PCS/Professional RN

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Kindred Healthcare

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Hartsville, South Carolina

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Provides leadership and direct clinical oversight to nursing staff while delivering patient-centered care. Coordinates care delivery, assigns responsibilities, and acts as a liaison between nursing staff, physicians, and interdisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

You have an Associate degree in Nursing and a current RN license. You should possess strong clinical leadership, critical thinking, and electronic health record proficiency. The role requires the ability to deliver patient-centered care, coordinate staff, and ensure compliance with professional standards.

Must Have Skills for ATS

RN license

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI)

electronic health records

Job Description

Join Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, a 116-bed community hospital located in Hartsville, SC, that has been recently honored with ScionHealth’s Platinum Award, eight consecutive “A” safety grades from Leapfrog, Top General Hospital honors from Leapfrog, and recognition as a Great Community Hospital by Becker's Hospital Review. The hospital delivers excellence across the continuum of services, and holds numerous accreditations and certifications in areas that include chest pain, stroke and heart failure, hip and knee replacement, sepsis, and more. Come grow your career at Carolina Pines, where innovation, safety, and community are core to everything we do.

Job Summary

The RN – PCS/Professional provides leadership and direct clinical oversight to nursing staff while delivering patient centered care across the department. Utilizing the nursing process, the RN - PCS/Professional coordinates care delivery, assigns responsibilities, monitors staff performance, and ensures compliance with professional standards, hospital policy, and regulatory requirements. Acts as a liaison between nursing staff, physicians, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure optimal outcomes and continuity of care.

Essential Functions

  • Deliver direct patient care, including medication administration, specimen collection, and treatments
  • Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care based on individualized patient needs
  • Assign patient care responsibilities based on acuity, procedures, and staffing resources
  • Monitor patient status and report condition changes to care teams, patients, and families
  • Support patients in activities of daily living and promote patient/family education
  • Collaborate across departments to coordinate transfers, discharges, and referrals
  • Promote patient safety and emotional well-being while maintaining confidentiality and privacy
  • Function as liaison between staff and unit director, resolving issues and communicating concerns
  • Hold staff accountable for quality and performance; support team building and mentorship

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations

  • Demonstrates clinical leadership, critical thinking, and decision-making skills
  • Strong interpersonal and communication abilities
  • Proficiency in electronic health records and clinical documentation
  • Ability to function effectively in fast-paced, high-stress environments
  • Upholds organizational values including respect, collaboration, innovation, and integrity
  • Maintains professional appearance and represents the organization positively
  • Constant: standing, walking, seeing, talking, hearing, using hands, pushing/pulling, stooping, reaching
  • Frequent: sitting, lifting/carrying up to 50 lbs
  • Occasional: lifting/carrying up to 100 lbs, exposure to taste/smell
  • Vision requirements: close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, focus adjustment
  • Frequent exposure to blood, body fluids, latex, chemicals, airborne particles, mechanical parts
  • Occasional exposure to radiation, fumes, loud noise
  • Reasonable accommodation may be made for individuals with disabilities


Education

  • Associate degree in Nursing required
  • Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred

Licenses/Certifications

  • Current RN license in the state of practice or compact state license
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) – required within time frame required by facility policy
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) – required within time frame required by facility policy
  • Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) – required within time frame required by facility policy
  • Professional nursing certification (e.g., RN-BC, RNC) – preferred
  • Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) – preferred

Experience

  • 1-2 years of recent acute care nursing experience preferred
  • Leadership or charge nurse experience beneficial

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Kindred Healthcare

Kindred’s mission is to help our patients reach their highest potential for health and healing with intensive medical and rehabilitative care through a compassionate patient experience. Kindred’s 61 long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs), along with 18 community-based, short-term acute care hospital campuses from across the nation, became part of ScionHealth with its launch in December 2021. Cornerstone Healthcare Group joined the ScionHealth family of hospitals and hospital services in January 2023. In December 2021, Kindred Healthcare became a part of LifePoint Health, a leading healthcare company. As part of this transaction, LifePoint and Kindred also launched a new company, ScionHealth. Today, Kindred’s facilities are now part of either LifePoint or ScionHealth. Specifically, Kindred’s 61 long-term acute care hospitals – along with 18 community-based, short-term acute care hospital campuses from LifePoint – are now a part of ScionHealth.
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