Registered Nurse (RN) - IMCU FT

Medical University of South Carolina•Florence, AL

12d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides nursing care to patients through the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role directs and leads assigned team members and collaborates with multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver age- and developmentally appropriate care in accordance with nursing standards and practice. The nurse provides patient- and family-centered care responsive to patients’ physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, religious, and environmental needs. This includes assessment, nursing diagnoses, outcome identification, care planning and coordination, interventions, health teaching and promotion, and evaluation consistent with MUSC policies. The nurse also helps maintain a safe, therapeutic, and healing environment through respectful, professional conduct and protection of patient privacy. The position contributes to a professional practice model through shared governance, adherence to standards of care, peer review, professional development, leadership, effective teamwork, autonomous practice, accountability, and critical thinking. The nurse coordinates efficient patient-care services using care management principles, identifies clinical priorities, and initiates actions to improve patient outcomes.

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 (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification.
Ability to stand or sit for extended periods.
Manual dexterity and fine motor skills for patient-care tasks.
Capacity to lift and move patients or medical equipment as needed.
Visual acuity and color perception to read charts, documents, and monitors.
Auditory ability to communicate and perceive 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 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.
Provide patient- and family-centered care addressing physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, religious, and environmental needs.
Assess patients, develop nursing diagnoses, identify outcomes, plan and implement interventions, coordinate care, provide health teaching and promotion, and evaluate goals and interventions in accordance with MUSC policies.
Maintain a safe, therapeutic, and healing environment, including protecting patient privacy and behaving responsively, respectfully, acceptingly, and professionally.
Participate in shared governance and the professional practice model; adhere to standards of care and participate in peer review and professional development.
Promote leadership, clinical excellence, 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 actions to improve patient outcomes.
Promote a healthy work environment and take personal responsibility for professional growth.