Med Surg RN Nights

East Cooper Medical Center is one of South Carolina's leaders in healthcare. Our approach to medicine is designed to provide patients with successful outcomes, fast recovery times, and a better quality of life. Our hospital combines technology and clinical expertise with compassion to provide personalized care for a lifetime. Our expanded scope of services, our commitment to quality & safety, and our outstanding team of caregivers have attracted patients throughout the Lowcountry and beyond, and have contributed to or hospital being nationally recognized. Interested in joining our team? Apply today!     Position Summary  Under the direction of the Department Director and/or Charge Nurse, provides direct and/or indirect, safe and effective professional nursing care.    Assumes responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating health care needs of all patients assigned.    Provides nursing care to a patient population ranging from infant to geriatric, unless otherwise indicated.    Works collaboratively with the health care team, is customer focused and strives to meet unit and hospital goals.    Provides quality nursing care according to established practice standards and guidelines for the area(s) assigned.   Must be willing/able to float to other comparable nursing units, as requested/needed.     Qualifications  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.    Knowledge of general nursing theories and practice  Previous hospital experience preferred  Must have management and teaching ability  Must be able to effectively motivate and supervise others.  Must be able to utilize initiative and independent action when required within the scope of professional nursing practice  Must be able to utilize good judgment in evaluating alternatives in difficult situations.  Must be able to work with the realization that errors in receiving and transcribing order, giving medications, treatments, or performing other procedures or performing supervisory duties could have detrimental effects to the patients.   Must have good verbal communications skills  Must have the ability to exercise tact and diplomacy when dealing with physicians, patients and family members personnel  Discretion is required in handling confidential information  Must be able to work irregular schedules, weekends and holiday due to staffing and census fluctuations  Must be able to assume the role of a Charge Nurse as needed/requested