Registered Nurse (RN) - Children's OR

WVU Medicine

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides professional nursing care for patients in an inpatient hospital setting, with authority, responsibility, and shift accountability for care delivered through the nursing process. The nurse applies clinical knowledge and skills, exercises independent nursing judgment, and remains accountable for care provided directly and care delegated to other health care providers to achieve quality patient outcomes. The role requires novice-level knowledge and skills to provide age-relevant care and apply principles of growth and development across the life span. The nurse assesses and interprets patient data to identify age-specific needs and delivers individualized, culturally sensitive, patient-centered care. The position includes call, varied shift lengths, and rotational coverage of afternoons and weekends when permanent staff request time off. New graduate nurses with less than 12 months of experience enter the CAPE clinical advancement program at Level 1. The program supports professional development and quality clinical performance. Advancement to higher levels depends on experience, education, certification, and, for levels 3 through 6, annual competency submissions.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state where services are provided, or a current multistate Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
Obtain Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire.
Less than 12 months of experience as a registered nurse.
Interpersonal skills to communicate, negotiate, and resolve conflict effectively.
Competent clinical practice and critical-thinking skills to deliver patient care efficiently and use resources effectively.
Flexibility in response to changes in work volume, staffing, and schedules.
Ability to work under highly stressful conditions and adapt to varying workloads and assignments.
Ability to meet physical demands that include lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying materials and equipment weighing 40 pounds or more; patient transfers, lifts, and repositioning use lift equipment or other handling aids as indicated.
Visual acuity within the normal range and hearing within the normal range.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate safety and continuity of care through documentation and handoff tools or processes.
Create and maintain a plan of care using assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation of outcomes.
Recognize patient safety concerns and use appropriate resources.
Provide education tailored to each patient's learning needs and use teach-back to evaluate its effectiveness.
Incorporate patient individuality and mutuality data into care delivery.
Perform adequate patient assessments and document findings.
Use evidence-based practice in nursing care and participate in the organizational patient-centered care model.
Document problems and issues in the plan of care.
Develop the ability to care for more complex patients through consultation with experienced colleagues.
Pursue lifelong learning through self-reflection and inquiry.
Retain accountability for delegated nursing care and recognize the scope of practice of interprofessional team members.
Participate in holistic, culturally sensitive data collection and assess the impact of family dynamics on health and wellness.
Integrate the American Nurses Association code of ethics into nursing practice.
Identify discriminatory health care practices in culturally diverse populations and individualize care based on patients' beliefs, barriers, and readiness to learn.
Complete annual specialty-accreditation education when required by the facility.
Provide call coverage and rotational afternoon and weekend coverage when permanent staff request time off.