Registered Nurse (RN) - Outpatient Surgery, Ambulatory Surgery Center, PRN, Days
Company: Prisma Health
Location: Greenville
Posted on: November 1, 2024
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Job Description:
Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.Job
SummaryProvides clinical direction for all aspects of patient care
in an outpatient setting. Demonstrates clinical competency
utilizing evidence based practices/research in all areas of the
nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation
and outcomes. Incorporates knowledge of safety protocols, cost
containment and quality improvement throughout the nursing process.
Identifies patient, unit, and organizational priorities and
incorporates into the nursing process.
Adheres to all compliance and policy and procedure requirements of
the organization including, but not limited to: licensure renewal,
assigned training, employee health screenings, time and attendance
policy, dress code policy, patient confidentiality, infection
control, medication administration. Demonstrates knowledge of
regulatory agency requirements (e.g., AAAHC, JCAHO, DHEC). Provides
care within the scope of the SC Nursing Practice Act.
The outpatient setting usually does not require staff to be
scheduled for a significant amount of shift, weekend, holiday, and
on-call work.AccountabilitiesAssessment - Collects data and
completes nursing assessment utilizing appropriate area and/or age
specific standards/policies and tools. Completes appropriate forms.
- Assesses and recognizes subtle or actual changes in patients'
status and patient response to intervention. -Identifies nursing
priorities for patient plan of care based on nursing assessment
(and other data as appropriate). - Validates these priorities with
healthcare team members and documents appropriately. --
20%Planning/Outcomes: - Develops an individual plan of care based
on the age and assessed needs of the patient. -Develops the plan in
collaboration with the patient and/or family, the physician, and
other members of the interdisciplinary health care team. -Updates
the plan based on changes in the patient's condition and
communicates changes in the plan to other members of the team.
-Identifies realistic and measurable goals and outcomes to be
attained prior to discharge. - Validates these with the patient
and/or family. -Demonstrates respect for the patient's/family's
cultural, spiritual, and belief system in planning for care.
-Includes planning for discharge to assure continuity of care and a
smooth transition post discharge from one level of care to another
(to include appropriate referrals). - 20%Implementation - Provides
direct care to assigned patients consistent with the established
nursing plan. - Performs specific tasks based on organizational,
departmental and/or unit policies and procedures within the RN
scope of practice. -Delegates nursing tasks as appropriate to
members of the healthcare team, developing written assignments (if
appropriate) and ensures completion of assigned tasks. Monitors
quality of care delivered on a continual basis; ensures appropriate
surveillance of assigned patients. -Provides care based on -
patient and unit priorities, coordinating and organizing tasks as
appropriate, utilizing known resources internal and external to the
unit. - - Incorporates cost containment principles into nursing
care. -Assumes responsibility for patient safety by maintaining a
safe environment to include awareness of safety procedures,
protocols and adherence to patient care standards. Utilizes
appropriate technology in daily practice. Utilizes performance
indicators to collect data, monitor quality and effectiveness while
providing nursing care. - Completes assigned hospital/unit
performance improvement monitoring (audits). -- 20%Evaluation: -
Evaluates nursing plan of care for effectiveness and determines
progress toward expected outcomes. - Revises diagnosis, outcomes
and plan of care based on evaluation of data. Reports changes in
patient status and refers unresolved problems to appropriate health
team members. - Discusses outcomes with peers via shift to shift
report and with other healthcare team members as appropriate.
-Evaluates opportunities for quality improvement and based upon
evaluation, incorporates PI recommendation into nursing plan of
care as appropriate. - 15%Patient/Family Education/Teaching-
-Identifies/assesses patient/family learning needs and teaches
accordingly by:- using language and terminology that the
patient/family is familiar with- providing examples to clarify
ideas- implementing and evaluating teaching plan (encourages
patient/family involvement/participation)- Micromedex utilization-
computer resourcesCommunicates the patient/family's need for
education/teaching to others in the healthcare continuum. -
15%Professional Accountability - Evaluates own nursing practice in
relation to professional practice standard guidelines, state
statutes, family policies, procedures, rules and regulations and
current specific knowledge. - Maintains competency through
education and professional activities. - Reflects on identified
areas of strength that offer opportunity for improvement. -
10%Supervisory/Management ResponsibilitiesThis is a non-management
job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or
executive.Minimum Requirements
Keywords: Prisma Health, Greenville , Registered Nurse (RN) - Outpatient Surgery, Ambulatory Surgery Center, PRN, Days, Healthcare , Greenville, South Carolina
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