Registered Nurse I (New Graduate) - SJCH 8 Peds Acute Care

Join the pediatric acute care team at Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital as a Registered Nurse I (New Graduate). This position offers an excellent opportunity for newly licensed nurses to develop clinical skills in a supportive environment while providing individualized, goal-directed nursing care to pediatric patients and families.

Clinical Setting

8ACU is a 28-bed medical-surgical inpatient unit located on the 8th floor of Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital at the Medical University of South Carolina. The unit features 28 private rooms, including 2 negative pressure isolation rooms, 4 rooms equipped with patient lifts, and 4 behavioral rooms. Eight unit beds are designated for inpatient rehabilitation services. The staffing mix includes Registered Nurses, Patient Care Technicians, and Unit Secretaries.

Responsibilities

Under general supervision, you will assist at the advanced beginner level in providing nursing care to pediatric patients and families. You will utilize principles and practices of the nursing process and interact with other members of the healthcare team to achieve desired patient outcomes.

Schedule

• 36 hours per week
• 3 twelve-hour shifts
• Shifts vary based on departmental needs
• Rotating schedule
• Ability to work overtime as required

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 equivalent, or American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) 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 your 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 conditions:

• Continuous: standing, sitting, walking, bending at waist, gross and fine motor activities with fingers and hands, firm grasping, repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders, reaching in all directions, full use of both legs, vision maintenance (20/40 corrected), color discrimination, depth perception, peripheral vision, hearing acuity, gross motor functions with fine motor movements, dealing effectively with stressful situations, working in a latex safe environment, and maintaining tactile sensory function
• Frequent: twisting at waist, squatting, pinching operations, reaching overhead, using lower extremities for balance and coordination, exerting up to 50 lbs of force, working rotating shifts, and working overtime
• Infrequent: climbing stairs, working outside in temperature extremes, kneeling, lifting and carrying 50 lbs unassisted, lifting/lowering objects 50 lbs from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted, and lifting 25 lbs from 36 inches to overhead
• Frequent: working from elevated areas and in confined/cramped spaces

Selected positions may require ability to maintain good olfactory sensory function and qualification for respirator use, initially and as required.

Employment Type

• Regular employee
• Hourly pay rate
• Pay Grade: Health-27
• Cost Center: CC000238 CHS - ACU (Acute Care) 8 (SJCH)
• Entity: Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)