Registered Nurse (RN) MUSC Florence Inpatient Nephrology Unit - FT Days (NO CALL!!)

Medical University of South Carolina•Florence, AL

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role leads and directs assigned team members and collaborates with multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver age- and developmentally appropriate care consistent with nursing standards and MUSC policies. Care is patient- and family-centered and addresses physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, religious, and environmental needs, including nursing diagnoses, care planning, interventions, coordination, health teaching, and evaluation of outcomes. The nurse helps maintain a safe, therapeutic, and healing environment by protecting patient privacy and demonstrating responsive, respectful, accepting, and professional behavior. The position includes participation in the professional practice model and shared governance, adherence to standards of care, peer review, professional development, effective teamwork, autonomous practice, accountability, and critical thinking. The nurse applies care management principles to coordinate efficient delivery of services, identify clinical priorities, and take action to improve patient outcomes. This is a full-time inpatient nephrology unit position scheduled for 36 hours per week, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with every other weekend and no call.

Requirements

Associate's degree.
At least one year of work experience as a registered nurse.
Registered nurse licensure through 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.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing care through 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 physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, religious, and environmental needs.
Develop nursing diagnoses and outcomes; plan, implement, and coordinate interventions and care; provide health teaching and promotion; and evaluate goals and interventions.
Maintain a safe, therapeutic, and healing environment, protecting patient privacy and behaving responsively, respectfully, acceptingly, and professionally.
Participate in the professional practice model and shared governance, adhere to standards of care, participate in peer review and professional development, and demonstrate effective teamwork, autonomous practice, accountability, and critical thinking.
Coordinate efficient patient care services using care management principles.
Identify clinical priorities and initiate actions to improve patient outcomes.
Promote a healthy work environment and take personal responsibility for professional growth.