Registered Nurse (RN) - Dialysis

WVU Medicine

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides professional nursing care for patients in an inpatient hospital setting. The position has authority, responsibility, and shift accountability for delivering nursing care through the nursing process. The nurse applies competent clinical knowledge and skills, exercises independent nursing judgment, and is accountable for care delivered personally and by healthcare providers to whom care is delegated, with the goal of achieving quality patient outcomes. The role performs duties within the scope of Registered Nurse Level I and II. The nurse must demonstrate competent knowledge and skills to provide care relevant to the patients under their care, apply principles of growth and development across the life span, and assess and interpret patient data to identify age-specific needs. The position includes duties associated with the clinical advancement program, including professional development and, for applicable advancement levels, annual competency submissions.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state where services are provided, or a current multistate RN license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
Obtain Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire.
Two years of registered nursing experience.
Demonstrate competent clinical practice and critical-thinking skills to deliver patient care efficiently and use resources effectively.
Possess interpersonal skills to communicate, negotiate, and resolve conflict positively and effectively.
Interact cooperatively with the healthcare team to support shared goals.
Ability to respond flexibly to changes in work volume, staffing, and scheduling.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions and adapt to varying workloads and assignments.
Meet the required competencies, including regularly serving as a charge nurse and/or precepting new staff or nursing students.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or higher.
Specialty certification is preferred for CAPE Level 3.

Responsibilities

Prioritize patients’ diagnoses, problems, issues, and shared goals to meet the needs of patients and the healthcare team.
Serve as a resource for patient and family learning needs.
Coordinate with the interprofessional team to manage changing priorities.
Function as an independent team member to provide safe, quality care.
Mentor colleagues in developing clinical knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgment.
Participate in developing and continuously improving systems that support patient care planning.
Lead interprofessional teams to collaborate and consult effectively.
Design innovations to improve outcomes.
Assist other nurses in developing research skills.
Participate in collaborative planning for safe, high-quality, patient-centered healthcare.
Participate in developing, implementing, reviewing, and adhering to policies that promote patient health and safety.
Advocate for healthcare consumers’ rights to informed decision-making and self-determination.
Demonstrate leadership within the community and healthcare arena.
Engage healthcare consumers and interprofessional team members in holistic, culturally sensitive data collection.
Integrate knowledge of global and environmental factors into assessment.
Identify resources and actions to address cultural situations appropriately.
Recognize personal bias.
Share educational findings and experiences with colleagues.
Pursue higher education or training and demonstrate commitment to lifelong learning.
Identify appropriate resources for ethical dilemmas and advance ethical nursing practice.
Demonstrate regular charge nurse and/or preceptor duties for new staff or nursing students.
Complete annual specialty-accreditation education when required by the facility, through applicable learning modules, training, in-services, or competency validation.