Registered Nurse (RN)- Outpatient, Operating Room- Centennial, PRN, Day

Job Summary

Provides clinical direction for all aspects of patient care in an outpatient setting. 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. Adheres to all compliance and policy and procedure requirements 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, medication administration. Demonstrates knowledge of regulatory agency requirements (JCAHO, DHEC).

About the Role

The outpatient setting usually does not require staff to be scheduled for a significant amount of shift, weekend, holiday, and on-call work.

Essential Functions

• Collects data and completes nursing assessment utilizing appropriate area and/or age specific standards/policies and tools.
• Completes appropriate forms.
• Affirms nursing priorities with healthcare team members and documents appropriately.
• Develops an individual plan of care based on the age and assessed needs of the patient.
• Validates the plan with the patient and/or family.
• Determines realistic and measurable goals and outcomes to be attained prior to discharge.
• Validates these with the patient and/or family.
• Includes planning for discharge to assure continuity of care and a smooth transition post discharge from one level of care to another (to include appropriate referrals).
• Provides direct care to assigned patients consistent with the established nursing plan.
• Performs specific tasks based on organizational, departmental and/or unit policies and procedures within the RN scope of practice.
• Delegates nursing tasks as appropriate to members of the healthcare team, developing written assignments (if appropriate) and ensures completion of assigned tasks.
• Maintains a safe environment to include awareness of safety procedures, protocols and adherence to patient care standards.
• Utilizes appropriate technology in daily practice.
• Utilizes performance indicators to collect data, monitor quality and effectiveness while providing nursing care.
• Completes assigned hospital/unit performance improvement monitoring (audits).
• Evaluates nursing plan of care for effectiveness and determines progress toward expected outcomes.
• Revises diagnosis, outcomes and plan of care based on evaluation of data.
• Reports changes in patient status and refers unresolved problems to appropriate health team members.
• Discusses outcomes with peers via shift-to-shift report and with other healthcare team members as appropriate.
• Evaluates opportunities for quality improvement and based upon evaluation, incorporates PI recommendation into nursing plan of care as appropriate.
• Identifies/assesses 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).
• Communicates the patient/family's need for education/teaching to others in the healthcare continuum.
• Evaluates own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standard guidelines, state statutes, family policies, procedures, rules and regulations and current specific knowledge.
• Maintains competency through education and professional activities.
• Reflects on identified areas of strength that offer opportunity for improvement.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Associate degree in Nursing. Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.
• Experience - One (1) year experience as a registered nurse. In Lieu Of In lieu of 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 1 year of registered nurse experience, will accept 1 year of licensed practical nurse (LPN) experience.