Registered Nurse I (New Graduate) - ART 6E Surgical Acute Care

The Registered Nurse I (New Graduate) provides individualized, goal-directed patient care to patients and families on the Surgical Acute Care unit (6E) at Medical University Hospital Authority. Working under general supervision, you will assist at the advanced beginner level, utilizing nursing process principles and practices while collaborating with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to achieve desired patient outcomes.

Clinical Setting

You will work on a surgical acute care unit providing direct patient care in a hospital setting.

Schedule

• 36 hours per week
• 3 twelve-hour shifts
• Shifts vary based on departmental needs
• Rotating shifts required
• Overtime as required

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse license from 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 equivalent, or American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider

Education

• Bachelor of Nursing degree preferred
• If hired with an Associate or Diploma degree in nursing on or after July 1, 2013, 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

Physical and Mental Requirements

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

• Standing, sitting, and walking continuously
• Climbing stairs infrequently
• Working indoors continuously and outdoors in temperature extremes infrequently
• Working from elevated areas frequently and in confined or 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 or lowering objects up to 50 lbs from or to the floor from or to 36 inches unassisted infrequently
• Lifting 25 lbs from 36 inches to overhead infrequently
• Exerting up to 50 lbs of force frequently (for example, transferring patients who cannot assist requires 50 lbs of force; additional assistance required for heavier patients)
• Maintaining vision of 20/40 corrected in one or both eyes, recognizing objects at various distances, matching or discriminating colors, determining distance and depth perception, and 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 in a latex-safe environment continuously
• Maintaining tactile sensory functions continuously
• For selected positions: maintaining good olfactory sensory function and being physically qualified for respirator use initially and as required

Employment Type

• Regular employee
• Hourly pay rate
• Pay Grade: Health-27