Registered Nurse - Med Surg

East Cooper Medical Center is one of South Carolina's leaders in healthcare. Our approach to medicine is designed to provide patients with successful outcomes, fast recovery times, and a better quality of life. Our hospital combines technology and clinical expertise with compassion to provide personalized care for a lifetime. Our expanded scope of services, our commitment to quality & safety, and our outstanding team of caregivers have attracted patients throughout the Lowcountry and beyond, and have contributed to or hospital being nationally recognized. Interested in joining our team? Apply today!

Facility: East Cooper Medical Center

Location: Mount Pleasant, SC

Department: Medical Floor

Position Type: Full Time- 36 hours

Work Schedule: 3-12s Nights

• Education: 4 Year / Bachelors Degree, preferred.
  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required. If your RN nursing license has been inactive, retired or lapsed for five years or more and you have not been licensed in another state during the last five years, successful completion of a Board approved refresher course is required prior to reactivating or reinstating your license. In order to be considered for current licensure status, you must apply for reinstatement within one year of completing the refresher course.
• Experience: One year relevant experience, preferred.
• Licensure/certification/registration:
  •  Current RN licensure in appropriate state, required.
  • BLS required 

• Knowledge of general nursing theories and practice
• Previous hospital experience preferred
• Must have management and teaching ability
• Must be able to effectively motivate and supervise others.
• Must be able to utilize initiative and independent action when required within the scope of professional nursing practice
• Must be able to utilize good judgment in evaluating alternatives in difficult situations.
• Must be able to work with the realization that errors in receiving and transcribing order, giving medications, treatments, or performing other procedures or performing supervisory duties could have detrimental effects to the patients. 
• Must have good verbal communications skills
• Must have the ability to exercise tact and diplomacy when dealing with physicians, patients and family members personnel
• Discretion is required in handling confidential information
• Must be able to work irregular schedules, weekends and holiday due to staffing and census fluctuations
• Must be able to assume the role of a Charge Nurse as needed/requested