Weekend Staffing Team (RN) – Tier III – Plastics/Reconstructive/Weight Loss Surgery

Position Summary

Under general supervision, the Weekend Staffing Team Registered Nurse demonstrates thorough knowledge of therapeutic patient care, patient advocacy, clinical pathways/care maps, team dynamics, hospital systems, and serves as a resource for the registered nurse and support staff. Collaborates with leadership in developing and implementing the Spartanburg Medical Center culture, Vision, Mission and goals.

Tier III:

• Works 36 hours/week (Day shift either F/S/S or S/S/M. Night shift F/S/S.)
• Saturday: Base Rate Weekend Staffing Team Premium ($20/hr) Weekend Pay Premium and Shift Differential Premium, if applicable
• Sunday: Base Rate Weekend Staffing Team Premium ($20/hr) Weekend Pay Premium and Shift Differential Premium, if applicable
• Weekend Premium will be paid if an associate in an eligible nonexempt job works a minimum of 5 consecutive hours within the weekend time zone of 7:00 a.m. Friday to 7:00 p.m. Monday. Premium is earned and paid for only those hours worked within the defined time zone.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

Experience

• Novice to Experienced Nurse

License/Registration/Certifications

• Current R.N. licensure in the state of South Carolina

• BLS, ACLS, PALS/ENPC

Preferred Requirements

Preferred Education

• N/A

Preferred Experience

• N/A

Preferred License/Registration/Certifications

• N/A

Core Job Responsibilities

• Collaborates with patients, families, and other members of the health care team to determine patient priorities and treatments
• Initiates and facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration to enhance outcome
• Seeks necessary assistance in completing nursing interventions to assure positive patient outcomes
• Participates in hourly rounding and bedside shift report
• Responsible for demonstrating competency for all new equipment and procedures.
• Provides clinical guidance to students and ancillary staff
• Successfully completes hospital and unit based orientation programs
• Formulates a plan for professional growth
• Ensures compliance with all clinical expectations regarding regulatory requirements
• Identifies appropriate standards of care, and/or collaborative clinical pathways to guide the plan of care
• Complies with established policies and procedures
• Identifies the need to develop or revise policies and procedures pertaining to specialized patient populations and/or unit and hospital based practices
• Serves on unit based committees
• Prioritizes nursing interventions for an assigned group of patients
• Assesses assigned patients’ medical history, admitting diagnosis and physician’s orders, obtaining nursing history, performing physical assessment, evaluating diagnostic data, and interviewing patient and family to determine patient needs
• Demonstrates knowledge of professional nursing practice and theory.
• Assures continuity of care through effective decision making resulting in quality patient care
• 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
• Other Duties As Assigned