Registered Nurse II - CTICU

About the role

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. They deliver safe and effective care and interact with other members of the health care team to achieve desired results.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Interacts with other members of the health care team to achieve desired results.

Requirements

• A 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

• A minimum of one year of work experience as a registered nurse required.

Skills

• Standing for continuous periods.
• Sitting for continuous periods.
• Walking for continuous periods.
• Climbing stairs infrequently.
• Indoors continuously.
• Outside in temperature extremes infrequently.
• Working from elevated areas frequently.
• Working in confined/cramped spaces frequently.
• Bending at the waist continuously.
• Twisting at the waist frequently.
• Squatting and performing job functions frequently.
• Pinning operations frequently.
• Firm grasping with fingers and hands continuously.
• Reaching overhead frequently.
• Performing repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders continuously.
• Using both legs continuously.
• Using lower extremities for balance and coordination frequently.
• Reaching in all directions continuously.
• Lifting and carrying 50 lbs. unassisted infrequently.
• Lifting/lowering objects 50 lbs. from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted infrequently.
• Lifting from 36" to overhead 25 lbs. infrequently.
• Exerting up to 50 lbs. of force frequently.
• Maintaining 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes continuously.
• Maintaining hearing acuity, with correction continuously.
• Maintaining good olfactory sensory function selected positions continuously.
• Being qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required selected positions continuously.

Benefits

• Rotating shift schedule.
• Overtime as required.
• Latex-safe environment.

Pay

Hourly pay rate as per the job description.

Schedule

Rotating shifts with some weekend work.