Registered Nurse, Institutional / Resource Nurse II (Harris Hospital)

Full Job Description

Are you passionate about making a real difference in people's lives? Join our team at the Office of Mental Health where we are dedicated to providing compassionate and accessible care to our community.

We are seeking a Resource Nurse Il, who is motivated to help individuals and families navigate life's challenges and achieve long-term wellness.

If you want to use your skills to build a healthier, more resilient community, we encourage you to apply.

This position is located at the SC Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) - Office of Mental Health, Patrick B. Harris Psychiatric Hospital, 130 SC-252, Anderson, SC 29621.

As the Registered Nurse, Institutional, under limited supervision, you will plan and provide staff training and development for Harris Hospital. You will oversee preceptor, mentor, and orientation experiences and provide ongoing nursing education to nursing staff. This employee will be knowledgeable in age-specific criteria and intervention appropriate for effective and therapeutic interaction. Provide direct nursing care to patients as assigned, including assessing nursing needs, delegation of assignments for care to non-licensed nursing personnel.

Responsibilities for the Resource Nurse II include:

• Provide orientation for employees. Develop and conduct ongoing nursing education/training and activities to nursing employees for all three (3) shifts. Facilitate clinical experience for nursing students. Update education material to reflect updated policies, procedures, and directives.
• Assist in providing mandatory training and certification to include CPR and MANDT/MAPS instruction for all required disciplines. Maintain instructor status in CPR and other assigned courses.
• Input documentation in SCEIS or other appropriate systems for nursing and non-nursing staff and tracks ongoing compliance status and works with employee supervisors to maintain compliance. Serve in consultant role to assist individual employees in improving skill performance.

Acquire, maintain, and demonstrate current knowledge of policies, procedures, and directives and Nursing Practices to provide quality patient care and promote professional growth and development.

Maintain clinical competency through continuing education programs or in-services. Attend non-mandatory (20 hours) and mandatory in-services (ex. CPR/MANDT/MAPS/SCEIS).

• Provide direct patient care in critical staff situations or in emergency situations are assigned. Collaborate with the treatment team in multidisciplinary treatment planning process to facilitate and optimize patient care.
• Assist with Infection Control Employee Health Department duties as needed or assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in nursing and two years experience as a registered nurse, one of which must have been in psychiatric nursing.
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in South Carolina.

Additional Requirements:

Ability to lift up to fifty (50) pounds; ability to see, hear at normal volumes, stand, walk, reach, pull, stoop, bend and climb at least two (2) or three (3) flights of stairs.

Ability to tolerate noise level and circulate in patient areas for long periods. Must be able to work with repetitive patient behaviors. Must be able to communicate both verbally and in writing.

Qualifications

• Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish (or another language) are a plus.

Additional Information

Post hire, employees must:

• Possess the ability to train nursing personnel.
  
• Be able to organize thoughts clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing and be able to make presentations to groups effectively.

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment.

Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education.

A resume will not be accepted nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position.

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities offers an exceptional benefits package for full time (FTE) employees:

• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouse, and children. Click here for additional information.
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available (S.C. Deferred Compensation)
• Retirement benefit choices *
  • State Retirement Plan (SCRS)
  • State Optional Retirement Program (State ORP)

*Enrollment in one of the listed plans is required for all FTE employees; please refer to the contribution section of hyperlinked retirement sites for the current contribution rate of gross pay.