CMC - REGISTERED NURSE - IN-PATIENT SURGICAL UNIT
Company: Conway Medical Center
Location: Myrtle Beach
Posted on: August 6, 2022
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Job Description:
Position Summary: The Registered Nurse (RN) will provide care of
the patients in the Postoperative Surgical Department and will be
responsible for performing procedures such as but not limited;
start or check IV's, administer medications, monitor vital signs,
suction patients and help patients with their personal needs. The
RN will plan, provide, supervise and document professional nursing
care utilizing the nursing process for patients in accordance with
physician orders and established policies and procedures. The RN
will use professional nursing judgment to individualize the plan of
care based on assessment of the patient's baseline needs and
response to care, delegate tasks and supervise the activities of
other licensed and unlicensed care providers, and assist other
nursing personnel in the delivery of nursing care and act as team
leader or charge nurse for a group of patients or an entire unit as
assigned. The RN performs functions as noted above and generally
with an assigned patient load, but RN is ready and willing to
assist co-workers with ANY nursing support function and across any
case load including other units that may not be the normal primary
work assignment. All organizational staff, including this position,
are specifically required as a condition of continued employment to
make advance preparations for their families and pets in the event
of weather emergencies such as Hurricanes and flooding threats. Any
staff member can be determined as essential staff required to
report to the facility during these events. In many cases this
means reporting and sleeping at the facility before, during and
after a weather emergency. By signing this job description, the
staff member accepts this responsibility of readiness to report to
work during any designated emergency staffing situation. CMC staff
members operate as one team meeting the healthcare needs of our
communities, thus this position will on occasion complete other
duties as assigned beyond those designated in this primary job
description which may include "float" coverage at an alternate
facility, department or assignment. Education: Associates' degree
(ASN) in Nursing required. Bachelors' degree (BSN) in Nursing
preferred. Experience: Two (2) years acute care experience
preferred. One (1) year Surgical Unit experience preferred.
Licensure/Certification/Registration: Current South Carolina (or
compact state) licensure as RN (SCLLR) in good standing required.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required. Other: The ability
to rotate through the on-call schedule on a regular basis required.
Special Skills: Ability to work effectively and collaboratively
with co-workers, nursing colleagues, physicians, and department
heads required. Exemplary core customer service skills strongly
required. Knowledge of nursing theory and practice required. Strong
organizational/time management skills required. Strong PC skills
required. Strong verbal communication skills required. Ability to
exercise independent judgement in emergency situations required.
Working Conditions: Occasional exposure to difficult patients.
Stress level high due to multiple demands frequently occurring
simultaneously. Frequent exposure to bio-hazardous materials.
Potential exposure to blood borne and airborne pathogens. Prolonged
standing and walking required. Physical Requirements: Medium -
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently
(activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) required
to stand, sit, and walk; occasionally (activity or condition exists
up to 1/3 of the time) to use hands, fingers; and frequently to
talk or hear. The employee must exert 20 to 35 pounds of force
occasionally, and/or 10 to 15 pounds of force frequently, and/or
greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move
objects. Specific vision abilities required by this job include
close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision,
depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to hear
to process instructions and safety code and alarms required. The
physical demands described here are representative of those that
must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential
functions of this job and will be assessed by post offer Employee
Health fit-for-duty review.
Keywords: Conway Medical Center, Wilmington , CMC - REGISTERED NURSE - IN-PATIENT SURGICAL UNIT, Healthcare , Myrtle Beach, North Carolina
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