Registered Nurse II - Peds Heart Center

Charleston, South Carolina

You'll care for patients with congenital and acute heart disease: surgery, VADs, heart transplant, catheterization, ECMO and CRRT. MUSC Children's Health is an academic medical center.

Posted Jul 14 · 1 year of experience

Shift and hours: Rotating shifts Rotating shifts, 36 hours per week.36 hours a week
Unit and setting: Peds Heart Center · Hospital The Heart Center cares for patients with congenital and acute heart disease of any age based on care needs.Congenital and acute heart disease, any age
License: RN license Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state.RN license, South Carolina or compact state
Term: Permanent

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License: RN license, South Carolina or compact state Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state. Check your license
Certification: Current BLS
Certification: PALS certification BLS certification, and PALS certification.
Experience: 1 year of RN experience Requires a minimum of one year RN experience, licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or compact state, BLS certification, and PALS certification.
Also asks: Lift and carry 50 lbs unassisted (infrequent) Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted. (Infrequent)
Also asks: 20/40 vision, corrected Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous)
Also asks: Work in a latex-safe environment Ability to work in a latex safe environment. (Continuous)

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Education: BSN Bachelor of Nursing degree preferred.

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The role and schedule

Day to day: ECMO and CRRT patients In addition to ventilatory and cardiac support, the unit provides ECMO/CRRT and additional complex supportive therapies.
Day to day: VAD and heart transplant patients Common procedures associated with this unit's care include cardiac surgery, Ventricular Assist Devices, Heart Transplant, cardiac catheterization,
Patients: Mix of cardiac surgery and medical patients with a blend of cardiac surgical and medical diagnoses
Unit size: 29-bed unit
Details: AACN Beacon Award-winning referral center The unit is an AACN Beacon Award-winning referral center for all major pediatric cardiac surgery in South Carolina.
Details: Average daily census of 28 Average Daily Census on the unit is 28
Details: All beds are monitored All beds are monitored beds.
Details: Overtime as required Ability to work overtime as required. (Frequent)

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MUSC Children's Health

Academic Medical Center

MUSC Children's Health is part of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), founded in 1824 and recognized as South Carolina's only comprehensive academic health care system. With more than 36,000 employees across the enterprise, MUSC integrates patient care, education,…

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Registered Nurse II position in the Peds Heart Center, a 29-bed unit ranked #4 nationally by U. S. News and World Report and #1 in patient outcomes. The unit is an AACN Beacon Award-winning referral center for all major pediatric cardiac surgery in South Carolina. Provides care for patients with congenital and acute heart disease, including cardiac surgery, Ventricular Assist Devices, Heart Transplant, cardiac catheterization, ECMO/CRRT, and complex supportive therapies.

Rotating shifts, 36 hours per week. Requires a minimum of one year RN experience, licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or compact state, BLS certification, and PALS certification. Bachelor of Nursing degree preferred.

What's around it?

In Charleston, SC

Charleston, SCFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about the same as the US average

Median rent: $1,722/mo
Household income: $92,414/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Charleston, SC

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals are commonly steered to Avondale, Park Circle, and downtown Charleston, with commute time and budget as the usual filters. West Ashley is the central, more attainable band—established single-family houses, newer townhomes, and low-maintenance condos under mature trees, with shopping along Sam Rittenberg Boulevard and Ashley River Road—generally cheaper than Mount Pleasant or the peninsula. Mount Pleasant is the premium suburb, from townhomes in Park West and Carolina Park up through luxury master-planned homes, plus beach access; Daniel Island is another relocator pick for convenience. Park Circle in North Charleston sits closest to Boeing and Joint Base Charleston and is a frequent younger-professional suggestion.

Young professionals are commonly steered to Avondale, Park Circle, and downtown Charleston, with commute time and budget as the usual filters. West Ashley is the central, more attainable band—established single-family houses, newer townhomes, and low-maintenance condos under mature trees, with shopping along Sam Rittenberg Boulevard and Ashley River Road—generally cheaper than Mount Pleasant or the peninsula.

