Registered Nurse 2 Ambulatory
About The Position
The Registered Nurse 2 Ambulatory demonstrates competent clinical skills and uses critical thinking to identify and meet patient needs. The nurse works to achieve positive patient outcomes through group processes, displays leadership traits that contribute to patient and departmental goals, assists with unit quality improvement and research projects, and identifies actual legal and ethical issues and implements appropriate nursing actions. The role manages more complex patients with minimal assistance, independently performs advanced skills, and begins assisting others in developing their skills through teaching and learning. The nurse identifies personal learning needs, contributes to quality improvement, and develops an understanding of research and its application to nursing practice. For positions involving direct patient contact, the employee must possess or obtain by the end of orientation, and demonstrate, the knowledge and skills needed to provide developmentally appropriate assessment, treatment, or care for the patient ages identified by the department. Competency includes obtaining and interpreting information in terms of patient needs, understanding growth and development, and understanding the range of treatment required. Competency is demonstrated through initial orientation and ongoing validation for independent performance of job tasks and additional duties specified in the job description and unit or department competency checklist. The position is full-time, regular, 1.0, with a day schedule at the Outpatient Surgery Center in Charleston, West Virginia.
Requirements
- Associate's degree in nursing required; a formal nursing program may be substituted for the associate degree.
- One year of nursing experience.
- Registered Nurse credential required.
- Basic Life Support required within 30 days of hire.
- Demonstrate the patient-group knowledge and skills necessary for developmentally appropriate assessment, treatment, or care, including interpreting patient information and understanding growth, development, and treatment needs.
- Complete initial orientation and ongoing competency validation to independently perform assigned tasks and duties.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate consistent use of the nursing process and manage more complex patients with minimal assistance.
- Identify personal learning needs and independently perform advanced skills.
- Begin assisting others in developing skills using the teaching and learning process.
- Demonstrate behaviors that support positive patient outcomes through group processes.
- Identify the need to change personal practice based on performance improvement and quality improvement outcomes.
- Expand understanding of the research process and its application to nursing practice.
- Assist with unit quality improvement and research projects.
- Identify actual legal and ethical issues and implement appropriate nursing actions.
- Maintain and document all applicable required education.
- Demonstrate positive customer service and co-worker relations.
- Comply with the company's attendance policy.
- Participate in continuous quality improvement activities of the department and institution.
- Perform work in a cost-effective manner and in alignment with the organization's mission and strategic plan.
- Follow departmental pay practices and scheduling policies, including overtime, various shift work, and on-call situations.
- Follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
