Registered Nurse 2 -- Open Heart Recovery -- Memorial Hospital

CAMC Health System•Charleston, WV

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse 2 provides nursing care in Open Heart Recovery at Memorial Hospital. The role requires competent clinical skills and critical thinking to identify and meet patient needs, achieve positive patient outcomes through group processes, demonstrate leadership that supports patient and departmental goals, assist with unit quality improvement and research projects, and identify legal or ethical issues and take appropriate nursing actions. The nurse consistently applies the nursing process and manages more complex patients with minimal assistance. They identify learning needs, independently perform advanced skills, and begin assisting others in developing skills through teaching and learning. The role also involves contributing to quality improvement, understanding research applications in nursing practice, and demonstrating competency through orientation and ongoing validation. The employee must obtain and demonstrate developmentally appropriate patient assessment, treatment, and care skills for the patient ages identified by the department. Duties common to the position include maintaining required education records, providing positive customer and coworker service, following attendance and scheduling policies, participating in continuous improvement, working cost-effectively, and following organizational policies and procedures. Other related duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Associate degree in nursing required; a formal nursing program may substitute for the associate degree.
One year of RN experience.
Registered Nurse credential required.
Basic Life Support required within 30 days of hire.
Must demonstrate competency through initial orientation and ongoing competency validation.
Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to provide developmentally appropriate patient assessment, treatment, and care for the patient ages identified by the department.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate competent clinical skills and use critical thinking to identify and meet patient needs.
Consistently use the nursing process in daily practice and manage more complex patients with minimal assistance.
Identify personal learning needs, independently perform advanced skills, and begin assisting others with skill development using teaching and learning processes.
Demonstrate leadership and professional behaviors that contribute to positive patient outcomes and departmental goals.
Identify when personal practice should change based on performance or quality improvement outcomes.
Assist with unit quality improvement and research projects and expand understanding of research application to nursing practice.
Identify actual legal and ethical issues and implement appropriate nursing actions.
Provide developmentally appropriate patient assessment, treatment, and care, including obtaining and interpreting information in terms of patient needs and understanding growth, development, and treatment needs.
Complete initial orientation and ongoing competency validation for assigned tasks and duties.
Maintain and document applicable required education.
Demonstrate positive customer service and coworker relations and comply with attendance policies.
Participate in department and institution continuous quality improvement activities and perform work cost-effectively.
Follow departmental pay practices and scheduling policies, including overtime, various shifts, and on-call situations.
Work in alignment with the organization’s mission and strategic plan, follow applicable policies and procedures, and perform related duties as assigned.