RN, Healthcare Nursing, RN Nurse

RN role at Lexington Medical Center

Operating Room
Full Time
AM/PM Shift

Sign-On Bonus: $10,000.00

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. It is a recognized Best Place to Work and the first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for nursing care.

Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 births each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region’s third largest employer. The network also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first Heart

CARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center. Postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Utilizes the nursing process to promote and restore patient health status; collaborates with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; provides physical and psychological support to patients, families and significant others; and supervises assigned team members. Uses a systematic critical‑thinking approach to guide data gathering, assessment, nursing judgement, intervention, and evaluation of human responses to actual and potential health problems through activities such as health teaching and the provision of care, supportive and restorative care and/or support of a peaceful death.

All responsibilities are carried out in accordance with the mission, vision, strategic imperatives and standards of the Lexington County Health District, AMGA standards and the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act.

• Minimum Education:
  
  ADN, Diploma or Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• New graduate RN’s who acquire their generic RN education through an online 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 who have completed LMC’s Nurse Residency Program
• Substitutable
  
  Education & Experience:
  
  None
• Required Certifications/Licensure:
  Current RN license to practice in South Carolina
• Refer to Mandatory Certification Requirements P&P for required education/certification for various nursing specialties
• Required Training:
  None

• Establishes positive rapport with patient and family.
• Provides compassionate environmental support with emotional, psychological and spiritual care.
• Promotes patient independence through goal setting and education on condition, medications and self‑care.
• Acts as patient/family advocate.
• Maintains continuity among nursing teams through documentation and communication.
• Uses systematic critical‑thinking to guide data gathering, assessment, nursing judgment, intervention and evaluation.
• Responds to dynamic situations in a timely and effective manner using clinical judgement.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Applies ethical decision‑making processes and advocates for acceptable patient outcomes.
• L&D Only: RN’s with 2 years or more L&D experience who have completed training and competency verification may perform qualified medical screening examinations under EMTALA.

• Ensures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards, measuring outcomes, and making necessary adjustments.
• Resolves patient problems by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Participates in process/performance improvement activities using evidence‑based practice.
• Maintains a safe and clean work environment, complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
• Adheres to infection‑control policies, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Documents all patient care activities accurately and timely.
• Provides safe, appropriate, quality care and support to patients and family members.

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