Labor & Delivery RN

WVU Medicine•Uniontown, AL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides professional nursing care for patients in an inpatient hospital setting, using the nursing process and independent nursing judgment to deliver care and oversee care delegated to other health care providers. The role requires expert-level clinical knowledge and skills, applying principles of growth and development across the lifespan, and assessing and interpreting patient data to address age-specific needs. Duties and scope align with Registered Nurse Levels I through IV as defined in the job description. This position is associated with the CAPE system-wide clinical advancement program for inpatient direct-care nurses. CAPE supports professional development, quality clinical performance, quality nursing, and job satisfaction. Advancement depends on meeting the current level’s requirements as well as the experience, degree, and certification requirements of the next level. Nurses approved for levels 3 through 6 must submit five competencies annually to maintain their level. The position is at the UNTWN Birthing Center of Uniontown Hospital in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, and is scheduled for 36 hours per week. The position is non-exempt. The work may involve protracted or irregular hours and exposure to biohazards, infectious diseases, the deceased, water, and electrical hazards associated with patient-care equipment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN).
Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state where services will be 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.
For the described CAPE professional-development level: four years of registered nurse experience with an MSN; or four years of registered nurse experience with a BSN and a health-related master’s degree; or five years of registered nurse experience with a BSN.
Specialty certification in the applicable discipline for the described CAPE professional-development level.
Demonstrate regular charge-nurse service and/or precepting of new staff or nursing students.
Demonstrate participation in quality improvement and shared governance at the organization level.
Possess interpersonal skills to communicate positively and effectively, negotiate, and resolve conflict.
Use competent clinical practice and critical-thinking skills to deliver patient care efficiently with health care providers while making effective use of resources.
Be flexible in response to changes in work volume, staffing, and scheduling.
Work successfully under highly stressful conditions and adapt to varying workloads and assignments on an ongoing basis.
Meet the physical demands of the role, including lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying materials and equipment weighing 40 pounds or more.
Have visual acuity and hearing within the normal range.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Nursing (MSN) or a health-related field.

Responsibilities

Lead others in understanding organizational quality metrics, outcomes, and improvement activities.
Participate in scholarly activities focused on advancing and promoting the nursing profession.
Participate in developing area or organizational orientation programs and preceptor development.
Participate in departmental and organizational quality-improvement activities.
Develop recruitment and retention strategies for a multicultural workforce.
Identify opportunities for nurses to lead and collaborate on improvement efforts.
Foster lifelong learning and provide resources for interprofessional continuing-competency programs.
Mediate conflicts, educate and coach others, and facilitate use of external resources.
Mentor others while advancing the nursing profession.
Partner with organizational leaders to develop organizational orientation and preceptor programs.
Demonstrate well-developed clinical expertise within the specialty.
Design innovative nursing practices.
Model expert practice for interprofessional team members and healthcare consumers.
Design and support programs that facilitate access and provide appropriate point-of-service care.
Advocate for patients, families, and peers.
Distinguish outcomes requiring care-process interventions from those requiring system-level actions.
Synthesize system-wide research results to support clinical understanding.
Build infrastructure for collection and analysis of interprofessional health workforce data.
Integrate knowledge and experience to improve community interactions system-wide.
Promote policy changes or development to identify and reduce disparities in health and human rights.
Advocate for policies that promote health and prevent harm among culturally diverse, underserved, or underrepresented consumers.
Advance ethical nursing practice through system-wide policy development.
Participate in or lead implementation of practice-setting structures and processes that proactively identify ethical situations and deploy resources.
Regularly serve as a charge nurse and/or precept new staff or nursing students.
Participate in quality improvement and shared governance at the organization level.
For facilities with specialty accreditation requirements, complete annual required education related to specialty accreditation standards; this may include computer-based learning, training, in-services, and competency validation.
Provide patient care using the nursing process, competent clinical judgment, and appropriate delegation.
Assess and interpret patient data to identify age-specific care needs.
Use patient-handling equipment and aids for transfers, lifts, and repositioning as indicated by the patient profile and applicable algorithms.