Registered Nurse II- GI Surgery In-Basket

musc; South Carolina; On-site; USD 39,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) is seeking an Registered Nurse to manage in-basket messaging and provide nursing care in a busy GI Surgery clinic. You will lead a team of CMAs, RNs, Surgeons and other professionals to deliver patient-centered care using the nursing process and promote timely, safe outcomes.

Responsibilities include assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, coordinating with a multidisciplinary team and ensuring privacy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Nursing degree preferred.
• RN licensure required by SC Board of Nursing or compact state.
• BSN within four years of hire or reclassification for RNs hired after 2013.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care using the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation).
• Direct and lead team members and collaborate with multidisciplinary team.
• Ensure patient privacy, safety, and family-centered care across age groups.
• Coordinate care and health teaching to promote outcomes.

Skills

Nursing care

RN licensure

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor of Nursing degree

BSN in progress

Job description

Job Description Summary

The primary responsibility of this position is to manage in-basket messaging for our GI Surgery patient population. This busy clinic receives many messages and the expectation is to respond timely to ensure we are providing good and safe patient care.

The GI Surgery clinic serves pre-op and post-op patients with a variety of GI surgical procedures including bariatric surgery, gastrectomy, chronic pancreatitis surgery, hernia & gallbladder surgeries, and rectal surgeries, as well as treatment of primary and metastatic cancers of the liver, gallbladder, bile duct, and pancreas. The clinic is made up of a dynamic team consisting of CMAs, RNs, Surgeons, Residents, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants and other ancillary services

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub‑Type

Regular

Cost Center

CC000449 CHS - GI Surgery Bariatric Clinic (ART)

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Pay Grade

Health-28

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Job Description

Scheduled Work Hours/Shift: 8-430

Provides nursing care to patients using the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation). Directs and leads other assigned team members and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members to provide age/developmentally appropriate care in accordance with nursing standards of care and practice. Provide 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. Coordinates the effective and efficient delivery of patient care services through the application of care management principles. 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.

Minimum Education and Requirements

Minimum Education and Requirements: 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 American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required

Additional Job Description

Physical Requirements

Physical Requirements: 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) Abili