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Employee Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day - 8 hour shift (United States of America)

Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health!

Outpatient Nurse (RN)

Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.

A Brief Overview

The Outpatient Nurse (RN) is responsible for the provision of nursing care based on standards of care and professional nursing practice. The Outpatient Nurse is accountable for the outcomes of nursing care delivered in an outpatient setting that performs specialized procedures.

What you will do

+ Administer IV infusions, hydration therapy, biologics, antibiotics, and other non-chemotherapy medications as ordered by providers.

+ Assess patients prior to infusion, including reviewing health history, vital signs, and lab results.

+ Monitor patients during and after infusion for adverse reactions and respond promptly to complications.

+ Educate patients and families on infusion procedures, potential side effects, and post-treatment care.

+ Maintain accurate and detailed documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR).

+ Ensure infusion area complies with infection control and safety standards.

+ Collaborate with physicians, pharmacists, and other team members to coordinate care plans.

+ Manage infusion supplies and assist with inventory control.

+ Adhere to organizational policies, Joint Commission standards, and state/federal regulations.

Education Qualifications

+ Associate's Degree in Nursing(ADN) Required

+ Bachelor's Degree in Nursing(BSN) Preferred

Experience Qualifications

+ Minimum of 1 year of clinical nursing experience; infusion experience preferred.

Skills and Abilities

+ Strong IV insertion and vascular access skills (including PICC line management).

+ Ability to work with patients, families, physicians and other health care providers with a high level of customer service orientation, required.

+ General proficient PC skills and computer knowledge required.

+ Phlebotomy skills and experience preferred.

+ Excellent communication skills and ability to multi-task required.

Licenses and Certifications

+ Registered Nurse - South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation in good standing with South Carolina Board of Nursing Required or

+ Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association within 30 days of hire and recertification every two (2) years Required

+ Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certified - American Heart Association Preferred

Physical Demand

Light Physical Demand

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a contract for employment nor a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.