Registered Nurse I (New Graduate) - 6E Stepdown Transplant

Registered Nurse I (New Graduate) - 6E Stepdown Transplant

Main 6E Transplant is a dynamic 22-bed adult inpatient unit dedicated to caring for fresh post-operative solid organ abdominal transplant patients. As a Registered Nurse I, you will support kidney, liver, and kidney/pancreas transplant recipients through every stage of their journey, from pre-transplant preparation to post-transplant recovery. This role offers the opportunity to work in both Intermediate/Stepdown and Acute Care settings, allowing you to broaden and strengthen your clinical skills in a fast-paced, team-focused environment.

Clinical Setting

Main 6E Transplant cares for a wide range of acute care patients in addition to its core transplant specialty. Intermediate Care nurses manage highly specialized patients with arterial lines and advanced drips. You will have continuous opportunities to learn and refine your practice across multiple patient populations.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized, goal-directed nursing care to patients and families utilizing principles and practices of the nursing process
• Interact with other members of the health care team to achieve desired outcomes
• Manage patients in both Intermediate/Stepdown and Acute Care settings

Required Qualifications

• Active licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from American Heart Association (AHA) BLS for Healthcare Providers or American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider

Education

• Bachelor of Nursing degree preferred unless you are a current MUSC employee
• If hired on or after July 1, 2013 with an Associate or Diploma degree in nursing, you are required to be enrolled in an accredited BSN program within two years and successfully obtain a BSN degree within four years of hire or reclassification date

Certifications and Training

All nurses become ACLS certified and trained in peritoneal dialysis within the first six months, building a strong clinical foundation that opens doors across the organization.

Schedule

• 36 hours per week
• 3 twelve-hour rotating or straight night shifts per week, including some weekends

Employment Type

• Regular employee
• Hourly pay grade: Health-27

Physical and Mental Requirements

This position requires the ability to perform job functions while standing, sitting, and walking continuously. You must be able to climb stairs infrequently, work indoors continuously, and work outside in temperature extremes infrequently. The role involves frequent work from elevated areas and in confined/cramped spaces. You must be able to bend, twist, squat, and perform pinching operations. Continuous fine and gross motor activities with fingers and hands are required, including firm grasping and fine manipulation. You must be able to reach overhead and in all directions continuously, with repetitive motions of hands, wrists, elbows, and shoulders. Full use of both legs and lower extremities for balance and coordination is required. You must be able to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted infrequently, lift/lower objects 50 lbs. from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted infrequently, and lift from 36 inches to overhead 25 lbs. infrequently. You must be able to exert up to 50 lbs. of force frequently (for example, transferring a 100 lb. patient that cannot assist requires 50 lbs. of force; for every 100 additional pounds, assistance from another healthcare worker is required). Vision requirements include maintaining 20/40 vision corrected in one eye or with both eyes continuously, with ability to see and recognize objects close at hand or at a distance, match or discriminate between colors, determine distance and depth perception, and maintain good peripheral vision. Hearing acuity with correction must be maintained continuously. You must be able to deal effectively with stressful situations continuously, work rotating shifts frequently, and work overtime as required frequently. You must work in a latex-safe environment continuously and maintain tactile sensory functions continuously. Selected positions may require ability to maintain good olfactory sensory function and be qualified physically for respirator use.