RN - 8th North Medical - FT Nights

Lexington Medical Center•West Columbia, SC

1d•Onsite

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, make nursing judgments, intervene, and evaluate responses to actual and potential health problems. Care includes health teaching, supportive and restorative care, and support for a peaceful death. Responsibilities are performed in accordance with Lexington Health’s mission, vision, strategic imperatives, applicable nursing standards, and the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act. This position is on the 8th North Medical unit and works full-time nights, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The role requires an ADN, nursing diploma, or Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a current South Carolina RN license. No minimum years of experience are specified, although certain units do not consider newly graduated nurses without post-graduation experience unless they have completed LMC’s Nurse Residency Program. Online-program graduates may not meet LMC’s minimum qualifications. The RN establishes rapport with patients and families, provides compassionate support and education, advocates for patients, documents and communicates care, maintains confidentiality, and makes ethical decisions. The nurse supports quality and safety standards, participates in improvement activities, uses supplies and equipment appropriately, works collaboratively with care teams, maintains required certifications and training, and completes at least 15 hours of annual specialty continuing education. A $20,000 sign-on bonus is listed.

Requirements

ADN, nursing diploma, or Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Current RN license to practice in South Carolina.
New graduate RNs educated through an online generic RN program do not meet LMC minimum qualifications.
Critical Care, Medical/Surgical, Intermediate, and Emergency Department units will not consider newly graduated nurses without post-graduation experience, except those who have successfully completed LMC’s Nurse Residency Program.
Maintain required certifications and complete yearly safety training and other mandatory classes.
Complete annual employee health requirements.
Earn a minimum of 15 hours of continuing education annually within the specialty.

Responsibilities

Establish positive rapport with patients and families and provide 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 and use ethical decision-making processes.
Document and communicate patient care, irregularities, and ongoing needs accurately and promptly.
Use critical thinking and clinical judgment to assess, intervene, and evaluate patient responses to actual and potential health problems.
Maintain patient confidentiality and respond to dynamic clinical situations in a timely and effective manner.
Provide quality care in accordance with therapeutic standards, patient goals, nursing standards, and applicable regulations.
Resolve patient problems and needs using multidisciplinary team strategies.
Participate in process and performance improvement activities using evidence-based practice.
Maintain a safe, clean working environment and follow infection-control, medication-handling, storage, and controlled-substance procedures.
Ensure proper operation and maintenance of equipment, troubleshoot malfunctions, request repairs, and maintain equipment inventories.
Use nursing supplies and equipment appropriately and assist with environmental checks required by policy and regulators.
Communicate and cooperate with healthcare teams, respond promptly to communication devices, and participate in team problem-solving.
Attend educational activities and maintain professional and technical knowledge, required certifications, and annual training.
Meet attendance and service expectations and comply with annual employee health requirements.
Complete required hazardous-waste handling and RCRA training.
Earn at least 15 hours of continuing education annually within the specialty.
For qualified L&D nurses only: perform medical screening examinations under EMTALA when meeting the stated experience, training, and competency requirements.

Benefits

$20,000 sign-on bonus.
Medical, dental, and life insurance beginning on day one.
Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
403(b) match plan eligibility beginning on day one; employer matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
Employer-paid life insurance equal to one times salary.
Optional supplemental life insurance with premiums described as low cost, 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.