Job Requirements

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System is committed to a continued focus on quality patient outcomes and associate satisfaction. To meet this need, SRHS has expanded its nursing resource pool to allow for a system-wide Staffing Response Team. Leveraging this type of staffing model provides a consistent resource of highly skilled, flexible, and competent nursing associates to move among SRHS facilities support a variety of nursing units.

Position Summary

The Resource Pool Registered Nurse demonstrates thorough knowledge, while providing patient nursing care through clinical assessment, outcomes identification, planning, and implementation in accordance with SRHS policies and procedures. Serves as a patient advocate and resource to all nursing associates. The Resource Pool Registered Nurse performs all job-related responsibilities in a safe manner while collaborating with healthcare team members.

Minimum Requirements

Education

Graduate of an approved school of nursing.

Experience

Years of Experience required are dependent upon RP Level

License/Registration/Certifications

Current R.N. licensure in the state of South Carolina
BLS
ACLS, PALS/ENPC, NIHSS (depending on patient assignment)

Preferred Requirements

Preferred Education

N/A

Preferred Experience

N/A

Preferred License/Registration/Certifications

N/A

Resource Pool RN Levels

• Entry Level: New Graduate (Non-Critical Care) 1271
  Acute-Care Facility only
  Full-time
  Assigned based on daily staffing needs
  Ability to advance to Level 1 after one year following validation of competencies
• Level 1 (5744)
  Minimum one year experience
  Med-surg/Telemetry or Critical Care
  Assigned based on daily staffing needs
  Facility Specific required
  Second Facility optional
• Level 2 (5745)
  Minimum one year experience
  Med-surg/Telemetry or Critical Care
  Allocated to facility and unit at least one week in advance
  Minimum of 3 facilities
  Completion of systemwide competencies
• Level 3 (5746)
  Minimum two years' experience
  Med-surg/Telemetry and/or Critical Care
  Full-time
  Assigned to facility and unit for average of 12-16 weeks
  Required to function as Charge Nurse and Preceptor when needed
  Required to work at all facilities
  Completion of systemwide competencies

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 outcomes
• Seeks necessary assistance in completing nursing interventions to assure positive patient outcomes
• Participates in hourly rounding and bedside shift report
• Responsible for demonstrating competencies 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
• 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