Registered Nurse I (New Graduate) - Mother Baby

Medical University of South Carolina • Charleston, SC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Mother Baby Unit/ Anterpartum unit is a 29 bed unit providing antepartum, postpartum and newborn care through the Couplet Care model. We also care for moms in 7 couplet care rooms in the NICU. Maternal care is provided for all stable postpartum patients, whether vaginal or cesarean. Neonatal care is provided to all low-risk infants, stable based on perinatal regionalization critera, including therapies such as phototherapy, IV antibiotics, and low risk NAS support. Primary diagnoses for our antepartum population include preterm labor, premature rupture of membranes, gestational diabetes, and pregnancy-induced hypertension.The staffing mix includes Registered Nurses, Patient Care Technicians and Unit Secretaries. Under general supervision, the Registered Nurse I (New Graduate) assists at the advanced beginner level in providing individualized, goal directed nursing care to patients and families utilizing principles and practices of the nursing process; interacts with other members of the health care team to achieve desired outcomes.

Requirements

• Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) required, either a 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.
• Ability to perform job functions while standing. (Continuous)
• Ability to perform job functions while sitting. (Continuous)
• Ability to perform job functions while walking. (Continuous)
• Ability to work indoors. (Continuous)
• Ability to perform gross motor activities with fingers and hands. (Continuous)
• Ability to perform firm grasping with fingers and hands. (Continuous)
• Ability to perform fine manipulation with fingers and hands. (Continuous)
• Ability to reach in all directions. (Continuous)
• Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Continuous)
• Ability to fully use both legs. (Continuous)
• Ability to use lower extremities for balance and coordination. (Frequent)
• Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous)
• Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand or at a distance. (Continuous)
• Ability to match or discriminate between colors. (Continuous)
• Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (Continuous)
• Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous)
• Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous)
• Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Continuous)
• Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations. (Continuous)
• Ability to work in a latex safe environment. (Continuous)
• Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous) (Selected Positions)
• Ability to maintain good olfactory sensory function. (Continuous) (Selected Positions)
• Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required. (Continuous) (Selected Positions)

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Nursing degree preferred.
• RN staff hired on or after July 1, 2013 with an Associate or Diploma degree in nursing are required to be enrolled in an accredited BSN program within two years and successfully obtain a BSN degree within four years of the RN hire or reclassification date.

Responsibilities

• Providing antepartum, postpartum and newborn care through the Couplet Care model.
• Caring for moms in 7 couplet care rooms in the NICU.
• Providing maternal care for all stable postpartum patients, whether vaginal or cesarean.
• Providing neonatal care to all low-risk infants, stable based on perinatal regionalization critera, including therapies such as phototherapy, IV antibiotics, and low risk NAS support.
• Assisting at the advanced beginner level in providing individualized, goal directed nursing care to patients and families utilizing principles and practices of the nursing process.
• Interacting with other members of the health care team to achieve desired outcomes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level