RN in Fife

LMC Irmo - Surgery Full Time AM Shift 0600-1500. Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. Lexington Health was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News.

Responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members.
• Providing physical and psychological support to patients, family members and significant others.
• Supervising assigned team members.
• Using a systematic critical-thinking approach to guide data gathering, assessment, nursing judgement, intervention and evaluation of human responses to actual and potential health problems.
• Providing education to patients and families in a manner they can understand their condition, medications, and self-care skills.
• Maintaining continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Identifying, synthesizing, and interpreting sources of data using reasonable clinical judgment.
• Maintaining patient confidence and protecting operations by keeping information confidential.
• Using ethical decision making processes and advocating for acceptable patient outcomes.
• Measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments.
• Resolving patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Participating in process/performance improvement activities and initiatives utilizing evidence based practice.
• Maintaining a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Documenting all patient care activities accurately and timely.
• Ensuring operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements.
• Demonstrating effective teamwork skills and maintaining a cooperative relationship among health care teams.
• Assisting in performing and documenting environmental checks as required by LMC policy and regulatory agencies.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum Education: ADN, Diploma or Bachelors of Science in Nursing.
• New graduate RN’s who acquire their generic RN education through an on-line program will not meet LMC minimum qualifications.
• Minimum Years of Experience: None. Critical Care, Medical/Surgical, Intermediate, and Emergency Department units will not consider newly graduated Nurses without post-graduation experience, except for those that have successfully completed LMC's Nurse Residency Program.

Professional Responsibilities:

• Maintaining professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Meeting or exceeding all LMC requirements for attendance and service expectations.
• Maintaining required certifications.
• Completing yearly safety training and other mandatory classes.
• Complying with all annual employee health requirements.
• Ensuring Hazardous Waste or Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals are discarded, stored, and managed properly.
• Receiving initial RCRA training within 6 months of the hire date and continuing with annual RCRA training.
• Earn a minimum of 15 hours of continuing education annually within specialty.

Benefits:

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits.
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs).
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one.
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary.
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary.
• Adoption assistance.
• Employer paid short‑term disability and long‑term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Student loan forgiveness.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination‑free environment, and to recruit, select, on‑board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.