Registered Nurse II - Peds Heart Center
Charleston, South Carolina
- Eligibility
- RN
- Shift
- Rotating
- Hours a week
- 36 hrs a week
- Unit
- Peds Heart Center
Posted Jul 14 · Not open to new grads
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Rotating · 36 hours
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
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 117 postings.
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About this role
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.
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Requirements
- SC RN License or compact state license
- 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) Ability to exert up to 50 lbs. of force. (Frequent) Examples include: To transfer a 100 lb. patient that can not assist in the transfer requires 50 lbs. of force. For every 100 additional pounds, assistance will be required from another healthcare worker. 20 lbs. of force is needed to push a 400 lb. patient in a wheelchair on carpet. 25 lbs. of force is required to push a stretcher with a patient with one hand. Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand or at a distance. (Continuous) Ability to match or discriminate between colors. (Continuous) Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (Continuous) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous) Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Continuous) Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations. (Continuous) Ability to work rotating shifts. (Frequent) Ability to work overtime as required. (Frequent) Ability to work in a latex safe environment. (Continuous) Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous) (Selected Positions) *Ability to maintain good olfactory sensory function. (Continuous) *(Selected Positions) *Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required. (Continuous) (Selected Positions)
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
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,…
On your path
Pediatrics is open from year one. Children's hospitals run their own new grad residencies.
Worth asking
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, and call?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
