Registered Nurse Telemetry Unit Part Time Day 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 treats acutely ill patients with renal, cardiac, respiratory, and other medical conditions, including post-surgical and dialysis patients, and emphasizes teamwork and high-quality patient care. This is a part-time position scheduled for 24 hours per week across two 12-hour day shifts, from 6:45 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. Day-shift staff are required to work two weekend shifts per four-week schedule. The role primarily involves direct patient care for people across all age groups, with attention to patients’ physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, cultural, and related needs. The nurse documents nursing histories, assesses patients, develops and updates individualized care plans, monitors and records patient conditions, and evaluates care outcomes. The nurse assists physicians with examinations and procedures, coordinates diagnostic and therapeutic services and discharge planning, communicates patient conditions during hand-offs, and develops and evaluates patient and family teaching plans. Additional duties include rounding, maintaining confidentiality, providing customer service, mentoring or orienting new staff, and performing charge duties when requested after six months of nursing experience and appropriate training. The position also includes financial stewardship of supplies and resources and may supervise LPNs, CNAs, WS, Tech, and MOA staff. The work environment includes regular exposure to infectious, contagious, and blood-borne diseases; contact with patients in varied circumstances; and possible exposure to unpleasant or unpredictable situations, emergencies, crisis situations, irregular hours, and radiation. Physical demands include standing for up to 12 hours, walking, sitting, reaching, stooping, kneeling, and lifting or exerting up to 35 pounds. Patient-transfer and lift devices must be used for patients weighing more than 35 pounds. The role also requires adequate vision, hearing, mobility, manual dexterity, stamina, and compliance with infection-control protocols and appropriate personal protective equipment use.

Requirements

Associate’s degree.
At least one year of work experience as a registered nurse.
Registered nurse licensure from 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.
Ability to read and interpret business or safety manuals, clinical or technical procedures, and regulations; write reports, correspondence, or manuals; and communicate information effectively.
Ability to perform complex math functions, define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and interpret verbal, nonverbal, and written instructions.
Ability to multitask and prioritize responsibilities to complete patient care.
Ability to meet the physical demands of patient care, including standing or sitting for extended periods, manual dexterity, lifting and moving patients or equipment, visual and auditory acuity, mobility, and stamina.
Ability to provide care to patients across age groups and respond to the needs and expectations of patients, families, and visitors from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Ability to handle emergency or crisis situations and comply with infection-control protocols and appropriate personal protective equipment use.

Responsibilities

Provide professional nursing care within an assigned unit and coordinate care planning with other disciplines.
Document initial nursing histories, assess patient conditions according to policy, and develop individualized care plans that consider 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 nursing-care processes to support optimal care.
Coordinate discharge planning and patients’ ordered diagnostic and therapeutic services.
Monitor and record patient conditions, maintain confidentiality, and communicate patient conditions during hand-offs.
Develop teaching plans based on identified learning needs and evaluate their effectiveness, including family teaching as appropriate.
Round on patients according to policy to improve clinical outcomes.
Orient or mentor new staff members and perform charge duties when requested after six months of nursing experience and appropriate training.
Listen effectively to patients, provide first-line customer service, follow MUSC Standards of Behaviors, and perform other assigned duties.
Exercise financial stewardship of supplies and resources.
Supervise LPN, CNA, WS, Tech, and MOA staff as applicable.