RN - 8th North Medical - FT AM

Lexington Medical Center•West Columbia, SC

About The Position

The Registered Nurse utilizes the nursing process to promote and restore patients’ health, collaborates with physicians and multidisciplinary team members, provides physical and psychological support to patients and their families, and supervises assigned team members. The role uses critical thinking to gather data, assess patients, exercise nursing judgment, intervene, and evaluate responses to actual and potential health problems. Care is provided in accordance with Lexington Health’s mission and standards, American Nurses Association standards, and the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act. The RN establishes rapport with patients and families, provides compassionate emotional, psychological, and spiritual support, promotes patient independence through care goals and education, and serves as a patient and family advocate. The nurse documents and communicates care and ongoing needs, maintains confidentiality, applies ethical decision-making, and responds effectively to changing clinical situations. The RN maintains quality and safety standards, works with multidisciplinary teams to resolve patient needs, participates in evidence-based performance improvement, follows infection-control and medication-handling protocols, and documents patient care accurately and promptly. The position also involves appropriate use and upkeep of nursing equipment and supplies, teamwork and communication, required professional education and certifications, annual training, and compliance with employee health requirements. The position is on the 8th North Medical unit and is full-time, day shift, 7 a.m.–7 p.m. A $20,000 sign-on bonus is listed.

Requirements

ADN, nursing diploma, or Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
A current RN license to practice in South Carolina.
Generic RN education acquired through an online program does not meet Lexington Medical Center’s minimum qualifications for new graduates.
New graduates are not considered for Critical Care, Medical/Surgical, Intermediate, or Emergency Department units without post-graduation experience, unless they have successfully completed LMC’s Nurse Residency Program.
Must meet applicable required education and certification requirements for the nursing specialty, as specified in the Mandatory Certification Requirements policy.
Must maintain required certifications and complete annual safety training, mandatory classes, employee health requirements, and at least 15 hours of specialty continuing education annually.

Responsibilities

Establish positive rapport with patients and families and provide compassionate emotional, psychological, and spiritual support.
Promote patient independence by establishing care goals and educating patients and families about conditions, medications, and self-care.
Serve as a patient and family advocate.
Document and communicate care actions, irregularities, and continuing patient needs to maintain continuity among nursing teams.
Use critical thinking and clinical judgment to gather and interpret data, assess patients, intervene, and evaluate responses to health problems.
Protect confidential information and use ethical decision-making to advocate for acceptable patient outcomes.
Assure quality of care by following therapeutic standards, measuring outcomes against goals, and making or recommending necessary adjustments.
Resolve patient problems and needs using multidisciplinary team strategies.
Participate in evidence-based process and performance improvement initiatives to maintain or improve care quality and safety.
Maintain a safe and clean work environment and follow infection-control, medication administration and storage, and controlled-substance procedures.
Accurately and promptly document patient care and provide safe, appropriate, quality care and support.
Ensure equipment is maintained, troubleshoot malfunctions, request repairs, maintain inventories, and evaluate new equipment and techniques.
Use nursing supplies and equipment appropriately.
Communicate and cooperate effectively with healthcare teams, respond promptly to communication devices, and assist with required environmental checks.
Maintain professional knowledge, required certifications, attendance and service expectations, and complete yearly safety and mandatory training.
Meet annual employee health requirements and complete initial and annual RCRA hazardous-waste training.
Earn at least 15 hours of continuing education annually within the specialty.
For L&D assignments only, eligible RNs with at least two years of L&D experience and completed training and competency verification may perform qualified medical screening examinations under EMTALA.

Benefits

$20,000 sign-on bonus.
Medical, dental, and life insurance benefits beginning on day one.
Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
Eligibility to enroll in the 403(b) match plan from day one; Lexington Health matches contributions dollar for dollar up to 6%.
Employer-paid life insurance equal to one times salary.
Option to elect supplemental life insurance at low-cost premiums, up to three times salary.
Adoption assistance.
Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage for full-time employees after 90 days of eligible employment.
Tuition reimbursement.
Student loan forgiveness.