Registered Nurse 2

CAMC Health System•Charleston, WV

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Demonstrate competent clinical skills and use critical thinking to identify and meet patient needs. Achieve positive patient outcomes through the group process, display leadership traits that contribute to patient and departmental goals, assist with unit quality improvement and research projects, and identify actual legal or ethical issues and implement appropriate nursing actions. The role is classified as competent. The Registered Nurse 2 consistently uses the nursing process in daily practice and manages more complex patients with minimal assistance. The nurse identifies personal learning needs, independently performs advanced skills, and begins helping others develop skills through the teaching and learning process. The role includes contributing to positive patient outcomes through professional relationships and leadership, adapting personal practice based on PI/QI outcomes, and expanding 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 is established through initial orientation and ongoing validation for independent performance of the tasks and duties in the job description and unit- or department-specific competency checklist. The position requires an Associate’s Degree, with a formal nursing program accepted as a substitute, and one year of RN experience. Required credentials include Registered Nurse licensure, Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire, Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support within one year of hire, and Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum within two years of hire. The schedule is nights, 72 hours per pay period, at General Hospital in Charleston, West Virginia.

Requirements

Associate’s Degree required; a formal nursing program may be substituted for the Associate Degree.
One year of RN experience.
Registered Nurse credential required.
Basic Life Support required within 30 days of hire.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support required within one year of hire.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support required within one year of hire.
Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum required within two years of hire.
Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary for developmentally appropriate assessment, treatment, or care for the patient ages identified by the department.
Demonstrate competency through initial orientation and ongoing competency validation to independently perform assigned tasks and duties.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate competent clinical skills and use critical thinking to identify and meet patient needs.
Use the nursing process consistently and manage more complex patients with minimal assistance.
Independently perform advanced skills and begin assisting others in developing skills through teaching and learning.
Demonstrate professional relationships and leadership behaviors that support positive patient outcomes through the group process.
Identify the need to change personal practice based on PI/QI outcomes.
Assist with unit quality improvement and research projects and expand understanding of research applications to nursing practice.
Identify actual legal and ethical issues and implement appropriate nursing actions.
Obtain and interpret information in terms of patient needs, apply knowledge of growth and development, and understand the range of treatment needed by patients.
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.
Follow 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.
Follow applicable organizational and departmental policies and procedures.
Perform related duties as assigned.