Relief Staff leader - Adult ED

Medical University of South Carolina•Charleston, SC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Relief Staff Leader provides individualized, goal-directed nursing care to patients and families under general supervision. The role uses the nursing process to deliver safe, effective, age- and developmentally appropriate care and collaborates with the healthcare team to achieve desired outcomes. The position directs and leads assigned team members and coordinates patient care services using care management principles. Care is patient- and family-centered, addressing physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, religious, and environmental needs. The nurse supports assessment, nursing diagnoses, outcome identification, planning, interventions, care coordination, health teaching and promotion, and evaluation of goals and interventions in accordance with MUSC policies and nursing standards. The role helps maintain a safe, therapeutic, healing environment and protects patient privacy. It also involves participation in the professional practice model, shared governance, peer review, professional development, and efforts to promote a healthy work environment, leadership, clinical excellence, effective teamwork, autonomous practice, accountability, and critical thinking. The position is hourly, regular employee work with 36 scheduled weekly hours and rotating shifts.

Requirements

At least one year of work experience as a registered nurse.
Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state.
Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification.
Ability to work rotating shifts and overtime as required.
Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations.
Ability to perform the listed physical and sensory functions, including standing, sitting, walking, lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds unassisted, and exerting up to 50 pounds of force.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Nursing degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing care using the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation components of the nursing process.
Direct and lead assigned team members and collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to provide age- and developmentally appropriate care.
Provide patient- and family-centered care that addresses physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, religious, and environmental needs.
Conduct assessments; develop nursing diagnoses; identify outcomes; plan and implement interventions; coordinate care; provide health teaching and promotion; and evaluate goals and interventions consistent with MUSC policies.
Maintain a safe, therapeutic, and healing environment by ensuring patient privacy and responsive, respectful, accepting, and professional behavior.
Participate in the professional practice model, including shared governance, adherence to standards of care, peer review, professional development, and promotion of leadership and clinical excellence.
Promote effective teamwork, autonomous practice, accountability, critical thinking, and a healthy work environment.
Coordinate effective and efficient delivery of patient care services using care management principles.
Identify clinical priorities and initiate action to improve patient outcomes.
Accept personal responsibility for professional growth.