Weekend Staffing Team Registered Nurse-Level 2-Ortho Trauma

Weekend Staffing Team-RN Level II position working 36 hours per week (2 shifts on the weekend and 1 shift during the week). Weekend shifts pay base rate plus $20/hour; weekday shift pays base rate. Additional shift differential of $4.25 and weekend differential of $5.75 when applicable.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates competency utilizing electronic health record and documents all aspects of patient care following established charting procedures to show patient progress or changes in condition.
• Adheres to system required standards of behavior and proper chain of command.
• Meets continuing education requirements and ensures compliance with clinical expectations of regulatory agency requirements (DNV, DHEC, CMS).
• Effectively communicates with patients, families, providers, and hospital associates.
• Knowledgeable in use of and response to Facility Alert, Medical Alert, and Medical Emergency Systems.
• Develops, implements, evaluates, and revises plan of care based on physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and educational needs of the patient/family.
• Provides a safe patient care environment and collaborates with patient, families, and other members of the health care team to determine patient priorities and treatments.
• Coordinates, provides, and directs patient teaching activities.
• Initiates and facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration to enhance outcomes.
• Seeks necessary assistance in completing nursing interventions to assure positive patient outcomes.
• Demonstrates competencies for new equipment, procedures, and annual competency validation.
• Successfully completes hospital and unit-based orientation programs and annual competencies.
• Formulates a plan for personal professional growth and recommends the need to develop or revise policies and procedures.
• Serves on unit-based committees as assigned.
• Prioritizes nursing interventions for an assigned group of patients.
• Critically assesses assigned patients' medical history, admitting diagnosis, physician's orders, obtains nursing history, performs physical assessment, evaluates diagnostic data, and interviews patient and family to determine patient needs.
• Properly assesses and prioritizes multiple patients according to severity of illness, injury, and/or needs.
• Able to assess, critically think, and provide quality patient care in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Professionally interacts and communicates with patients from all age groups, diverse backgrounds, and varying educational levels, including those who may be confused, irrational, agitated, or uncooperative.
• Utilizes Nursing standards and protocols to manage and stabilize emergencies until provider responds.
• Demonstrates knowledge of professional nursing practice and theory.
• Assures continuity of care through effective decision-making resulting in quality patient care.
• Remains committed to unit, department, and division goals.
• Supports patient experience initiatives and participates in purposeful rounding, bedside shift reports, and huddles.
• Demonstrates knowledge and ensures compliance with clinical expectations regarding regulatory agency requirements (DNV, DHEC, CMS).
• Demonstrates appropriate standards of care, clinical pathways, and milestones to drive the plan of care.
• Complies with current policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved/accredited School of Nursing.
• Current RN licensure in the State of South Carolina or Compact State.
• BLS certification (may secure post-hire).
• Basic computer skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• One year of recent RN experience within the past 5 years.

Pay

• Base rate plus $20/hour for weekend shifts.
• Base rate for weekday shift.
• Additional shift differential of $4.25 and weekend differential of $5.75 when applicable.

Schedule

• 36 hours per week (2 shifts on the weekend and 1 shift during the week).