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Medical University of South Carolina

Health sciences university in Charleston, SC

Registered Nurse 2: Chemotherapy Infusion Clinic

Full-Time
No salary listed
Junior
Bachelor's
Charleston, SC, USA
In Person
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryNursing & Frontline Patient Care

About the job

Requirements
  • A minimum of one year of work experience as a registered nurse is required.
  • Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state is required.
  • Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification or American Red Cross Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification is required.
  • For RN staff hired on or after July 1, 2013 with an Associate or Diploma degree in nursing, enrollment in an accredited Bachelor of Science in Nursing program is required within two years, and the BSN degree must be obtained within four years of the RN hire or reclassification date.
  • Ability to perform job functions while standing, sitting, walking, climbing stairs, working indoors, working outside in temperature extremes, working from elevated areas, and working in confined or cramped spaces.
  • Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions; bend and twist at the waist; squat; perform pinching, gross motor, firm grasping, and fine manipulation tasks with fingers and hands; reach overhead and in all directions; and perform repetitive motions with hands, wrists, elbows, and shoulders.
  • Ability to fully use both legs and use lower extremities for balance and coordination.
  • Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds unassisted; lift or lower objects weighing 50 pounds from or to the floor and from or to 36 inches unassisted; lift 25 pounds from 36 inches to overhead; and exert up to 50 pounds of force. Assistance from another healthcare worker is required for transferring a 100-pound patient who cannot assist, with additional assistance for every additional 100 pounds.
  • Ability to maintain corrected 20/40 vision in one eye or both eyes; see and recognize objects nearby or at a distance; discriminate between colors; determine distance and spatial relationships between objects; and maintain good peripheral vision.
  • Ability to maintain hearing acuity with correction and tactile sensory function; selected positions require good olfactory sensory function and qualification for respirator use initially and as required.
  • Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations, work rotating shifts, work overtime as required, and work in a latex-safe environment.
Responsibilities
  • Provide individualized, goal-directed patient care to families and patients using the principles and practices of the nursing process.
  • Deliver safe and effective care and interact with other members of the healthcare team to achieve desired outcomes.
  • Provide professional nursing care to assigned patients in need of intravenous treatment.
  • Administer intravenous therapeutic treatments as directed by a physician.
  • Determine the appropriate venipuncture and/or catheter site.
  • Observe patients' intravenous treatment and record observations in patient medical records.
  • Provide patients and families with information regarding intravenous treatment and procedures.
Desired Qualifications
  • A Bachelor of Nursing degree is preferred.

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Medical University of South Carolina

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Medical University of South Carolina is a public academic health sciences university in Charleston, South Carolina. It offers bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degrees through six colleges in dental medicine, graduate studies, health professions, medicine, nursing, and pharmacy.

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