Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department (ED) - Roper Hospital

Roper St. Francis Healthcare•Charleston, SC

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department at Roper Hospital delivers patient care using the nursing process. The nurse collects and assesses data, identifies and prioritizes patient problems and needs, and evaluates the process and outcomes of care. The role also coordinates and provides patient teaching and coordinates care delivered by health team members. Working with the interdisciplinary care team, the nurse conducts initial and ongoing assessments, analyzes findings, develops and implements care plans, and evaluates treatment effectiveness. The nurse safely administers medications in accordance with state requirements and organizational policies and procedures, and serves as a point of contact for care coordination across hospital departments. The position supports patient safety through ongoing departmental quality improvement and incorporates the professional practice model into care delivery. The role is scheduled for 36 hours per week, with afternoon/evening shifts. The listed shift schedules are 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 1:00 AM.

Requirements

Valid nursing license from the state of practice.
Associate of Nursing degree or Diploma in Nursing.
BLS Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association is required at hire for Roper St. Francis Healthcare locations; at BSMH it is preferred at hire and required before independent patient care.
Knowledge of contemporary nursing practice and future innovations.
Nursing judgment and skill based on biological, physical, behavioral, and social sciences.
Ability to apply the nursing process in patient care delivery and coordinate care.
Ability to evaluate professional nursing practice to optimize goals and outcomes.
Health teaching and health promotion skills.
Patient advocacy and partnership skills.
Interprofessional collaboration and leadership skills.
Ability to understand and use office and clinical technologies.
Compassionate, relationship-based approach to illness, suffering, pain, and existence.
Ability to integrate quality improvement, evidence-based practices, and research into practice.
Accountability for professional actions and effective stewardship of available resources.
Conflict management and resilience.
Authority to delegate activities to others while remaining responsible and accountable for outcomes.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessments in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team.
Analyze assessment data and identify and prioritize patient problems and needs.
Create and implement plans of care, and evaluate treatment effectiveness and outcomes.
Administer medications safely in accordance with the State of Practice and organizational policies and procedures.
Serve as a point of contact for patients' care coordination throughout hospital departments.
Participate in ongoing departmental quality improvement as a patient safety advocate.
Coordinate and provide patient teaching activities.
Coordinate care provided by health team members.
Incorporate the professional practice model into care delivery.