RN-Mother Baby/ Labor Delivery- PM

WVU Medicine

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is accountable for delivering nursing care through the nursing process in an inpatient hospital setting. The nurse applies clinical knowledge, skills, and independent nursing judgment to provide care and oversee delegated care, with the goal of achieving quality patient outcomes. The role requires novice-level knowledge and skills relevant to patients’ needs, including applying principles of growth and development across the lifespan and assessing and interpreting patient data to identify age-specific needs. The position is full-time, scheduled for 36 hours per week on the night shift. The nurse will cross-train to Mother Baby/Labor and Delivery. Rotating weekend and holiday work and call are required. The role includes clinical advancement opportunities through the CAPE program, a system-wide clinical ladder for inpatient direct-care nurses.

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.
Two years of registered nursing experience.
Demonstrate required competencies, including regularly serving as a charge nurse and/or precepting new staff or nursing students.
Possess interpersonal skills to communicate positively and effectively, negotiate, and resolve conflict.
Motivation and drive for continuous self-development.
Ability to interact cooperatively with the healthcare team and contribute to shared goals.
Competent clinical practice and critical-thinking skills to deliver patient care efficiently and make effective use of resources.
Ability to respond flexibly to changes in work volume, staffing, and scheduling.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Ability to work under highly stressful conditions and adapt to varying workloads and work assignments.
Ability to meet the physical demands of heavy/hard work, including lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying materials and equipment weighing 40 pounds or more.
Visual acuity and hearing within normal range.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or higher.

Responsibilities

Prioritize patient 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.
Work 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 in effective collaboration and consultation.
Design innovations to improve outcomes.
Assist other nurses in developing research skills.
Participate in collaborative planning to provide safe, high-quality, patient-centered healthcare.
Participate in developing, implementing, reviewing, and following policies that promote patient health and safety.
Advocate for healthcare consumers’ rights to inform 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 the assessment process.
Identify resources and actions to address cultural situations appropriately.
Recognize personal bias.
Share educational findings and experiences with colleagues.
Pursue higher education or training as part of lifelong learning.
Identify appropriate resources for ethical dilemmas and advance ethical nursing practice.
Regularly serve as a charge nurse and/or precept new staff or nursing students.
Complete annual specialty-accreditation education where required by the facility.
Use lift equipment or other patient-handling aids for transfers, lifts, and repositioning as indicated by the patient profile and appropriate algorithms.