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RN Ortho Trauma Unit

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Grand Strand Medical Center

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in line with the requirements of the department and the standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty.

Posted Oct 1 · 6 months of experience

Unit and setting
Ortho Trauma Unit · Hospital RN Ortho Trauma Unit
License
RN licenseRN or APRN license
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

License
RN or APRN license
License
(APRN) Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, or (RN) Registered Nurse
Certification
Basic Cardiac Life Support
Education
Registered Nurse Diploma
Experience
6 months RN experience Minimum 6 months of RN experience

What it pays

Tuition assistance
Offered
Loan repayment
Offered

Benefits

  • BenefitsComprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine servicesComprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
  • BenefitsFree counseling and referral servicesWellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
  • BenefitsPaid time off, paid family leave, disability coverage and leaves of absenceTime away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
  • Benefits401(k) Plan with 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, ESPP, FSAs, and financial wellbeing resources
  • BenefitsTuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and partnership with Galen College of NursingEducation support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
  • BenefitsFertility, family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental protection, insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts
More benefits (25)
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Health insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Paid time off
  • Adoption assistance
  • Loan assistance
  • Flexible spending account
  • Life insurance
  • Family leave
  • Medical Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Prescription Drug
  • Telemedicine Services
  • PTO
  • Paid Family Leave
  • Long- and Short-Term Disability Coverage
  • Leaves of Absence
  • 401(k) Plan with Match
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Student Loan Assistance
  • Certification Support

The role and schedule

Care model
Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage
Day to day
Assess patient condition and report changes promptly Assess the patient's condition during admission and each scheduled shift, promptly identifying and reporting any changes in patient status.
Day to day
Perform ordered procedures and document care
Day to day
Administer medications and monitor therapeutic response - Administer prescribed medications, monitor the patient for therapeutic response, and take appropriate action in the event of an unintended response to the medication.
Day to day
Anticipate and resolve patient needs Provide exceptional care by responding promptly to patient requests, proactively anticipating patient needs, and resolving them.
Day to day
Educate patients, families, and caregivers
Details
300+ bed hospital With more than 40 years of pioneering healthcare, our 300+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities.
Details
Level I trauma center with two free-standing emergency departments

The workplace

Grand Strand Medical Center logo
Grand Strand Medical Center
Hospital
Grand Strand Medical Center
Address
809 82nd Pkwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572, USA

About Grand Strand Medical Center

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Strong staffing Support when it matters most. Technology and tools that streamline patient monitoring and communication to help you work more efficiently. Robust supply chains to keep you fully equipped. Ongoing clinical education to improve your skills. As a Registered Nurse at Grand Strand Medical Center, you’ll have all the staffing support, technology and resources you need to deliver safe, high-quality care—so you can focus on what you do best.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in line with the requirements of the department and the standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. Collaborating with medical providers and the care team, you will provide personalized, comprehensive, and compassionate care, following established nursing models such as "Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage." You will also act as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, embodying the organization's vision, mission, and values to ensure an outstanding patient experience and positive clinical outcomes.

What you will do in this role

  • Assess the patient's condition during admission and each scheduled shift, promptly identifying and reporting any changes in patient status.
  • Perform procedures, monitoring, or other functions as ordered by the medical provider(s), and ensure thorough and timely documentation of care administration in the patient's medical record. - Administer prescribed medications, monitor the patient for therapeutic response, and take appropriate action in the event of an unintended response to the medication.
  • Provide exceptional care by responding promptly to patient requests, proactively anticipating patient needs, and resolving them.
  • Educate patients, families, and caregivers about the patient's medical condition, treatment plan, medications, possible side effects, and follow-up measures, ensuring complete understanding by translating complex medical terminology.

What qualifications you will need

  • Basic Cardiac Life Support
  • (APRN) Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, or (RN) Registered Nurse
  • Registered Nurse Diploma
  • Minimum 6 months of RN experience

Benefits

Grand Strand Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

  • Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
  • Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
  • Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
  • Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
  • Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
  • Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location

Grand Strand Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1978, giving patient's access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than 40 years of pioneering healthcare, our 300+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities. We offer a range of services for our patients - including the only cardiac surgery program, neurosurgery program, pediatric intensive care unit, Level I trauma center with two free-standing emergency departments, advanced wound care center, breast cancer center and Carolina Forest Imaging Center. We are recognized, for the chest pain, knee and hip replacement, sepsis and stroke by the Joint Commission.

At Grand Strand Health, you'll find that caring extends to our patients, our people and our South Carolina community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

If growth and continued learning is important to you, we encourage you to apply for our RN Ortho Medsurg opening. Our team will promptly review your application. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

What's around it?

Grand Strand Medical Center · Myrtle Beach, SC

Myrtle Beach, SCFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 6% below the US average

Median rent
$1,261/mo
Household income
$60,394/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

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