PRN-RN Tier 1 - 4 Heart Cardiovascular Surgery Telemetry Step-Down

Job Requirements\n\nPosition Summary\n\nUnder general supervision, the RN demonstrates and utilizes knowledge and skills to provide direct age-specific and culturally appropriate patient care through the use of the nursing process based on knowledge of principles of growth and development, serves as a clinical resource, participates in patient and staff education, demonstrates leadership, and serves as a preceptor. Employees are encouraged to support Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System's involvement in the community we serve.\n\nSchedule\n\nA PRN Nurse will work on an as-needed basis.\n\nUnit Description\n\n4 Heart is a 32-bed cardiac stepdown unit for patients with chest pain and congestive heart failure, and those who need surgery for heart, vascular and thoracic conditions. This unit also sees open-heart patients post-op. Typical nurse to patient ratio is 1 : 3, or 1 : 4, with a free charge available on all shifts. This is a great unit for anyone who enjoys learning a lot within a broad patient base and working in a teamwork focused environment.\n\nMinimum Requirements\n\nEducation\n

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; Baccalaureate Degree preferred\n\nExperience\n
• Minimum of 1 year of experience required to work PRN\n\nLicense / Registration / Certifications\n
• Current R.N. licensure in the state of South Carolina or Compact State\n
• BLS Required\n
• ACLS and PALS / NRP as determined by Unit patient demographics\n\nPreferred Requirements\n\nPreferred Education\n
• BSN\n\nCore Job Responsibilities\n
• Initiates and facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration to enhance outcome\n
• Seeks necessary assistance in completing nursing interventions to assure positive patient outcomes\n
• Responsible for demonstrating competency for all new equipment and procedures.\n
• Provides clinical guidance to students and ancillary staff\n
• Successfully completes hospital and unit-based orientation programs\n
• Formulates a plan for professional growth\n
• Ensures compliance with all clinical expectations regarding regulatory requirements\n
• Identifies appropriate standards of care, and / or collaborative clinical pathways to guide the plan of care\n
• Complies with established policies and procedures\n
• Identifies the need to develop or revise policies and procedures pertaining to specialized patient populations and / or unit and hospital-based practices\n
• Serves on unit-based committees\n
• Educates peers with a minimum of one in-service per year\n
• Demonstrates knowledge of professional nursing practice and theory.\n
• Assures continuity of care through effective decision making resulting in quality patient care\n
• Documents all aspects of patient care by following established charting procedure to show the patient's progress or any change in the patient's condition\n
• Collaborates with patients, families, and other members of the health care team to determine patient priorities and treatments