Resident Graduate Nurse - RN

Company: Live Oak Mental Health and Wellness Center
Location: Charleston
Posted on: February 11, 2025

Job Description:

Description

Introduction Do you currently have an opportunity to make a real impact with your work? With over 2,000 sites of care and serving over 31.2 million patient interactions every year, nurses at Live Oak Mental Health and Wellness Center have the opportunity to make a real impact. As a(an) Resident Graduate Nurse - RN you can be a part of change.

Benefits Live Oak Mental Health and Wellness Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income. Learn more about Employee Benefits
  
  Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
  
  It is an exciting time to be a nurse at HCA Healthcare! Come unlock your career potential and see how rewarding it can be to reach your personal and professional goals. Help to advance the practice of nursing and improve positive outcomes for your patients as a (an) Resident Graduate Nurse - RN. We want your knowledge and expertise!
  
  Job Summary and Qualifications
  
  The Resident I Graduate Nurse delivers high quality, patient-centered care by performing a variety of delegated basic patient care services related to common nursing functions and activities of daily living. Under the supervision of the Registered Nurse (RN), the Resident I assists the nursing staff in providing patient care in accordance with the Resident I skills/training and the needs of the department, and consistently assists the patient care team with maintaining a clean, well-organized, and safe patient care environment. The Resident I has successfully completed an accredited school of nursing and can perform higher-level procedures once competency has been validated, or based or regulations from the state board of nursing where they are seeking licensure.
  
  Quality
  • Participates in the implementation of a nursing plan of care by performing direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of the licensed Registered Nurse (RN).
  • Obtains and records initial and ongoing patient information throughout the cycle of care, including admissions data, vital signs, height and weight, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, blood glucose levels, intake and output, and calorie counts. Reports any changes or observations to their assigned RN or Clinical Nurse Coordinator or Charge Nurse.
  • Documents observations, interactions, patient responses to performed activities, and any physical or behavioral changes at time of occurrence. Reports observations of individual patients to their assigned RN or Clinical Nurse Coordinator or Charge Nurse.
  • Assists with mobility by regular turning and positioning, dangling, and ambulating patients. Assists with use of walkers, crutches, canes, and wheelchairs. Transfers patients to and from other units, departments, or entities. Assists with discharges. Demonstrates proper body mechanics.
  • Provides or assists with non-medicated support care, including non-sterile dressing changes, skin protection, application of heat or ice, oxygen delivery, and venous compression devices.
  • Performs non-medicated support tasks, including oral suctioning, enema, catheterization and foley catheter removal, drain maintenance, and basic wound care. Increases variety and difficulty of tasks as competency is verified through nursing program or state board of nursing if applicable.
  • Obtains or assists in the collection of specimens for diagnostic or waived tests. Ensures accuracy of all labels and timely transfer of specimen.
  • Retrieves medication from pharmacy, storage room, or tube system and delivers to RN as instructed.
  • Assists with patient preparation for surgery or other procedure.
  • Assists patients with activities of daily living to include eating and drinking, bathing, shaving, oral care, grooming, and elimination.
  • Performs hourly rounding and responds promptly to call lights and patient requests. Strives to anticipate patient needs and resolve them proactively and reports any patient changes to the RN assigned to the patient.
  • Follows patient and employee safety/security policies and protocols, including hand hygiene, use of universal precautions, use of personal protective equipment, and adherence to isolation procedures.
  • Prepares and maintains clean, hazard-free patient rooms. Empties trash and removes soiled linens if needed.
  • Assists with patient/family/caregiver learning needs, abilities and readiness to learn. Identifies barriers to learning, such as language or culture. Integrates this information into the patient's plan of care working with the assigned RN.
  • Translates complex medical terminology to ensure patients/families/caregivers understand patient medical condition, patient status, treatment plan, medications and possible side effects, and follow-up measures.
  • Educates patients/families/caregivers on healthy diet and exercise, disease prevention, and/or lifestyle changes that may be needed once a patient leaves the hospital. Prepares patients and families/caregivers for future self-management.
  • Assists in providing teaching material as needed (pamphlets, video, etc.) to enhance understanding. Documents each teaching episode.
  • Assists with post-mortem care.
  • Assists in the setup, removal, and cleaning of equipment. Identifies malfunctioning equipment and initiates repairs.
  • Performs clerical work as needed, including greeting customers, filing, answering and transferring phones, and relaying messages.
  • Prepares and maintains chart on each patient admitted. Adds documentation forms to chart as needed. Ensures each form is properly labeled.
  • Assists provider in obtaining medical records and diagnostic results.
    
    Service
    • Promotes consistent, positive patient interactions that advance the agenda of unparalleled patient service.
    • Demonstrates caring and empathy in all interactions and advocates for patient- and family-centered approach in all decisions and actions.
    • Demonstrates excellent communication skills, including active listening. Ensures patients, physicians, and colleagues have a clear understanding of all communications.
    • Engages in evidence-based best practices that enhance the patient experience, including SAFETY rounding, communication fundamentals/AIDET, Teach-Back, Narrating Care, etc.
    • Participates as an active member of the health care team and positively promotes the rest of the team to patients/families/caregivers and other colleagues.
    • Maintains a professional appearance and demonstrates behaviors consistent with established policies/procedures.
      
      People
      • Uses job knowledge and proficiency of skills to successfully assist in orientation of new employees.
      • Shares new knowledge with peers and mentors those with less experience.
      • Attends and actively participates in unit meetings.
        Growth
        • Seeks opportunities to impact the growth of the organization by promoting excellence in patient experience and providing high quality care to the patients served.
        • Identifies and assists with opportunities for performance improvement activities on the unit and with other service areas.
        • Fulfills the duty and responsibility to maintain competence and to continue personal and professional growth.
        • Creates and implements a personal career development plan, reviewed regularly by supervisor and/or preceptor. Finance
          • Maintains supplies, forms and necessary requisitions for the unit.
          • Demonstrates cost effective use and maintenance of unit supplies.
          • Demonstrates fiscal responsibility by taking ownership of time management, decreasing waste of time and/or supplies, and promoting cost effectiveness while maintaining patient safety and quality of care.
            Other
            • Performs other duties as assigned.
            • Practices and adheres to the "Code of Conduct" and "Mission and Value Statement."
              What qualifications you will need:
              • Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date . click apply for full job details

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