Registered Nurse; RN-Acute Care, Surgical Telemetry Night

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Job Summary

Job Profile Summary
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.

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, medication administration. Demonstrates knowledge of regulatory agency requirements (TJC, SC DPH, CMS). Provides care within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act. The acute inpatient setting may require staff to be scheduled for a weekend, holiday, and on-call work.

Unit Description

The Surgical Telemetry Unit (STU) is a 30-bed unit caring for a diverse, adult patient population. Patients on the Surgical Tele have health issues primarily requiring surgical interventions but there is also a subset of medical diagnoses. Diagnoses include but are not limited to the treatment for bowel obstruction, GI bleed, Cancers in need of surgical intervention, traumatic injuries, general surgery populations as well as medical diagnoses of sepsis, Cardiac telemetry needs, renal failure, and diabetic emergencies.

Strong collaboration and teamwork between physicians, nurses, nursing assistants, therapy, case management and social work is encouraged to optimize patient care. All nursing staff on Surgical Telemetry must be trained in telemetry monitoring, stroke care, and must be or obtain ACLS certification upon hire.

Sign-On Bonus
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• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health’s purpose:
  Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

• Collects 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 appropriately.

• Develops 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 team.

• Updates the plan based on changes in the patient’s condition and communicates changes in the plan to other members of the team.

• Identifies realistic and measurable goals and outcomes to be attained prior to discharge. Validates these with the patient and/or family.

• Demonstrates respect for the patient’s/family cultural, spiritual, and belief system in planning for care.

• Includes planning for discharge to assure continuity of care and a smooth transition post discharge from one level of care to another including 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…