Registered Nurse I (new graduate) - 9W Neurology/Neurosurgery

Join the Medical University Hospital Authority as a Registered Nurse I on 9 West, a 23-bed inpatient Neurology/Neurosurgery/Epilepsy Monitoring Unit for adult and geriatric patients. This position is designed for new graduates entering professional nursing practice. You will provide individualized, goal-directed nursing care to patients and families utilizing principles and practices of the nursing process, working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to achieve desired patient outcomes.

Clinical Setting

9 West is located in the West wing on the ninth floor of the main hospital. All patient rooms are private, with one room designated as a reverse air flow room. Nine rooms are hard-wired to accommodate continuous epilepsy monitoring, a program unique to 9 West. The unit also manages stroke patients and general neurology/neurosurgery patients.

Schedule

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

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 the American Heart Association (AHA) BLS for Healthcare Providers or an 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

Employment Information

• Employee, Regular worker type
• Hourly pay rate
• Pay Grade: Health-27
• Cost Center: CC000692 CHS - Surgery - Neuro 9W (Main)

Physical and Mental Requirements

This position requires the ability to perform job functions in various physical positions and conditions:

• Standing, sitting, and walking continuously
• Climbing stairs infrequently
• Working indoors continuously and outside in temperature extremes infrequently
• Working from elevated areas frequently and in confined/cramped spaces frequently
• Kneeling, bending at the waist, twisting at the waist, squatting, and reaching in all directions
• Performing pinching operations, gross motor activities, firm grasping, and fine manipulation with fingers and hands continuously
• Performing repetitive motions with hands, wrists, elbows, and shoulders continuously
• Using both legs fully and using lower extremities for balance and coordination frequently
• Lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs unassisted infrequently
• Lifting/lowering objects up to 50 lbs from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted infrequently
• Lifting from 36 inches to overhead up to 25 lbs infrequently
• Exerting up to 50 lbs of force frequently (for example, transferring patients who cannot assist requires 50 lbs of force; for every 100 additional pounds, assistance from another healthcare worker is required)
• Maintaining 20/40 vision corrected in one eye or with both eyes continuously
• Seeing and recognizing objects close at hand or at a distance continuously
• Matching or discriminating between colors continuously
• Determining distance and depth perception continuously
• Maintaining good peripheral vision continuously
• Maintaining hearing acuity with correction continuously
• Performing gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements continuously
• Dealing effectively with stressful situations continuously
• Working rotating shifts frequently
• Working overtime as required frequently
• Working in a latex safe environment continuously
• Maintaining tactile sensory functions continuously
• For selected positions: maintaining good olfactory sensory function continuously and being physically qualified for respirator use initially and as required