Registered Nurse - Charleston, SC, United States - MUSC

Description

Job Description Summary Under general supervision, the Registered Nurse II 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.

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)
CC000238 CHS - ACU (Acute Care) 8 (SJCH)
Hourly
Health-27
Work Shift
Scheduled Work Hours/Shift: 3-12 hour shifts. Shifts vary based on the needs of the department.

Minimum Training and Education : Bachelor of Nursing degree preferred unless current MUSC employee.

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.

Required Licensure, Certifications, and Registrations : Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state.

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) required, either a certification from an American Heart Association (AHA) BLS for Healthcare Providers (or AHA-recognized equivalent) or an American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider.

Unit Description
Peds 8 Acute Care Unit
8 ACU is an 18 bed General Pediatric Infant/Toddler unit primarily providing care for children age 0-6 years. Average daily census on the unit is 14 patients, with a blend of medical and surgical diagnoses. Common diagnoses include, but are not limited to, Respiratory Illness, Failure to Thrive, and Hyperbilirubinemia. The secured unit is composed of all private rooms. The staffing mix includes Registered Nurses, Patient Care Technicians, and Unit Secretaries.

Peds 9 Acute Care Unit
9 ACU is a 25 bed General Pediatric Medical Surgical unit primarily providing care for children age 6-18 years. Average daily census on the unit is 16 patients, with a blend of medical and surgical diagnoses.

Common diagnoses include, but are not limited to, Orthopedic Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery and Respiratory Illnesses to include Asthma.

The secured unit is composed of all private rooms. The staffing mix includes Registered Nurses, Patient Care Technicians, and Unit Secretaries.

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/developmentally appropriate care in accordance with nursing standards of care and practice.

Provide 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.

This includes 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. Frequent) Ability to perform "pinching" operations. (from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted. (For every 100 additional pounds, assistance will be required from another healthcare worker. Continuous) Ability to work rotating shifts. (Frequent) Ability to work overtime as required. (The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations.

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