PRN - Registered Nurse (RN) Tier 2 - Med/Tele - Union Medical Center

Company: Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Location: Union
Posted on: January 26, 2023

Job Description:

Summary Unit Information

Union Medical Center has an Acute Care Inpatient Medical Telemetry Unit that has 15 beds, with an average daily census of 8 patients. This unit is small and family oriented, allowing compassionate patient care. The primary populations served are adult patients needing medical care related to cardiac abnormalities, chest pain, CHF, stroke, COPD, diabetes, electrolyte abnormalities and other chronic medical conditions. Inpatient hospice care and wound care are also offered on this floor. Med/Telemetry associates also have the opportunity to cross train to work in the Emergency Department.



Position Summary

Under general supervision, the 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.



Minimum Requirements

Education

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
  Experience
  
  
  • Minimum of one year of recent R.N. experience within the past 5 years preferred.
    License/Registration/Certifications
    
    
    • Current R.N. licensure in the state of South Carolina
      
      • BLS, ACLS, PALS/ENPC
        
        
        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
          Additional Information Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System (SRHS) offers a full spectrum of services through six hospital campuses: Spartanburg Medical Center, Spartanburg Medical Center - Mary Black Campus, Pelham Medical Center, Cherokee Medical Center, Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care and Union Medical Center. SRHS also includes Ellen Sagar Nursing Center and Woodruff Manor. SRHS provides unparalleled cancer care through Gibbs Cancer Center & Research Institute, with locations in Spartanburg, Greer, Union and Gaffney. The multidisciplinary Medical Group of the Carolinas has more than 600 physicians across Upstate South Carolina and western North Carolina. SRHS employs more than 9,000 associates and offers outpatient surgery centers and a Level I Trauma Center.
          
          
          Founded on Aug. 29, 1921, as Spartanburg General Hospital, Spartanburg Regional celebrates over 100 years of excellence.
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          Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System (SRHS) offers a full spectrum of services through four hospitals: Spartanburg Medical Center, Pelham Medical Center, Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care and Union Medical Center. SRHS also includes Ellen Sagar Nursing Center, 113-bed long-term care, skilled nursing facility that offers nursing care and rehabilitation services.
          SRHS provides unparalleled oncological care through the Gibbs Cancer Center & Research Institute. The multidisciplinary Medical Group of the Carolinas has more than 300 physicians across seven counties in two states.
          SRHS employs nearly 6,000 associates and offers outpatient surgery centers, a vibrant post-acute division, and a Level I Trauma Center.

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