Position Summary

The Resource Registered Nurse (R.N.) is an Experienced RN that works alongside the unit nurses in the ICU, ER or PACU to provide extra aid as needed. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of critical care experience within the ICU and/or the ER. 

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Experience

• Novice to expert nurse

License/Registration/Certifications

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

• BLS provider

Preferred Requirements

Preferred Education

• N/A

Preferred Experience

• 3-5 years of critical care experience (ICU and/or ER)

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