Registered Nurse 2
About The Position
The Registered Nurse 2 provides nursing care by demonstrating competent clinical skills and using critical thinking to identify and meet patient needs. The role manages more complex patients with minimal assistance and works toward positive patient outcomes through collaboration and group processes. The nurse demonstrates leadership, contributes to patient and departmental goals, participates in quality improvement and research activities, and identifies legal and ethical issues and takes appropriate nursing actions. The employee must demonstrate developmentally appropriate assessment, treatment, and care for the patient ages identified by the department. This includes obtaining and interpreting information in terms of patient needs, understanding growth and development, and recognizing the range of treatment needed. Competency is established through initial orientation and ongoing validation for independent performance of assigned tasks and additional duties specified in the job description and unit or department competency checklist. This is a regular, full-time position with a variable work schedule at Memorial Hospital in Charleston, West Virginia.
Requirements
- Associate's degree in nursing; a formal nursing program may be substituted for the associate degree.
- One year of nursing experience, with experience determined by clinical practice.
- Registered Nurse credential.
- Basic Life Support credential, required within 30 days of hire.
- Demonstrate competency through initial orientation and ongoing competency validation to independently perform assigned tasks and duties.
- For positions with direct patient contact, demonstrate developmentally appropriate patient assessment, treatment, or care, including the ability to obtain and interpret patient information, knowledge of growth and development, and understanding of the range of treatment needed.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate consistent use of the nursing process in daily practice and manage more complex patients with minimal assistance.
- Identify personal learning needs to maintain competency in the practice area; independently perform advanced skills and begin assisting others in developing skills through teaching and learning.
- Initiate and 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.
- Maintain and document all applicable required education.
- Demonstrate positive customer service and co-worker relations.
- Comply with the company's attendance policy.
- Participate in the department's and institution's continuous quality improvement activities.
- Perform work in a cost-effective manner and in accordance with departmental pay practices and scheduling policies, including overtime, various shift work, and on-call situations.
- Perform work in alignment with the organization's mission and strategic plan and 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
