Relief Staff Leader, RNII - Complex Intervention Unit

Job Description Summary

Under general supervision, the Registered Nurse II Relief Staff Leader provides individualized goal-directed patient care to families and patients at the competent level utilizing the principles and practices of the nursing process, delivers safe and effective care, and interacts with other members of the health care team to achieve desired results. The Registered Nurse II Relief Staff Leader RSL reports to the Nurse Manager.

Under general supervision, the RN II RSL provides individualized goal-directed patient care to patients and families at the competent level utilizing the principles and practices of the nursing process. This role delivers safe high-quality nursing care and collaborates with members of the interdisciplinary health care team to achieve desired patient outcomes.

When functioning in the Relief Staff Leader role, the RN II RSL serves as a visible clinical and operational leader for the unit. The RSL supports real-time patient flow, staff coordination, safety oversight, and communication across the interdisciplinary team. The RSL is accountable for completing designated shift-based leadership responsibilities and supporting unit operations to promote safe, efficient, and effective care delivery.

Entity Medical University Hospital Authority MUHA Worker Type: Employee Worker Sub-Type: Regular Cost Center: CC004707 CHS - Complex Intervention Unit 2 Main Pay Rate Type: Hourly Pay Grade: Health-28 Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36 Work Shift:

Job Description

Provides nursing care to patients using the nursing process, assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Directs and leads other assigned team members and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members to provide age-appropriate care in accordance with nursing standards of care and practice.

Patient-family centered care using the nursing process and focusing on the physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, religious, and environmental needs. This includes providing for the assessment, development of nursing diagnoses, outcome identification, planning, implementation of interventions, coordination of care, health teaching, and promotion, and evaluation of goals and interventions consistent with the policies of MUSC.

Maintains a safe therapeutic and healing environment through ensuring patient privacy and responsive, respectful, accepting, and professional behavior. Demonstrates the ability to function in a professional setting through active participation in a professional practice model, including participating in shared governance, adherence to standards of care, participation in peer review, and professional development, promoting leadership and clinical excellence, effective team skills, autonomous practice, and acknowledgment of accountability for actions and critical thinking.

Coordinates the effective and efficient delivery of patient care services through the application of care management principles. Identifies clinical priorities and initiates action to improve patient outcomes. Demonstrates ability to function in a professional practice model through active participation in shared governance, promotion of a healthy work environment, and acceptance of personal responsibility for professional growth.

Minimum Training and Education

• Bachelor of Nursing degree preferred.
• RN staff hired on or after July 1, 2013, with an Associate or Diploma degree in nursing are required to be enrolled in an accredited BSN program within two years and successfully obtain a BSN degree within four years of the RN hire or reclassification date. Refer to policy A141 for more details.

Required Licensure Certifications Registrations

• Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state.
• Current American Heart Association AHA Basic Life Support BLS certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required.

Physical and Mental Requirements

Ability to perform job functions while standing. Continuous Ability to perform job functions while sitting. Continuous Ability to perform job functions while walking. Continuous Ability to climb stairs. Infrequent Ability to work indoors. Continuous Ability to work outside in temperature extremes. Infrequent Ability to work from elevated areas. Frequent Ability to work in confined, cramped spaces. Frequent Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. Infrequent Ability to bend at the waist. Continuous Ability to twist at the waist. Frequent Ability to squat and perform job functions. Frequent Ability to perform pinching operations. Frequent Ability to perform gross motor activities with fingers and hands. Continuous Ability to perform firm grasping with fingers and hands. Continuous Ability to perform fine manipulation with fingers and hands. Continuous Ability to reach overhead. Frequent Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands, wrists, elbows, and shoulders. Continuous Ability to fully use both legs. Continuous Ability to use lower extremities for balance and coordination. Frequent Ability to reach in all directions. Continuous Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted. Infrequent Ability to lift, lower objects 50 lbs. from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted. Infrequent Ability to lift from 36 to overhead 25 lbs. Infrequent Ability to exert up to 50 lbs. of force.

Examples include:

• To transfer a 100 lb. patient that cannot assist in the transfer requires 50 lbs. of force. For every 100 additional pounds assistance will be required from another healthcare worker.
• 20 lbs. of force is needed to push a 400 lb. patient in a wheelchair on carpet.
• 25 lbs. of force is required to push a stretcher with a patient with one hand.

Ability to maintain 20/40 vision corrected in one eye or with both eyes. Continuous Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand or at a distance. Continuous Ability to match or discriminate between colors. Continuous Ability to determine distance, relationship between objects, depth perception. Continuous Good peripheral vision capabilities. Continuous Ability to maintain hearing acuity with correction. Continuous Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. Continuous Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations. Continuous Ability to work rotating shifts. Frequent Ability to work overtime as required. Frequent Ability to work in a latex-safe environment. Continuous Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. Continuous Selected Positions Ability to maintain good olfactory sensory function. Continuous Selected Positions Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use initially and as required.

Selected Positions

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