ER Registered Nurse, Full Time

WVU Medicine

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The ER Registered Nurse has authority, responsibility, and shift accountability for delivering nursing care through the nursing process. The nurse applies competent clinical knowledge and skills and independent nursing judgment to care provided by themselves and by healthcare providers to whom care is delegated, with the goal of achieving quality patient care outcomes. The position performs duties within the scope of a Registered Nurse - Level I. The incumbent demonstrates advanced-beginner knowledge and skills to provide care relevant to patients and applies principles of growth and development across the lifespan. The role requires assessing and interpreting patient data to identify age-specific needs and provides professional nursing care in an inpatient hospital setting. This position is based at Uniontown Hospital in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in Nursing Emergency Services, and is scheduled for 36 hours per week. The posting describes a clinical advancement program with six levels for inpatient direct-care nurses, including experience, education, specialty certification, and competency criteria for advancement.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state where services are provided, or a current multistate Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
Obtain Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire.
One year of registered nursing experience.
Interpersonal skills to communicate positively and effectively, negotiate, and resolve conflict.
Competent clinical practice and critical-thinking skills to efficiently deliver patient care with healthcare providers while using resources efficiently.
Ability to be flexible in response to changes in work volume, staffing, and scheduling.
Ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions and adapt to varying workloads and assignments on a constant basis.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including heavy/hard work involving lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying materials and equipment weighing 40 pounds or more; patient transfers, lifts, and repositioning use indicated lift equipment or other handling aids.
Visual acuity within normal range.
Hearing within normal range to assess sounds and monitors.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

Modify patients’ plans of care based on collected data and individual needs.
Use evidence-based practice to provide patient care.
Delegate according to scope of practice.
Verify plans of care with interprofessional colleagues, patients, and caregivers.
Provide education based on learning needs and family involvement.
Promote effective communication among interprofessional team members and healthcare consumers.
Influence policy to promote safe patient care.
Use appropriate resources when providing care, especially in sensitive situations.
Incorporate processes that enhance the organizational plan of growth and influence.
Participate in developing strategies to promote healthy communities and practice environments.
Recognize strategies to improve nursing quality.
Review and evaluate policies, procedures, and guidelines to improve healthcare quality.
Demonstrate understanding of the importance of data collection and use.
Share educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers.
Engage in activities related to nurse-sensitive indicators to enhance quality of care.
Participate in continuing professional development.
Identify ethical situations and seek assistance from appropriate colleagues.
Identify ways to maintain and improve an ethical work environment conducive to safe, quality healthcare.
Adhere to patients’ moral and legal rights.
Engage in opportunities for work/life balance.
At facilities with specialty accreditation requirements, complete annual required specialty-accreditation education through applicable courses, trainings, in-services, or competency validation.