Registered Nurse II- Head & Neck Clinic

Medical University of South Carolina • Charleston, SC

2d

About The Position

Provides patient- and family-centered nursing care using the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Care focuses on patients’ physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, religious, and environmental needs and follows MUSC policies and nursing standards of care and practice. The role includes developing nursing diagnoses, identifying outcomes, planning and implementing interventions, coordinating care, providing health teaching and promotion, and evaluating goals and interventions.

The nurse directs and leads assigned team members and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members to provide age- and developmentally appropriate care. The role coordinates effective and efficient delivery of patient care services using care management principles, identifies clinical priorities, and initiates actions to improve patient outcomes.

The position maintains a safe, therapeutic, and healing environment by protecting patient privacy and demonstrating responsive, respectful, accepting, and professional behavior. It also involves active participation in a professional practice model, including shared governance, peer review, adherence to standards of care, professional development, leadership, clinical excellence, effective teamwork, autonomous practice, accountability, and critical thinking.

Requirements

• At least one year of work experience as a registered nurse.
• Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state.
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification.
• For RN staff hired on or after July 1, 2013, an associate or diploma degree in nursing requires enrollment in an accredited BSN program within two years and successful completion of a BSN within four years of the RN hire or reclassification date.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Nursing degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient- and family-centered care using the nursing process.
• Assess patients, develop nursing diagnoses, identify outcomes, plan and implement interventions, coordinate care, provide health teaching and promotion, and evaluate goals and interventions.
• Provide age- and developmentally appropriate care in accordance with nursing standards and MUSC policies.
• Direct and lead assigned team members and collaborate with multidisciplinary team members.
• Maintain a safe, therapeutic, and healing environment, including protecting patient privacy and acting responsively, respectfully, and professionally.
• Coordinate effective and efficient delivery of patient care services using care management principles.
• Identify clinical priorities and initiate actions to improve patient outcomes.
• Participate in shared governance, peer review, professional development, and activities supporting a healthy work environment and clinical excellence.
• Demonstrate effective teamwork, autonomous practice, accountability, and critical thinking.

What This Job Offers

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