Registered Nurse (RN) - Pediatric ICU (PICU)

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System•Spartanburg, SC

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About The Position

The Acute Care Registered Nurse provides inpatient nursing care in compliance with the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act and organizational protocols, policies, procedures, and guidelines. The RN demonstrates clinical competency and uses evidence-based practices and research throughout assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and outcomes. The role calls for knowledge of therapeutic patient care, patient advocacy, clinical pathways and care maps, team dynamics, and hospital systems, and includes serving as a resource for support associates. The position is based in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Spartanburg Medical Center, a specialized four-bed facility caring for children up to age seventeen who need advanced care because of accident or illness. The RN collaborates with leadership in developing and implementing Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System's culture, Mission, Vision, and Values. Associates are encouraged to engage with and support the system's involvement in the communities it serves.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved or accredited School of Nursing.
Current RN licensure in South Carolina or a Compact State.
BLS certification; may be obtained after hire.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to demonstrate competency using an electronic health record.
Ability to assess, think critically, and provide quality care in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Ability to assess and prioritize multiple patients based on severity of illness, injury, and needs.

Nice To Haves

One year of recent RN experience within the past five years.

Responsibilities

Provide inpatient nursing care in accordance with the SC Nurse Practice Act and organizational protocols, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Use evidence-based practices and research throughout the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and outcomes.
Document all aspects of patient care according to established charting procedures, including patient progress and changes in condition.
Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise plans of care based on patients' and families' physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and educational needs.
Collaborate with patients, families, and the healthcare team to determine patient priorities and treatments.
Coordinate, provide, and direct patient teaching activities.
Initiate and facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration to improve outcomes, and seek assistance when needed to ensure positive patient outcomes.
Provide a safe patient-care environment and prioritize nursing interventions for an assigned group of patients.
Assess patients' medical histories, admitting diagnoses, physician orders, nursing histories, physical assessments, diagnostic data, and patient and family needs.
Assess and prioritize multiple patients according to severity of illness, injury, and needs.
Use nursing standards and protocols to manage and stabilize emergencies until a provider responds.
Communicate effectively and professionally with patients, families, providers, and hospital associates, including people from diverse backgrounds and patients who may be confused, agitated, irrational, or uncooperative.
Demonstrate knowledge of and respond appropriately to facility alert, medical alert, and medical emergency systems.
Demonstrate competency with new equipment and procedures and complete annual competency validation.
Provide clinical guidance to students and ancillary staff and serve as a resource for support associates.
Complete hospital and unit-based orientation programs and annual competencies.
Meet continuing education requirements and comply with clinical expectations of regulatory agencies, including DNV, DHEC, and CMS.
Follow professional nursing standards, appropriate standards of care, clinical pathways, and milestones to guide the plan of care and ensure continuity of care.
Adhere to required standards of behavior, proper chain of command, and current policies and procedures.
Support patient experience initiatives and participate in purposeful rounding, bedside shift reports, and huddles.
Formulate a plan for personal professional growth and recommend policy or procedure development or revision as needed.
Serve on unit-based committees and other committees as assigned, remain committed to unit, department, and division goals, and collaborate with leadership on the healthcare system's culture, Mission, Vision, and Values.
Perform other duties as assigned.