Registered Nurse I (Fall 2026 New Grad Blitz) - Orthopedics and Trauma/Spine
Charleston, South Carolina
- Eligibility
- RN
- Unit
- Orthopedics
Posted Jun 29
What the listing says
Role
- Nurse to patient
- 1:4 to 1:5
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- No charge shifts
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- New graduates
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Pay
- Similar roles post
- Similar SC staff roles post $31/hr to $41/hr
SC staff postings that state pay run $29/hr to $54/hr, the middle half $31/hr to $41/hr, across 118 postings.
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About this role
Under general supervision, the Registered Nurse I (New Graduate) assists at the advanced beginner level in providing individualized, goal directed nursing care to patients and families utilizing principles and practices of the nursing process; interacts with other members of the health care team to achieve desired outcomes. Positions available on 10E Orthopedic Unit and 10W Trauma/Spine Unit at MUSC Main Hospital in Charleston, SC.
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Requirements
- Bachelor of Nursing degree preferred
- RN staff hired with an Associate or Diploma degree in nursing required to be enrolled in an accredited BSN program within two years and obtain a BSN degree within four years
- Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) required - AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers or American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider
- New graduate RN
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
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- Ability to climb stairs
- 12 hour shift
Place
- City
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Median rent
- $1,722/mo
- Local household income
- $92,414/yr
- Metro price level
- 1% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Charleston area index 101.0, where 100 is the national average.
Charleston runs about 1% above the national cost-of-living average, but flood exposure and insurance add carrying costs beyond the sticker. Housing is cooling for the first time in a decade—metro median listings down to $480,000, rents near $2,159. West Ashley and Park Circle are accessible rungs; Mount Pleasant, Daniel Island, and downtown historic are premium.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), founded in 1824 in Charleston, is the state's only integrated academic health sciences center and home to the oldest medical school in the South. MUSC operates through six colleges—Dental Medicine, Graduate Studies, Health…
On your path
Emergency is open from year one. Fellowships take new grads. The windows matter.
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