Registered Nurse Telemetry Unit Part Time Night Shift

Medical University of South Carolina•Orangeburg, SC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit and coordinates care planning with other disciplines. This position is on the 45-bed remote telemetry, stroke-certified unit at MUSC Orangeburg. The unit cares for acutely ill patients with renal, cardiac, respiratory, and other medical conditions, including post-surgical and dialysis patients. The team emphasizes collaboration and high-quality patient care. This is a part-time position scheduled for 24 hours per week, consisting of two 12-hour night shifts from 6:45 p.m. to 7:15 a.m. Night-shift staff are required to work three weekend shifts per four-week schedule. The nurse assesses patients, develops and evaluates individualized care plans, monitors and documents patient conditions, coordinates diagnostic and therapeutic services, and supports patient and family education. The role also includes discharge planning, communication during hand-offs, patient rounding, mentoring or orienting new staff, and charge duties when requested and when the experience and training requirements are met. The work involves regular exposure to infectious and blood-borne diseases, patients with varied needs, and potentially unpleasant or unpredictable situations, including emergencies. Occasional irregular hours and radiation exposure may occur. The nurse must be able to meet the physical, sensory, communication, and cognitive demands of direct patient care and follow infection-control procedures and safe patient-handling practices.

Requirements

Associate’s degree.
At least one year of work experience as a registered nurse.
Active registered nurse licensure from the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state.
Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification.
Ability to stand for up to 12 hours and to walk, sit, use hands, reach, stoop, kneel, talk, hear, and smell.
Ability to lift or exert energy up to 35 pounds; safe patient-handling equipment must be used for transferring or lifting patients over 35 pounds.
Visual abilities including close, distance, color, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
Ability to read and interpret clinical, technical, business, or safety materials; write reports and correspondence; and communicate information effectively.
Ability to perform calculations, analyze information, draw valid conclusions, interpret instructions, and manage multiple priorities.
Ability to provide care to patients across age groups and respond to patients, families, and visitors from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Ability to comply with infection-control protocols and use personal protective equipment appropriately.

Responsibilities

Document initial nursing histories and assess patient conditions according to policy.
Develop individualized care plans that consider patients’ physical, psychosocial, environmental, cultural, and spiritual needs.
Assist physicians with examinations, procedures, and other direct patient-care processes according to established policies and procedures.
Evaluate patient-care outcomes, consult specialists as needed, and revise care processes to support optimal outcomes.
Coordinate discharge planning and ordered diagnostic and therapeutic services.
Monitor and record patients’ conditions, maintain confidentiality, and communicate patient status during hand-offs.
Create and evaluate teaching plans based on identified learning needs, including family teaching when appropriate.
Round on patients according to policy to improve clinical outcomes.
Orient or mentor new staff members.
Perform charge duties when requested, after six months of nursing experience and completion of required training.
Provide first-line customer service, listen effectively to patients, and follow MUSC Standards of Behaviors.
Maintain financial stewardship of supplies and resources.
Perform other related duties as assigned by nursing leadership or medical staff.