Registered Nurse (RN) - Acute Care, Surgical Trauma, FT, Nights

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 into the nursing process.

About the Role

Prisma Health Richland Hospital Surgical Trauma Unit is a 50-bed medical-surgical unit primarily geared towards adult patients requiring care after experiencing traumatic injury typically requiring surgical intervention. The standard nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:4, flexing up to 1:5 as needed. The unit is equipped with telemetry monitoring for up to 23 patients. Patients are hemodynamically stable and may include those with injuries related to gunshot wounds or other penetrating injury, assaults, motor vehicle crashes, and falls.

The acute inpatient setting may require staff to be scheduled for weekends, holidays, and on-call work. This position is eligible for a $15,000 sign-on bonus for external candidates.

Responsibilities

• Collects patient data and completes required forms with appropriate responses according to unit standards; identifies patient’s problems/needs and sets priorities; identifies problems requiring further referral and/or follow-up; interprets and records latest diagnostic results; performs nursing assessment using critical thinking skills.
• Develops a plan of care based on nursing process and which incorporates the plans of other disciplines and continuing care needs; includes the patient/family in developing or revising the plan of care; makes referrals to multidisciplinary support services.
• Implements and manages care: provides treatments/procedures and other care as prescribed and according to patient care standards; demonstrates understanding of age-related characteristics and needs of patients served; explains nursing procedures; provides discharge teaching; identifies emergency situations and independently initiates advanced therapy; acts as an advocate and coordinator of patient care with other health care personnel and evaluates patient care measures instituted; demonstrates respect for patient rights and utilizes established mechanisms for management of ethical issues in patient care.
• Records patient care delivered as planned and any variation, with appropriate rationale; makes and records observations related to impending or associated problems; implements nursing measures related to impending or associated problems.
• Using nursing process, delegates nursing care to appropriate personnel; integrates cost-effective measures into nursing practice; recognizes unit problems and takes responsibility for documenting same; demonstrates active participation in QI processes; complies with hospital expectations to meet staffing demands based on patient care needs; complies with policies addressing safe working conditions; monitors unsafe working conditions; recognizes inappropriate and/or ineffective patient care management, resolves issue/problem and completes written reports; fulfills call for unit as assigned and adjusts staffing for census (volume) and acuity.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Nursing (Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred).
• One (1) year experience as a registered nurse.
• In lieu 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 organization.
• In 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 line.
• In lieu of Associate degree in nursing, will accept nursing diploma with licensure to practice as a registered nurse.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in South Carolina.
• Knowledge and skills necessary to treat patients; other training as required by department.

Benefits

This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus of $15,000 for external candidates.