Nursing Practice Act. The outpatient setting usually does not require a significant amount of scheduled shift, weekend, holiday, or on-call work. The RN assesses patients, identifies and documents care priorities, and develops individualized plans of care with patients or families, physicians, and the interdisciplinary team. The RN provides and coordinates direct care, delegates tasks appropriately, monitors quality and safety, evaluates patient outcomes, and adjusts care plans as needed. The role also includes patient and family education, communication across the healthcare continuum, participation in quality-improvement monitoring, and maintaining professional competency through education and other professional activities. This is a non-management position in the Ambulatory Surgery department at Baptist Parkridge Hospital. The listed work shift is variable.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing; a nursing diploma with RN licensure may be accepted in lieu of the degree.
One year of experience as a registered nurse, or an accepted in-lieu qualification: successful completion of the Prisma Health Nurse Residency Program or a comparable residency; internal candidates in the same service line may substitute one year of licensed practical nurse 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.
Basic computer skills.
Mathematical skills.
Working knowledge of patient equipment, including vitals equipment, suction, and defibrillator.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Collect patient data and complete nursing assessments using appropriate area- and age-specific standards, policies, and tools; complete required forms.
Recognize changes in patient status and responses to interventions, identify nursing priorities, validate them with healthcare team members, and document appropriately.
Develop and update individualized plans of care with the patient or family, physician, and interdisciplinary healthcare team; establish measurable goals and plan for discharge and continuity of care.
Provide direct patient care consistent with the nursing plan and within the RN scope of practice and applicable policies and procedures.
Delegate nursing tasks appropriately, assign work as needed, and ensure assigned tasks are completed.
Monitor quality of care and patient safety, coordinate and organize care, use available resources, and incorporate cost-containment principles.
Use appropriate technology and performance indicators, and complete assigned hospital or unit performance-improvement audits.
Evaluate care plans and progress toward outcomes, revise diagnoses and plans as needed, report changes in patient status, and refer unresolved problems to appropriate team members.
Communicate patient outcomes and care-plan changes with peers and other healthcare team members.
Assess patient and family learning needs, provide and evaluate education, and communicate education needs across the healthcare continuum.
Evaluate personal nursing practice against professional standards, statutes, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations; maintain competency through education and professional activities.
Perform other duties as assigned.