Registered Nurse - Transplant (New Grad)

22 bed adult inpatient unit, specializing in the care and treatment of patients who have received solid organ abdominal transplants. The unit manages patients pre and post kidney, liver, and kidney/pancreas transplants as well as other overflow specialties. There are 5 stepdown beds to closely monitor transplant patients with arterial lines and specialized drips. The transplant unit requires all nurses to become ACLS certified and proficient in peritoneal dialysis within the first 6 months of hire. The patient population also includes a vast array of medical-surgical patients. This unit also offers opportunities for nurses to obtain required ongoing transplant specific education and highly encourages a specialty certification in several areas to include transplant, wound care, and med/surg.

  

·      Magnet Designation: Noted by The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program® as the gold standard for nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes, MUSC Health achieved the esteemed Magnet designation in 2015.

·      Professional Practice Model: Nursing Professional Practice Model (PPM) is a way of thinking about what nurses value most in their nursing practice. At MUSC, we have developed a graphic based on Charleston’s wrought-iron gates to represent our professional practice model.

·      Care Delivery System: The care delivery system is actually a subsystem of the professional practice model that describes our approach to delivering patient care.

·      Nurse-driven Research: Nurses at all levels participate in nursing research as principle investigators, co-investigators, and members of research teams. Since the introduction of the Nurse Scientist roles, the number of nurse-driven initiatives has increased significantly. Evidence-based Practice Evidence-based practice (EBP) is integrated into the culture of MUSC Health’s nursing practice.

·      Shared Governance: Nursing shared governance at MUSC Health is the structure that empowers nursing to make practice change and improvement.

·      Reward & Recognition: The nursing program at MUSC Health is nationally recognized. Included are Magnet® designation, the Emergency Nurses Association.