Mount Pleasant is the premium suburb, from townhomes in Park West and Carolina Park up through luxury master-planned homes, plus beach access; Daniel Island is another relocator pick for convenience. Park Circle in North Charleston sits closest to Boeing and Joint Base Charleston and is a frequent younger-professional suggestion.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: mattoneillrealestate.com Source 3: facebook.com

Getting aroundMUSC sits downtown on the peninsula and Roper St. Francis is another major healthcare employer, so most nurse commutes are car trips into or across the peninsula. West Ashley is called a commuting champion at 10 to 25 minutes to downtown and 15 to 30 minutes to North Charleston. Mount Pleasant is 15 to 30 minutes downtown via the Ravenel Bridge, where traffic backs up at peak hours, and 25 to 45 minutes to North Charleston; Park Circle is about 10 to 20 minutes to Boeing or Joint Base Charleston and 15 to 30 minutes downtown. Public transit and late-night options are limited, so a car is the practical default.

MUSC sits downtown on the peninsula and Roper St. Francis is another major healthcare employer, so most nurse commutes are car trips into or across the peninsula. West Ashley is called a commuting champion at 10 to 25 minutes to downtown and 15 to 30 minutes to North Charleston.

Mount Pleasant is 15 to 30 minutes downtown via the Ravenel Bridge, where traffic backs up at peak hours, and 25 to 45 minutes to North Charleston; Park Circle is about 10 to 20 minutes to Boeing or Joint Base Charleston and 15 to 30 minutes downtown. Public transit and late-night options are limited, so a car is the practical default.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: mattoneillrealestate.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: youtube.com

OutdoorsBeach access is the everyday outdoor pitch: Folly Beach, Isle of Palms, Sullivan's Island, and Kiawah Island sit in the metro orbit, and Mount Pleasant is sold on waterfront plus a relatively quick Ravenel Bridge crossing. West Ashley offers parks and mature tree cover along a commuting corridor; Johns Island is the slower Lowcountry water-and-sunset side. On the peninsula, the River Walk, peaceful promenades, quiet parks, scenic paths, and historic alleys are the local alternatives to Rainbow Row crowds. Outdoor life is framed as year-round, then qualified by humid summers, insects, and flood and hurricane exposure.

Beach access is the everyday outdoor pitch: Folly Beach, Isle of Palms, Sullivan's Island, and Kiawah Island sit in the metro orbit, and Mount Pleasant is sold on waterfront plus a relatively quick Ravenel Bridge crossing. West Ashley offers parks and mature tree cover along a commuting corridor; Johns Island is the slower Lowcountry water-and-sunset side.

On the peninsula, the River Walk, peaceful promenades, quiet parks, scenic paths, and historic alleys are the local alternatives to Rainbow Row crowds. Outdoor life is framed as year-round, then qualified by humid summers, insects, and flood and hurricane exposure.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: charlestoncvb.com Source 2: mattoneillrealestate.com Source 3: trolleytours.com Source 4: pamharringtonexclusives.com Source 5: facebook.com Source 6: thehonestlocal.com

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Charleston sells a Lowcountry mix few hospital towns can match: a walkable 1670 peninsula of pastel houses and cobblestones, beaches at Folly, Isle of Palms, and Sullivan's Island a short drive away, and a food scene that is the city's real nightlife—Husk, Magnolias, Halls Chophouse, 39 Rue de Jean, dockside oysters, and a dense downtown restaurant map. Nurses typically orbit MUSC on the peninsula or Roper St. Francis; West Ashley is the commute workhorse (about 10–25 minutes downtown) with more attainable single-family homes, townhomes, and condos, while Park Circle and Avondale draw younger budgets and Mount Pleasant and Daniel Island cost more for schools, the Ravenel Bridge, and water. Locals still mean it about Southern hospitality and a city voted most polite for years, but they also warn you will drive everywhere, sit in tourist and bridge traffic, pay high housing and insurance, and live with humid summers, insects, and hurricane-plus-tidal-flood risk. Listings cooled toward a $480,000 metro median in 2026 while rents kept climbing past $2,100. Schools split: Mount Pleasant has the reputation; crowding and uneven quality show up elsewhere. Budget for a car and flood insurance.

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As of 2026Source 1: mattoneillrealestate.com Source 2: thehonestlocal.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: youtube.com Source 5: charlestoncvb.com Source 6: facebook.com

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