RN - Lexington Surgery

Lexington Medical Center • Lexington, SC

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The RN at Lexington Surgery 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 role uses critical thinking to gather data, assess patients, make nursing judgments, intervene, and evaluate responses to actual or potential health problems. Care is provided in accordance with Lexington Health’s mission, vision, strategic imperatives, American Nurses Association standards, and the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act.

The RN establishes rapport with patients and families, offers compassionate and confidential support, promotes patient independence through goal-setting and education, advocates for patients, and ensures continuity of care through timely documentation and communication. The RN maintains quality and safety standards, participates in improvement activities, works cooperatively with care teams, appropriately manages supplies and equipment, and maintains required professional knowledge, certifications, training, and continuing education.

Requirements

• ADN, diploma, or Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Current RN license to practice in South Carolina.
• Generic RN education completed through an online program does not meet Lexington Medical Center minimum qualifications.
• No minimum years of experience are listed; however, Critical Care, Medical/Surgical, Intermediate, and Emergency Department units will not consider newly graduated nurses without post-graduation experience unless they have successfully completed the LMC Nurse Residency Program.
• Meet the education and certification requirements applicable to the nursing specialty, as specified in the Mandatory Certification Requirements policy.

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.
• Serve as a patient and family advocate and use ethical decision-making to promote acceptable outcomes.
• Document and communicate care activities, changes, irregularities, and ongoing needs accurately and promptly.
• Gather and interpret data, assess patients, exercise nursing judgment, intervene, and evaluate responses to actual and potential health problems.
• Adhere to therapeutic standards, applicable nursing policies, state regulations, and other governing requirements to maintain quality of care.
• Resolve patient problems and needs using multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Participate in process and performance improvement initiatives and evidence-based practice activities.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment and follow infection-control, medication administration, medication storage, and controlled-substance procedures.
• Ensure equipment is maintained and functioning, troubleshoot malfunctions, arrange repairs, maintain equipment inventories, and appropriately use nursing supplies and equipment.
• Communicate and cooperate with healthcare teams, respond promptly to communication devices, and assist with required environmental checks.
• Maintain professional knowledge, required certifications, attendance and service expectations, and compliance with safety training and employee health requirements.
• Complete initial RCRA training within six months of hire and annual RCRA training, and ensure hazardous waste is managed and disposed of appropriately.
• Complete at least 15 hours of continuing education annually within the specialty.

Benefits

• Day-one medical, dental, and life insurance benefits for benefit-eligible employees.
• Healthcare and dependent-care flexible spending accounts.
• Eligibility to enroll in the 403(b) match plan on day one; employer matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer-paid life insurance equal to one times salary.
• Option to elect supplemental life insurance with low-cost premiums up to three times salary.
• Adoption assistance.
• Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage for full-time employees after 90 days of eligible employment.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Student loan forgiveness.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree