RN / Registered Nurse / South Carolina / Permanent / Registered Nurse Neuro ICU Job

Company: HCA.
Location: Charleston
Posted on: February 15, 2020

Job Description:

Description SHIFT: Nights (rotating weekends)

SCHEDULE: Full-time

Sign on Bonuses Available!
Is your current role providing you the opportunity to live, work and play in one of the nation's most desirable places to live - Charleston, SC? The more than 2,600 employees who provide care at Trident Health are committed to building healthy communities in South Carolina's historic and progressive Lowcountry. Our shared values of compassion, excellence and ownership help us stay focused on our patient's needs. As our region grows so does our opportunity to care for more patients. Do you share our values? If so, we invite you to learn more about Trident Health and the opportunities to work with us. Trident Health is a 445-bed HCA Healthcare hospital system comprised of two acute care hospitals - Trident Medical Center and Summerville Medical Center - as well as two free standing emergency departments - Centre Pointe Emergency and Moncks Corner Medical Center. Both Healthgrades and Leapfrog recognized Trident Health as among the nation's hospitals for patient experience and safety. Want to join our tradition of excellence?We'd love to hear from you. Come join our team of dedicated professionals who are committed to delivering patient care that is personal and meaningful. To learn more apply today.
Benefits:We offer you a generous compensation package including: competitive pay, paid time off, 401k, medical, dental vision and life insurance, tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness and employee stock purchase plan.
Qualifications:We are searching for a Registered Nurse for a full time night shift (7p-7a) position on our state-of-the-art Neuro Critical Care Unit. The Critical Care RN is responsible to the Nursing Director/Charge Nurse for the delivery of quality patient care utilizing the nursing process. Apply your nursing knowledge derived from education and experience as foundation for patient care, communication, and documentation on the unit.
Essential Core Functions: Provide quality patient care, in keeping with the philosophy and objectives of the hospital and department. Maintain and support the standards of nursing care and practice in order to meet the health care needs of patients, their families and the community. Prescribes, delegates and coordinates all nursing care provided to assigned patients and is responsible for meeting all standards associated with performance, nursing practice and nursing care.
Position Summary:Under general supervision the RN staff nurse provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies and procedures of Trident Health System. In collaboration with the patient, the patients family and other members of the health care team, the clinical RN assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and coordinates treatment plans. The Critical Care Department RN manages of adolescent, adult, geriatric critical care patients in accordance with established policy and procedure.

• Use therapeutic communication in daily practice.
• Maintain a safe and therapeutic Intensive Care environment.
• Implement and direct care, using the nursing process with emphasis on the needs of individual ICU patients.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the nursing process.
• Provide emotional support of the patient and significant others to make informed choices regarding health care.
• Promote an ICU environment that treats patients and families with dignity, respect and appreciation of their lifestyle, religion and culture.
• Maintain high quality, age specific care for adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients as assigned.
• Delegate tasks to the appropriate caregiver.
• Participate in Cardiovascular Department specific initiatives and process improvement.
• Provide supervision of new employees, patient care assistants, vocational nurses, nurse technicians, student nurses, and / or nurse interns.
• Support the mission, vision, and values of the organization.Job may include direct supervision of students at the discretion of the area supervisor. Employee must have the same licensure or have completed the same training

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