Registered Nurse; RN - Nurse Resident Hartwell Suite, Cardiovascular Stepdown​/LVAD

Job Summary

Responsible for attending all quality and core curriculum classes, actively participating in professional development workshops and peer support groups, and successfully completing all clinical competencies and validation requirements of the Nurse Residency Program. Works under the direct and indirect supervision of the Clinical Education Team while refining nursing knowledge and skills. Actively participates in managing clinical situations for which he/she is assigned under the direct supervision of a licensed Registered Nurse who oversees all clinical experiences, documentation and procedures in the clinical environment.

Adheres to 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.

• Cohort
  
  Start Date:
  
  May 4th
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  * Must graduate 45 days or more prior to the start date.
• Service Line: Adult Multispecialty Services
• Location: Richland Heart Hospital
• Unit: Hartwell Suite
• At Prisma Health, we’re committed to helping new graduate nurses build a strong foundation for a successful nursing career.
• Our Nurse Residency Program blends core clinical training with specialty-specific education, including quality and safety classes, simulation labs, one-on-one skills validation, hands‑on learning with clinical mentors, and ongoing professional development.
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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.
• Collect patient data, complete required forms with appropriate responses according to unit standards; identify patient’s problems/needs, set priorities, and seek further referral as necessary; interpret and record diagnostic results; perform nursing assessment using critical thinking skills under direct supervision of the licensed RN.
• Develop a plan of care based on the nursing process, incorporating plans of other disciplines and continuing care needs; involve patient/family in developing or revising the plan of care; make referrals to multidisciplinary support services under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
• Provide care that conforms to accepted practice standards; administer treatments/procedures and other care as prescribed and according to patient care standards; demonstrate understanding of age-related characteristics and needs of patients served; explain nursing procedures; provide discharge teaching; identify emergency situations and independently initiate advanced therapy; act as an advocate and coordinator of patient care with other health‑care personnel; evaluate patient care measures instituted;
  
  understand and demonstrate respect for patient rights and utilize established mechanisms for management of ethical issues under direct supervision of the licensed RN.
• Record patient care delivered as planned and any variation, with appropriate rationale; make and record observations related to impending or associated problems; implement nursing measures related to impending or associated problems under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
• Using the nursing process, delegate nursing care to appropriate personnel; integrate cost‑effective measures into nursing practice; recognize unit problems and take responsibility for documenting them; demonstrate active participation in QI processes; comply with hospital expectations to meet staffing demands based on patient care needs; comply with policies addressing safe working conditions; monitor unsafe working conditions; recognize inappropriate or ineffective patient care management, resolve issue/problem, and complete written reports;
  
  fulfill call for unit as assigned and adjust staffing for census (volume) and acuity under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
• Graduate Nurse completes all clinical skills under the direct supervision of a licensed Registered Nurse. Performs other duties as assigned.
• Perfo…