Provides clinical direction for all aspects of patient care in an acute inpatient setting fostering patient/family-centered care. Demonstrates clinical competency utilizing evidence-based practices/research in all areas of the nursing process: assessment planning implementation evaluation and outcomes. Incorporates knowledge of safety protocols cost containment and quality improvement throughout the nursing process. Identifies patient unit and organizational priorities and incorporates them into the nursing process. Adheres to all compliance and policy/procedures of the organization including but not limited to licensure renewal assigned training employee health screenings time and attendance policy dress code policy patient confidentiality infection control and medication administration. Demonstrates knowledge of regulatory agency requirements (TJC SC DPH CMS). Provides care within the scope of the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act. The acute inpatient setting may require staff to be scheduled for a weekend a holiday and on-call FunctionsAll team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Healths values: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the data and completes nursing assessment utilizing appropriate area and/or age-specific standards/policies and tools. Completes appropriate forms. Assesses and recognizes subtle or actual changes in patients status and patient response to intervention. Identifies nursing priorities for patient plan of care based on nursing assessment and other data as appropriate. Validates these priorities with healthcare team members and documents an individual plan of care based on the age and assessed needs of the patient. Develops the plan in collaboration with the patient and/or family the provider and other members of the interdisciplinary health care the plan based on changes in the patients condition and communicates changes in the plan to other members of the realistic and measurable goals and outcomes to be attained before discharge. Validates these with the patient and/or respect for the patients/familys cultural spiritual and belief system in planning for planning for discharge to assure continuity of care and a smooth transition post-discharge from one level of care to another including appropriate direct care to assigned patients consistent with the established nursing specific tasks based on organizational departmental and/or unit policies and procedures within the RN scope of nursing tasks as appropriate to members of the healthcare team developing written assignments (if appropriate) and ensures completion of assigned quality of care delivered continually; ensures appropriate surveillance of assigned care based on patient and unit priorities coordinating and organizing tasks as appropriate utilizing resources internal and external to the unit. Incorporates cost containment principles into nursing care. Utilizes appropriate technology in daily responsibility for patient safety by maintaining a safe environment to include awareness of safety procedures protocols and adherence to patient care performance indicators to collect data monitor quality and effectiveness while providing nursing assigned hospital/unit performance improvement monitoring (audits).Based on assessment/reassessment of patient response to interventions evaluates plan of care for effectiveness documents progress toward expected outcomes and revises plan of care as needed. Reports changes in patient condition and refers unresolved problems to the appropriate healthcare team members. Discusses outcomes with peers (via shift-to-shift report) and with other healthcare team opportunities for quality improvement; based upon evaluation incorporates performance improvement recommendations into the plan of care as patient/family learning needs and teaches accordingly by using language and terminology that the patient/family is familiar with providing examples to clarify ideas implementing and evaluating teaching plan (encourages patient/family involvement/participation) Computer resources and Micromedex utilizationCommunicates the patient/familys need for education/teaching to others in the healthcare own nursing practice against professional practice standard guidelines state statutes policies procedures rules/regulations and current specific knowledge. Takes personal accountability for maintaining competency through education and professional activities. Maintains professional licensure and completes required mandatory education promptly. Reflects on identified areas of strength that offer opportunity for that written documentation and oral communication focus on pertinent information to support meeting patient/family care as the patients advocate and coordinator of care working collaboratively with providers and other members of the healthcare other duties as assigned.Supervisory/Management ResponsibilityThis is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor manager director or RequirementsEducation - Associate degree in Nursing. A bachelors degree in Nursing is - One 1 year of experience as a registered nurse.Instead ofInstead of one 1 year of registered nurse experience will accept successful completion of the Prisma Health Nurse Residency Program or successful completion of a comparable residency from another lieu of one 1 year of registered nurse experience will accept 1 year of licensed practical nurse (LPN) experience for internal candidates within the same service lieu of Associate degree in nursing will accept nursing diploma with licensure to practice as a registered Certifications Registrations LicensesHolds a current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State or is licensed to practice as an RN in the state where the team member is working.
RN Medical Surgical or Acute Care in South Carolina
