Registered Nurse (RN) Emergency - Cherokee Medical Center

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System•Gaffney, SC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Emergency Department at Cherokee Medical Center in Gaffney, South Carolina. This is a full-time position scheduled from 1200 to 0000. A sign-on bonus of $5,000 is offered to new graduate RNs and $15,000 to eligible experienced RNs. The Acute Care RN provides inpatient nursing care in compliance with the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act and organizational protocols, policies, procedures, and guidelines. The RN uses evidence-based practices and research throughout the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and outcomes. The role requires knowledge of therapeutic patient care, patient advocacy, clinical pathways and care maps, team dynamics, and hospital systems. The RN also serves as a resource for support associates, collaborates with leadership in advancing the health system’s culture, mission, vision, and values, and is encouraged to support the organization’s community involvement.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved or accredited School of Nursing.
Current RN licensure in South Carolina or a Compact State.
BLS certification; certification may be obtained after hire.
Basic computer skills.
Competency using an electronic health record.
Ability to assess and prioritize multiple patients according to illness or injury severity and needs.
Ability to assess, think critically, and provide quality care in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Ability to communicate and interact professionally with patients of diverse ages, backgrounds, and educational levels, including patients who may be confused, irrational, agitated, or uncooperative.

Responsibilities

Provide inpatient nursing care in accordance with the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act and organizational protocols, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Use evidence-based practices and research throughout assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and outcomes.
Document all aspects of patient care using established charting procedures, including patient progress and changes in condition.
Use the electronic health record and demonstrate basic computer skills.
Follow standards of behavior and the proper chain of command.
Meet continuing education requirements and comply with regulatory agency clinical expectations, including DNV, DHEC, and CMS requirements.
Communicate effectively with patients, families, providers, and hospital associates.
Know how to use and respond to Facility Alert, Medical Alert, and Medical Emergency Systems.
Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise plans of care based on patients’ and families’ physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and educational needs.
Provide a safe patient care environment.
Collaborate with patients, families, and healthcare team members to determine priorities and treatments.
Coordinate, provide, and direct patient teaching activities.
Initiate and facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration to enhance outcomes.
Seek assistance as needed to complete nursing interventions and support positive patient outcomes.
Demonstrate competency with new equipment and procedures and complete annual competency validation.
Provide clinical guidance to students and ancillary staff.
Complete hospital and unit-based orientation programs and annual competencies.
Develop a plan for personal professional growth.
Recommend development or revision of policies and procedures.
Serve on unit-based committees and other committees as assigned.
Prioritize nursing interventions for an assigned group of patients.
Assess patients’ medical histories, admitting diagnoses, physician orders, nursing histories, physical condition, and diagnostic data; interview patients and families to determine needs.
Assess and prioritize multiple patients based on illness or injury severity and needs.
Provide quality care and critical thinking suited to a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Interact professionally with patients of all ages, backgrounds, and educational levels, including patients who may be confused, irrational, agitated, or uncooperative.
Use nursing standards and protocols to manage and stabilize emergencies until a provider responds.
Apply professional nursing practice and theory.
Support continuity of care through effective decision-making and quality patient care.
Remain committed to unit, department, and division goals and support patient experience initiatives.
Participate in purposeful rounding, bedside shift reports, and huddles.
Apply appropriate standards of care, clinical pathways, and milestones to guide the plan of care.
Comply with current policies and procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.