Registered Nurse I - (new graduate) - Neuro ICU

The Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) is seeking a Registered Nurse I (New Graduate) for the Neurosciences ICU. Under general supervision, you will provide individualized, goal-directed nursing care to patients and families at the advanced beginner level, utilizing principles and practices of the nursing process and collaborating with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to achieve desired outcomes.

Clinical Setting

You will work in the Neurosciences ICU (NSICU), a specialized intensive care unit at Medical University Hospital.

Schedule

• 36 hours per week
• 3 twelve-hour shifts per week
• Rotating shifts including some weekends
• Ability to work overtime as required

Required Qualifications

• Active RN 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
• 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 must 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 the following functions:

• Stand, sit, and walk continuously throughout shifts
• Climb stairs infrequently
• Work indoors continuously and outdoors in temperature extremes infrequently
• Work from elevated areas and in confined or cramped spaces frequently
• Kneel, bend at the waist, twist at the waist, and squat frequently
• Perform pinching operations and gross motor activities with fingers and hands continuously
• Perform firm grasping and fine manipulation with fingers and hands continuously
• Reach overhead and in all directions continuously
• Perform repetitive motions with hands, wrists, elbows, and shoulders continuously
• Use both legs fully and use lower extremities for balance and coordination frequently
• Lift and carry 50 lbs unassisted infrequently
• Lift or lower objects 50 lbs from or to the floor from or to 36 inches unassisted infrequently
• Lift 25 lbs from 36 inches to overhead infrequently
• Exert 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 will be required)
• Maintain 20/40 vision corrected in one eye or with both eyes continuously
• See and recognize objects close at hand or at a distance continuously
• Match or discriminate between colors continuously
• Determine distance and relationships between objects with good depth perception continuously
• Maintain good peripheral vision continuously
• Maintain hearing acuity with correction continuously
• Perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements continuously
• Deal effectively with stressful situations continuously
• Work rotating shifts and overtime as required frequently
• Work in a latex-safe environment continuously
• Maintain tactile sensory functions continuously
• Maintain good olfactory sensory function continuously (selected positions)
• Be qualified physically for respirator use initially and as required (selected positions)

Employment Type

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