This night-shift post on the Progressive Care Unit (PCU) involves providing individualized, goal-directed patient care to families and patients. The role requires a competent level of nursing practice, utilizing the principles and practices of the nursing process to deliver safe and effective care and collaborate with the healthcare team.
Responsibilities
Provide individualized, goal-directed patient care to families and patients
Utilize the principles and practices of the nursing process
Deliver safe and effective care
Interact with other members of the health care team to achieve desired results
Requirements
Associate degree in nursing
At least one year of experience as a Registered Nurse
Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an American Heart Association (AHA) BLS for Healthcare Providers (or AHA recognized equivalent) or an American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is required
Ability to perform job functions while standing, sitting, and walking continuously
Ability to climb stairs infrequently
Ability to work indoors continuously
Ability to work outside in temperature extremes infrequently
Ability to work from elevated areas frequently
Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces frequently
Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions infrequently
Ability to bend at the waist continuously
Ability to twist at the waist frequently
Ability to squat and perform job functions frequently
Ability to perform "pinching" operations frequently
Ability to perform gross motor activities with fingers and hands continuously
Ability to perform firm grasping with fingers and hands continuously
Ability to perform fine manipulation with fingers and hands continuously
Ability to reach overhead frequently
Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders continuously
Ability to fully use both legs continuously
Ability to use lower extremities for balance and coordination frequently
Ability to reach in all directions continuously
Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted infrequently
Ability to lift from 36" to overhead 25 lbs. infrequently
Ability to exert up to 50 lbs. of force frequently (e.g., transferring a 100 lb. patient requires 50 lbs. of force; pushing a 400 lb. patient in a wheelchair on carpet requires 20 lbs. of force; pushing a stretcher with a patient with one hand requires 25 lbs. of force)
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Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes continuously
Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand or at a distance continuously
Ability to match or discriminate between colors continuously
Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception continuously
Good peripheral vision capabilities continuously
Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction continuously
Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements continuously
Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations continuously
Ability to work rotating shifts frequently
Ability to work overtime as required frequently
Ability to work in a latex safe environment continuously
Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions continuously
Nice to have:
Bachelor’s degree in nursing
Benefits
$30,000 sign-on bonus for experienced new hires
Important Details
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36
About the Company
The Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) is an entity of the Medical University of South Carolina.
As the health care system of the Medical University of South Carolina, MUSC Health is dedicated to delivering the highest quality and safest patient care while educating and training generations of outstanding health care providers and leaders to serve the people of South Carolina and beyond.
