Registered Nurse II - 6E Transplant

Job Description Summary

Main hospital 6E (MH6E) is a 22 bed adult inpatient unit, specializing in the care and treatment of patients who have received solid organ abdominal transplants. The unit manages patients pre and post kidney, liver, and kidney/pancreas transplants as well as other overflow specialties. There are 5 stepdown beds to closely monitor transplant patients with arterial lines and specialized drips. The transplant unit requires all nurses to become ACLS certified and proficient in peritoneal dialysis within the first 6 months of hire.

The patient population on MH6E also includes a vast array of medical‑surgical patients. MH6E also offers opportunities for nurses to obtain required ongoing transplant specific education and highly encourages a specialty certification in several areas to include transplant, wound care, and med/surg.

Entity:
Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type:
Employee

Worker Sub‑Type:
Regular

Cost Center: CC000727 CHS - Transplant Intermediate Care Unit 6E (Main)

Pay Rate Type:
Hourly

Pay Grade:
Health‑28

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

36

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 36

Scheduled Work Hours/Shift: 3‑12 hour shifts including weekends and holidays.

Up to $10k sign‑on bonus for full‑time position with a 2‑year service agreement for external candidates who have a minimum of 2‑years of acute care experience.

Under general supervision, the Registered Nurse II provides individualized, goal‑directed patient care to families and patients at the 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.

Bachelor of Nursing degree preferred. RN staff hired on or after July 1, 2013 with an Associate or Diploma degree in nursing are required to be enrolled in an accredited BSN program within two years and successfully obtain a BSN degree within four years of the RN hire or reclassification date. Refer to policy A141 for more details. 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 Basic Life Support (BLS) required, either a certification from an American Heart Association (AHA) BLS for Healthcare Providers (or AHA recognized equivalent) or an American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider.

• Ability to perform job functions while standing. (Continuous)
• Ability to perform job functions while sitting. (Continuous)
• Ability to perform job functions while walking. (Continuous)
• Ability to climb stairs. (Infrequent)
• Ability to work indoors. (Continuous)
• 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)
• Miscellaneous force examples for patient transfer and equipment handling.
• Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one…