Registered Nurse - PACU- Camden - PRN

Job Summary

Under general supervision, the Registered Nurse II provides individualized, goal-directed patient care to families and patients at a competent level utilizing the principles and practices of the nursing process; delivers safe and effective care and interacts with other members of the health care team to achieve desired results.

Entity:
Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)
Worker Type:
Employee
Worker Sub-Type: PRN
Cost Center: CC001434 KER - Recovery (KMC)
Pay Rate Type:
Hourly
Pay Grade:
Health-28
Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

12

Hours Per Week: 24-48 hours per every 6-week schedule
Scheduled Work Hours/Shift: 12 hour shifts, 7P-7A or 7A-7P.

Minimum Training and

Education:

Associate degree in nursing. Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Licensure and

Certifications:

Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required, either an AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers or an American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is required.

Ability to perform job functions while standing. Continuous ability while sitting. Continuous ability while walking. Infrequent ability to climb stairs. Continuous ability to work indoors. Infrequent ability to work outside in temperature extremes. Infrequent ability to work from elevated areas. Frequent ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. Frequent ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. Infrequent ability to bend at the waist.

Continuous ability to twist at the waist. Frequent ability to squat and perform job functions. Frequent ability to perform "pinching" operations. Frequent ability to perform gross motor activities with fingers and hands. Continuous ability to perform firm grasping with fingers and hands. Continuous ability to perform fine manipulation with fingers and hands. Continuous ability to reach overhead. Frequent ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders.

Continuous ability to fully use both legs. Continuous ability to use lower extremities for balance and coordination. Frequent ability to reach in all directions. Continuous ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted. Infrequent ability to lift/lower objects 50 lbs. from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted. Infrequent ability to lift from 36" to overhead 25 lbs. Infrequent ability to exert up to 50 lbs.

of force. Frequent examples include: to transfer a 100 lb. patient that cannot assist in the transfer requires 50 lbs. of force. For every 100 additional pounds, assistance will be required from another healthcare worker. 20 lbs. of force is needed to push a 400 lb. patient in a wheelchair on carpet. 25 lbs. of force is required to push a stretcher with a patient with one hand.

Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes. Continuous ability to see and recognize objects close at hand or at a distance. Continuous ability to match or discriminate between colors. Continuous ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. Continuous good peripheral vision capabilities. Continuous ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. Continuous ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements.

Continuous ability to deal effectively with stressful situations. Continuous ability to work rotating shifts. Frequent ability to work overtime as required. Frequent ability to work in a latex safe environment. Continuous ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Selected Positions) Ability to maintain good olfactory sensory function. Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required. (Selected Positions)

Minimum Requirements:

Associate's Degree, and a minimum of one year of work experience as a registered nurse required. Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state. Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS)…