Registered Nurse

Company: Palmetto Health Medical Group
Location: Columbia
Posted on: September 15, 2020

Job Description:

All employees are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Palmetto Health USC Medical Group's values of compassion, dignity, excellence, integrity and teamwork.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This position is for Covid-19 testing or Covid Call Back Center.-----------------------------------------------------------------**Job Summary**: This job has the responsibility of providing directand indirect nursing care to assigned patients. Works under the directand indirect supervision of the Nurse Manager or designee but isindependent in the application of nursing knowledge and skills. Managesclinical situations for which he/she is responsible.**Specifications****Education**: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.**Experience**: None.**Number and Type of Employees Supervised**: Licensed and non-licensedpersonnel**Licensure, Registry or Certification Required**: RN currently licensedin South Carolina. BLS required.**Special Training**: Must possess knowledge and skills necessary totreat patients; other training as required by department.**Age of Patients Rendered Care:** ** **All Age Groups**Key Responsibilities**:? Assessment: Collects patient data and completes required formswith appropriate responses according to unit standards; identifiespatient's problems/needs and sets priorities; identifies problemsrequiring further referral and/or follow-up; interprets and recordslatest diagnostic results; performs nursing assessment using criticalthinking skills.? Planning Care: Develops a plan of care based on nursing processand which incorporates the plans of other disciplines and continuingcare needs; includes the patient/family in developing or revising theplan of care; makes referrals to multidisciplinary support services.? Implementing/Managing Care: Care provided conforms to acceptedpractice standards; provides treatments/procedures and other care asprescribed and according to patient care standards; demonstratesunderstanding of age-related characteristics and needs of patientsserved; explains nursing procedures; provides discharge teaching;identifies emergency situations and independently initiates advancedtherapy; acts as an advocate and coordinator of patient care with otherhealth care personnel and evaluates patient care measures instituted;understands and demonstrates respect for patient rights and utilizesestablished mechanisms for management of ethical issues in patient care.? Evaluation: Records patient care delivered as planned and anyvariation, with appropriate rationale; makes and records observationsrelated to impending or associated problems; implements nursing measuresrelated to impending or associated problems.? Leadership: Using nursing process, delegates nursing care toappropriate personnel; integrates cost effective measures into nursingpractice; recognizes unit problems and takes responsibility fordocumenting same; demonstrates active participation in QI processes;complies with hospital expectations to meet staffing demands based onpatient care needs; complies with policies addressing safe workingconditions; monitors unsafe working conditions; recognizes inappropriateand/or ineffective patient care management, resolves issue/problem andcompletes written reports; fulfills call for unit as assigned andadjusts staffing for census (volume) and acuity.

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