Registered Nurse (RN) - Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) - Roper Hospital

Roper St. Francis Healthcare•Charleston, SC

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Roper Hospital delivers patient care using the nursing process. The role includes collecting data and assessing patients, identifying and prioritizing problems and needs, and evaluating the process and outcomes of nursing care. The nurse coordinates and provides patient teaching and coordinates care delivered by health team members. In collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team, the nurse conducts initial and ongoing assessments, analyzes assessment data, develops and implements plans of care, and evaluates treatment effectiveness. The nurse administers medications safely in accordance with state practice requirements and organizational policies, coordinates patient care across hospital departments, advocates for patient safety through departmental quality improvement, and incorporates the professional practice model into care delivery.

Requirements

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

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, identify and prioritize patient problems and needs, and develop plans of care.
Implement treatment and evaluate its effectiveness and the outcomes of nursing care.
Administer medications safely in accordance with state practice requirements and organizational policies and procedures.
Serve as a point of contact for coordinating patients’ care across hospital departments.
Coordinate, provide, and direct patient teaching activities.
Coordinate care provided by health team members.
Advocate for patient safety and participate in ongoing departmental quality improvement.
Incorporate the professional practice model into care delivery.
Delegate activities while remaining accountable for outcomes.