Years of Experience Req: 1 year
Weekend Requirement: Every Other
RTO, Block & Special Scheduling Requests: ALL requests must be included with the submission. Requests will only be accommodated if approved by the facility at the time of booking.
Call off Policy: Facility is allowed to call off 1 shift per 2 weeks.
Accept First-Time Travelers: Yes
Locals Accepted? Radius Rule: Yes. Refer to the Submittal Instructions for radius rule criteria.
Pending License Accepted? No. Must have an active SC or multistate license.
Required Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
Ratios: 1:
Patient Population & Unit Details: Adults with embolic & hemorrhagic strokes, seizures (epileptic & non-epileptic), neurosurgical cases including shunt revisions, tumor removals & craniotomies/cranioplasties. Heparin is the sole IV drip. Stroke care follows AHA guidelines for Comprehensive Stroke Center designation.
Summary of Required Skills: Clinicians must be proficient in starting IVs, accessing ports, managing PICC & central lines, peripheral IV care, & blood product administration. Respiratory skills include HFNC, nasal cannula, and trach management. Cardiac monitoring requires telemetry (remote), dysrhythmia interpretation and management and Rapid Response Team use. Neuro experience must cover CVA, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, & pre/post neurosurgery. Additional requirements: feeding tube care, PCA & heparin protocols, continuous bladder irrigation, isolation precautions, & surgical drain management.
Floating: While Prisma Health prioritizes keeping staff in their home unit, agency staff are required to float to other units or campuses as needed. Floating is limited to areas where staff are qualified and have documented competencies.
Charting: 1 yr of EPIC experience required
Hospital Highlights: Prisma Health Richland Hospital is a regional community teaching medical center located in Columbia, South Carolina. It is designated by the American College of Surgeons as a Level I Adult and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center the only one of its kind in the Midlands. The hospital features 641 licensed beds and is home to advanced specialty programs including cardiac care, stroke, and vascular services.
COVID-19 Vaccine: Not Required
Flu Vaccine: Required - No Exemptions
Previous Charge Experience: -
Years of Experience: 1
Patient Ratio Experience:
Charting System Experience: -
Charting System Name: Epic
Community Hospital Experience: -
LTAC Experience: -
Trauma Level I Experience: -
Trauma Level II Experience: -
Travel Experience Required: -
Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
Skills: MS/Tele, Telemetry, Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Telemetry - remote monitoring, Use of Rapid Response/Code teams, Feeding tube care and management, Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI), Accessing/Managing Ports, Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Peripheral Line Care/Management, PICC line management, Starting and maintaining IVs, Heparin Protocols, PCA, CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident), Pre/Post neurosurgery, Spinal cord injury, Traumatic Brain injury, Surgical drains, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Nasal Cannula, Tracheostomy care/management, Isolation Precautions/PPE
Unit Details
Staffing & Scheduling
Scheduling Type: self
Patient Ratios Days: 4
Patient Ratios Nights: 4
Patient Ratios Weekends: 4
Float Required: May occasionally float per the needs of other hospital units
Call Required: -
Weekend Coverage: True
Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract: -
Pre-Approved Time Off: one
Orientation Hours: 24
Facility & Patient Care Details
Patient Age Groups: Adults, Geriatrics
Daily Census: 27
Number of Visits Per Day: -
Number of Rooms: 28
Number of Beds: 28
Additional Unit Information
Interdisciplinary Support: IV Teams, Physical Therapy, Respiratory Services, Interpretation Services, Phlebotomy, Radiology, Social Services, Rapid Response Teams, Pharmacy, Transportation, Unit Secretary
Patient Diagnoses: Acute embolic and hemorrhagic strokes, epileptic and non-epileptic seizures. Extensive neurosurgery to include shunt revisions, tumor removals and craniotomies. We do not care for fresh post-op patients except cranioplasties. We have no drips except heparin. We follow all the stroke guidelines set by AHA for our Comprehensive Stroke Center designation.
Special Procedures/Unit Details: All nurses must have BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certification.
Special Equipment: -
Travel Compliance Extensions: Effective 2/1/26 (Nursing only, excluding CVOR) Travelers cannot extend for a 4 th consecutive contract. Travelers will need to begin the process of converting to an employee status after working their third consecutive 13-week contract or after 39 weeks. If the traveler does not wish to convert to a team member status, they will be required to take a minimum six-month separation before they are eligible to return as a traveler for the organization. Travelers must be 100 miles from every Prisma facility (regardless of where they are applying) to be eligible to travel in the system, unless they are one of the two exceptions below.
Adult Multi-Specialty Adult Medical Tele / Adult Cardiac Tele / Progressive Care All RRT
Exception 2: Below specialties must be 50+ miles from the relevant flagship hospital ( Prisma Richland or Prisma Greenville).
Operating Room (including allied and SPT) Cath Lab (including allied) CT / MRI / IR Techs / Echo Techs MLTs, SLPs, PTs, OTs, Dietitians Adult ICU Prisma Health Tuomey (All open positions)
Local radius: 60 miles
Will consider nurses with 1+ years of recent experience in unit. Orientation is every Monday. Pre Assignment testing (all RN s) and modules required for all travelers to complete within 48 hours of receiving the login information (which usually comes within 24 hours of the nurse signing their contract). Travelers are eligible for reimbursement for hours spent completing modules (up to 16 hours) and time will be verified upon start of contract. EMR experience: 1-year minimum experience with EPIC EMR required
Floating: Prisma Health s goal is to keep staff in their home unit. However, it is a requirement for all assignments that agency staff, regardless of unit or facility, must float to other Prisma Health units and/or campuses per request due to census concerns. Staff will only be floating to units they are qualified for and performing tasks for which competencies have already been demonstrated and documented.
Modules: Modules are billable, up to 16 hours
Modules are completed pre-start and not included in NBO, and completed annually
Modules are recorded in transcripts by Prisma Health, time is not entered into timecards