Registered Nurse (Rn) - Nursery Intensive Nicu

**Summary**

**Position Summary**

Under general supervision, the Registered Nurse demonstrates thorough knowledge of therapeutic patient care, patient advocacy, clinical pathways/care maps, team dynamics, hospital systems, and serves as a resource for the registered nurse and support staff. Collaborates with leadership in developing and implementing the Spartanburg Medical Center culture, Vision, Mission and goals.

It is the premise of the Professional Practice Program that each of the key responsibilities builds on the preceding requirements.

**Unit Description**

Our Team Provides a Full Range Of Highly Specialized Medical Services In One Place, Including Newborns Who

Spartanburg Medical Center offers a 35-bed Level 3 NICU. We care for the sickest babies in the community we serve.

• Were born prematurely
• Need highly specialized care for complex medical problems
• Require nitric oxide therapy to help combat lung problems
• Require conventional or high-frequency assisted ventilation
• Undergo surgery
• Require cooling for neonatal brain injuries
• Have feeding and temperature instabilities
• Have hereditary metabolic disorders

We also have a neonatal ground transport team to ensure the sickest babies are in the right place to receive the best care possible. We also have the most advanced neonatal transporter that includes the capability to start head cooling for hypoxic brain injuries in the field, which can reduce long-term damage.

**Minimum Requirements**

Education

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

License/Registration/Certifications

• Current R.N. licensure in the state of South Carolina
• BLS, ACLS, PALS/ENPC

**Preferred Requirements**

Preferred Education

• BSN

Preferred Experience

• N/A

**Core Job Responsibilities**

• Successfully completes hospital and unit-based orientation programs
• Prioritizes nursing interventions for an assigned group of patients
• Provides clinical guidance to students and ancillary staff
• Demonstrates knowledge of professional nursing practice and theory.
• Participates in hourly rounding and bedside shift report
• Initiates and facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration to enhance outcome
• Collaborates with patients, families, and other members of the health care team to determine patient priorities and treatments
• Complies with established policies and procedures
• Ensures compliance with all clinical expectations regarding regulatory requirements
• Responsible for demonstrating competency for all new equipment and procedures.
• 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
• Assures continuity of care through effective decision making resulting in quality patient care
• Identifies the need to develop or revise policies and procedures pertaining to specialized patient populations and/or unit and hospital-based practices
• Formulates a plan for professional growth
• Serves on unit-based committees
• Seeks necessary assistance in completing nursing interventions to assure positive patient outcomes
• Identifies appropriate standards of care, and/or collaborative clinical pathways to guide the plan of care
• 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

**Additional Information**

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System (SRHS) offers a full spectrum of services through six hospital campuses: Spartanburg Medical Center, Spartanburg Medical Center — Mary Black Campus, Pelham Medical Center, Cherokee Medical Center, Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care and Union Medical Center. SRHS also includes Ellen Sagar Nursing Center and Woodruff Manor. SRHS provides unparalleled cancer care through Gibbs Cancer Center & Research Institute, with locations in Spartanburg, Greer, Union and Gaffney. The multidisciplinary Medical Group of the Carolinas has more than 600 physicians across Upstate South Carolina and western North Carolina. SRHS employs more than 9,000 associates and offers outpatient surgery centers and a Level I Trauma Center.

Founded on Aug. 29, 1921, as Spartanburg General Hospital, Spartanburg Regional celebrates over 100 years of excellence.