Registered Nurse I or II - Endocrinology/Infectious Disease Clinic

Medical University of South Carolina • Charleston, SC

4d • Onsite

About The Position

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. The Registered Nurse II provides individualized, goal-directed patient care to families and patients at the competent level utilizing the principles and practices of the nursing process. Both roles deliver safe and effective care and interact with other members of the health care team to achieve desired results. The role involves intake/triage and rooming for clinic visits and utilization of nursing skills including nursing assessment, administration of first dose IV and IM antibiotics, PICC line maintenance and/or removal, STIM tests, among other nursing tasks. You would be working with a dynamic group including CMAs, LPNs, RNs, MDs, NPs, PAs, Social Workers, and Pharmacists.

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.
• Bachelor of Nursing degree preferred (RN II).
• 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.
• A minimum of one year of work experience as a registered nurse required (RN II).
• 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 bend at the waist (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 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).
• Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required (Continuous) (Selected Positions).

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Nursing degree preferred (RN I).

Responsibilities

• 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 (RN I).
• Provides individualized, goal-directed patient care to families and patients at the competent level utilizing the principles and practices of the nursing process (RN II).
• Delivers safe and effective care and interacts with other members of the health care team to achieve desired results (RN II).
• Performs intake/triage and rooming for clinic visits.
• Utilizes nursing skills including nursing assessment.
• Administers first dose IV and IM antibiotics.
• Performs PICC line maintenance and/or removal.
• Performs STIM tests.
• Performs other nursing tasks as needed.

What This Job Offers

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