Registered Nurse (Rotating) - CVICU

WVU Medicine

112d

About The Position

This position has the authority, responsibility, and shift accountability for the delivery of nursing care through the use of the nursing process. The incumbent accepts accountability, applies competent clinical knowledge skills, and uses independent nursing judgment for care provided by self and by health care providers to whom care is delegated to achieve quality patient care outcomes. Performs the duties and responsibilities within the scope of a Registered Nurse (RN) - Level I, II, III, & IV, as defined within the job description. The incumbent must demonstrate the knowledge and skills at the expert level necessary to provide care that is relevant to the patient(s) under their care, as well as apply principles of growth and development over the life span. The incumbent also must possess the ability to assess and interpret patient data needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs. This role provides professional nursing care for patients in an inpatient hospital setting.

Requirements

• Master of Science in Nursing with 4 years of experience, OR nurses with a BSN with 4 years of experience and a health-related Master’s Degree, OR nurses with a BSN and 5 years of experience.
• Specialty Certification in applicable discipline.
• Current unencumbered licensure with the WV Board of Registered Professional Nurses, or appropriate state board where services will be provided, as a registered professional nurse OR Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.

Responsibilities

• Leads others in understanding organizational quality metrics/outcomes & improvement activities.
• Participates in scholarly activities focused toward advancement/promotion of profession.
• Participates in development of area or organization orientation programs & preceptor development.
• Participates in departmental and organizational quality improvement activities.
• Develops recruitment/retention strategies to a multicultural workforce.
• Identifies opportunities for nurses to lead and collaborative improvement.
• Fosters a culture of lifelong learning and provides resources for interprofessional continuing competency programs.
• Mediates conflicts, educates, coaches, and facilitates use of external resources.
• Mentors others, while advancing the profession.
• Partners with organizational leaders to incorporate the development of organizational orientation/preceptor programs.
• Demonstrates well developed clinical expertise within specialty.
• Designs innovative nursing practices.
• Models expert practice to interprofessional team members and healthcare consumers.
• Designs and supports programs that facilitate access and provides appropriate point of service care.
• Advocates for patient, families, and peers.
• Differentiates outcomes that require care process interventions from those that require system-level actions.
• Synthesizes results of system wide research leading to clinical understanding.
• Builds an infrastructure for the collection and analysis of interprofessional health workforce data.
• Integrates knowledge and experiences to improve community interactions system wide.
• Promotes policy change or development to identify and reduce disparities regarding health and human rights.
• Advocates for policies that promote health and prevent harm among culturally diverse, under-served or under-represented consumers.
• Advances ethical nursing practice through the generation of system-wide policy.
• Participates and/or leads implementations of structures/processes in practice setting that proactively identify ethical situations and deploy resources.
• Required competencies to include demonstration of regularly being a charge nurse and/or precepting new staff or nursing students.
• Required competencies to include demonstration of participation in QI and shared governance at the organization level.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees