RN - SICU/CVICU

Lexington Medical Center•West Columbia, SC

About The Position

The RN utilizes the nursing process to promote and restore patients’ health, collaborates with physicians and multidisciplinary team members, provides physical and psychological support to patients and their families, and supervises assigned team members. The nurse uses critical thinking to gather data, assess, make nursing judgments, intervene, and evaluate responses to actual and potential health problems. Care is provided in accordance with Lexington County Health District’s mission, vision, strategic imperatives, applicable nursing standards, and the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act. This role is in the SICU/CVICU and is a full-time night-shift position, with hours of 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM. A sign-on bonus of up to $20,000 is available for full-time night-shift candidates with at least one year of CVICU experience. Minimum education is an ADN, nursing diploma, or Bachelor of Science in Nursing. New graduate RNs whose generic nursing education was obtained through an online program do not meet the employer’s minimum qualifications. Critical Care, Medical/Surgical, Intermediate, and Emergency Department units do not consider newly graduated nurses without post-graduation experience, except those who successfully completed LMC’s Nurse Residency Program. A current South Carolina RN license is required. Nurses must meet the applicable specialty certification requirements, maintain required certifications, complete mandatory training, and earn at least 15 hours of continuing education annually within their specialty.

Requirements

ADN, nursing diploma, or Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Current RN license to practice in South Carolina.
New graduate RNs educated through an online generic RN program do not meet minimum qualifications.
Critical Care, Medical/Surgical, Intermediate, and Emergency Department units do not consider newly graduated nurses without post-graduation experience, unless they successfully completed LMC’s Nurse Residency Program.
Meet the education and certification requirements applicable to the nursing specialty, as specified in the employer’s Mandatory Certification Requirements policy.
Maintain required certifications and complete mandatory training, including annual safety training and annual employee health requirements.
Earn at least 15 hours of continuing education annually within the specialty.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of CVICU experience qualifies full-time night-shift candidates for consideration for a sign-on bonus of up to $20,000.

Responsibilities

Establish positive rapport with patients and families and provide emotional, psychological, and spiritual support.
Promote patient independence by establishing care goals and educating patients and families about conditions, medications, and self-care in an understandable manner.
Serve as a patient and family advocate and use ethical decision-making to advocate for acceptable outcomes.
Document and communicate patient-care actions, irregularities, and ongoing needs accurately and promptly.
Use critical thinking and clinical judgment to gather and interpret data, assess patients, intervene, and evaluate responses to health problems in a timely manner.
Maintain patient confidentiality.
Ensure quality care by following therapeutic standards, measuring outcomes against goals and standards, and recommending or making necessary adjustments.
Resolve patient problems and needs through multidisciplinary teamwork.
Participate in evidence-based process and performance improvement activities to maintain or improve care quality and patient safety.
Maintain a safe and clean work environment and follow infection-control, medication administration and storage, and controlled-substance procedures.
Ensure equipment operates properly by completing preventive maintenance requirements, troubleshooting malfunctions, arranging repairs, maintaining inventories, and evaluating equipment and techniques.
Use nursing supplies and equipment appropriately.
Communicate and cooperate with healthcare teams, respond promptly to communication devices, and participate in team problem-solving.
Assist with and document environmental checks as required by policy and regulatory agencies.
Maintain professional and technical knowledge through continuing education and professional learning; meet attendance and service expectations; maintain certifications; complete annual safety and mandatory training; and comply with annual employee health requirements.
Ensure hazardous waste and hazardous waste pharmaceuticals are properly segregated, labeled, closed, stored, and managed for disposal; complete initial RCRA training within six months of hire and annual refresher training thereafter.
For L&D nurses with at least two years of L&D experience who complete training and competency verification: perform qualified medical screening examinations under EMTALA.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and life insurance benefits effective day one for benefit-eligible employees.
Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
403(b) plan enrollment eligibility from day one, with dollar-for-dollar employer matching up to 6%.
Employer-paid life insurance equal to one times salary.
Optional supplemental life insurance with low-cost premiums, up to three times salary.
Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage for full-time employees after 90 days of eligible employment.
Adoption assistance.
Tuition reimbursement.
Student loan forgiveness.
Sign-on bonus of up to $20,000 for full-time night-shift candidates with at least one year of CVICU experience.