Registered Nurse (RN)- FT Women's Pavilion

Medical University of South Carolina•Florence, AL

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides nursing care to patients using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The RN directs and leads assigned team members and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members to provide age- and developmentally appropriate care in accordance with nursing standards of care and practice. The role provides patient- and family-centered care that addresses physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, religious, and environmental needs. This includes assessment, nursing diagnoses, outcome identification, care planning and coordination, implementation of interventions, health teaching and promotion, and evaluation of goals and interventions consistent with MUSC policies. The RN helps maintain a safe, therapeutic, and healing environment by protecting patient privacy and demonstrating responsive, respectful, accepting, and professional behavior. The position coordinates the effective and efficient delivery of care, identifies clinical priorities, and initiates action to improve patient outcomes. It also requires active participation in a professional practice model, including shared governance, adherence to care standards, peer review, professional development, teamwork, autonomous practice, accountability, critical thinking, and responsibility for professional growth.

Requirements

South Carolina or Compact State RN License.
American Heart Association BLS Certification.
Ability to stand or sit for extended periods.
Manual dexterity and fine motor skills for patient-care tasks such as taking vitals, administering injections, or conducting physical exams.
Ability to lift and move patients or medical equipment as needed.
Visual acuity and color perception to read medical charts, documents, and monitors accurately.
Auditory ability to communicate effectively and perceive sounds such as alarms or patient instructions.
Stamina and resilience to handle the physical and emotional demands of patient care, including long shifts and potentially stressful situations.
Mobility to navigate clinical environments and move between patient rooms, offices, and other facility areas.
Ability to comply with infection-control protocols and properly use personal protective equipment.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing care using assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Direct and lead assigned team members and collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to provide age- and developmentally appropriate care.
Deliver patient- and family-centered care addressing patients’ physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, religious, and environmental needs.
Assess patients; develop nursing diagnoses; identify outcomes; plan, implement, and coordinate care; provide health teaching and promotion; and evaluate goals and interventions in accordance with MUSC policies.
Maintain a safe, therapeutic, and healing environment, protect patient privacy, and demonstrate responsive, respectful, accepting, and professional behavior.
Participate in the professional practice model, including shared governance, adherence to standards of care, peer review, professional development, and promotion of leadership and clinical excellence.
Demonstrate effective teamwork, autonomous practice, accountability, and critical thinking.
Coordinate effective and efficient delivery of patient care services using care management principles.
Identify clinical priorities and initiate action to improve patient outcomes.
Promote a healthy work environment and take personal responsibility for professional growth.