Tele, FT, Night

Prisma Health•Greenville, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Working for the Facility Resource Pool, the Registered Nurse provides clinical direction for all aspects of patient care in an acute inpatient setting and fosters patient- and family-centered care. The RN demonstrates clinical competency by using evidence-based practices and research throughout assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and outcomes. The role incorporates safety protocols, cost containment, quality improvement, and patient, unit, and organizational priorities into the nursing process. The RN must be willing to float to various nursing units at the assigned Prisma Health facility. The acute inpatient setting may require weekend, holiday, and on-call work. The RN adheres to organizational compliance requirements and policies, including licensure renewal, assigned training, employee health screenings, time and attendance, dress code, patient confidentiality, infection control, and medication administration. The RN demonstrates knowledge of regulatory requirements and provides care within the scope of the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act. This is a non-management position reporting to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive. The position is bonus eligible; the posting refers applicants to a link for bonus details.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing.
Two years of experience as a registered nurse.
Current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State, or a license to practice as an RN in the state where the team member works.
Willingness to float to various nursing units at the assigned Prisma Health facility.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Collect patient data and complete nursing assessments using appropriate area- and age-specific standards, policies, and tools; recognize changes in patient status and response to interventions, identify nursing priorities, validate them with the healthcare team, and document appropriately.
Develop and update individualized plans of care in collaboration with patients or families, physicians, and the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
Identify realistic, measurable goals and outcomes to be achieved before discharge, and validate them with the patient or family.
Respect patients’ and families’ cultural, spiritual, and belief systems when planning care.
Plan for discharge and continuity of care, including appropriate referrals and transitions between levels of care.
Provide direct patient care consistent with established nursing plans and perform tasks within organizational, departmental, and unit policies and the RN scope of practice.
Delegate appropriate nursing tasks to healthcare team members, provide written assignments when appropriate, and ensure assigned tasks are completed.
Continually monitor the quality of care and provide appropriate surveillance of assigned patients.
Coordinate and organize care according to patient and unit priorities, use internal and external resources, and incorporate cost-containment principles.
Maintain patient safety by providing a safe environment and following safety procedures, protocols, and patient-care standards.
Use appropriate technology in daily practice.
Use performance indicators to monitor care quality and effectiveness and complete assigned hospital or unit performance-improvement monitoring and audits.
Evaluate patient responses to interventions and the effectiveness of the plan of care; document progress, revise the plan as needed, report changes in condition, refer unresolved problems, and discuss outcomes with peers and other healthcare team members.
Identify opportunities for quality improvement and incorporate applicable performance-improvement recommendations into the plan of care.
Assess patient and family learning needs and provide, implement, and evaluate education using familiar language, examples, patient and family participation, Micromedex, and computer resources.
Communicate patient and family education needs to others in the healthcare continuum.
Evaluate nursing practice against professional standards, state statutes, policies, procedures, regulations, and current knowledge; maintain competency through education and professional activities, maintain licensure, and complete mandatory education on time.
Ensure written documentation and oral communication convey pertinent information to meet patient and family care needs.
Advocate for patients and coordinate care collaboratively with physicians and other healthcare team members.
Perform other duties as assigned.