Additional Heart Failure Registered Nurse (MCP)-2

MUSC Health; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, and life insurance

Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan

Paid time off

Tuition Reimbursement

Flexible schedule options

Job summary

A healthcare organization in South Carolina is seeking an Additional Heart Failure Registered Nurse (MCP)-2. The role focuses on providing comprehensive patient care and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to address physical and emotional patient needs. Candidates must be licensed RNs and demonstrate critical nursing skills. A supportive and professional environment with competitive compensation and various benefits is offered.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse regulates nursing standards of care while providing care to patients.
• Requires certification in Basic Life Support before end of general orientation.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care using the nursing process.
• Maintains a safe, therapeutic, and healing environment.
• Independently assesses patients and monitors devices.

Skills

Patient-centered care

Critical thinking

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Nursing process skills

Education

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing

Licensure as a registered nurse in South Carolina

Job description

Additional Heart Failure Registered Nurse (MCP)-2

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Job Description Summary

MUSC Community Physicians (MCP) is an entity within the Medical University of South Carolina that provides healthcare to patients within the rural health network throughout the state of South Carolina.

The Registered Nurse role provides patient/family centered care using the nursing process and focusing on the physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, religious, and environmental needs.

Job Description

• Provides nursing care to patients using the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation). Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members to provide age/developmentally appropriate care in accordance with nursing standards of care and practice. Provides patient/family centered care using the nursing process and focusing on the physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, religious, and environmental needs. This includes providing for the assessment, development of nursing diagnoses, outcome identification, planning, implementation of interventions, coordination of care, health teaching and promotion and evaluation of goals and interventions consistent with the policies of MUSC. Maintains a safe, therapeutic, and healing environment through ensuring patient privacy and responsive, respectful, accepting, and professional behavior. Demonstrates the ability to function in a professional setting through active participation in a professional practice model. This includes participating in shared governance, adherence to standards of care, participation in peer review and professional development promoting leadership and clinical excellence, effective team skills, autonomous practice and acknowledgment of accountability for actions and critical thinking. Identifies clinical priorities and initiates action to improve patient outcomes. Demonstrates ability to function in a professional practice model through active participation in shared governance, promotion of a healthy work environment and acceptance of personal responsibility for professional growth.

Candidate will provide prompt, professional, thorough, and competent care for patients with Heart Failure, cardiomyopathies, and/or significant pulmonary hypertension. Candidate will be able to independently assess patients, analyze questionnaires, and obtain clinical histories, update previous notes and monitor and interrogate devices.

Minimum Education And Experience

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing. Some positions require a valid driver's license. Requires certification in Basic Life Support prior to the completion of general orientation.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan
• Paid time off and extended sick leave
• Paid Parental Leave
• Disability insurance plan options
• Continuous professional and clinical training
• Competitive pay
• Annual Merit Increase
• Wellbeing resources
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee perks and discounts
• Employee referral program
• Flexible schedule options
• Certification incentive program

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform job functions while standing and sitting. Ability to perform job functions while walking and climb stairs. Ability to work from elevated areas. Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. Ability to bend and twist at the waist. Ability to squat and perform job functions. Ability to perform gross motor activities with fingers and hands. Ability to perform firm grasping with fingers and hands. Ability to reach overhead. Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. Ability to use lower extremities for balance and coordination. Ability to reach in all directions. Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted. Ability to lift/lower objects 50 lbs. from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted. Ability to lift from 36