RN, 6SE Med Surg, Full-Time, Day Shift

WVU Medicine

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse has the 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 provided personally and by healthcare providers to whom care is delegated, with the goal of achieving quality patient outcomes. The role provides professional nursing care to patients in an inpatient hospital setting. The nurse is expected to demonstrate novice-level knowledge and skills relevant to assigned patients, apply principles of growth and development across the life span, and assess and interpret patient data to identify age-specific needs. This is a full-time day-shift role on the 6 Southeast Medical-Surgical unit, scheduled for 36 hours per week, with a stated shift of 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. New graduate nurses with less than 12 months of experience enter the CAPE clinical advancement program at Level 1. The system-wide program supports professional development, recognizes quality clinical performance, promotes quality nursing, and aims to improve job satisfaction for inpatient direct-care nurses. Advancement levels have additional requirements for experience, education, certification, and competencies; nurses at Levels 3 through 6 must submit five competencies annually to maintain their level.

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 effectively, negotiate, and resolve conflict.
Competent clinical practice and critical-thinking skills to deliver patient care efficiently while using resources effectively.
Ability to adapt to changes in work volume, staffing, and scheduling.
Ability to work under highly stressful conditions and adapt to varying workloads and assignments.
Ability to perform heavy or hard work involving lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying materials and equipment weighing 40 pounds or more.
Visual acuity within the normal range.
Hearing within the normal range to assess breath sounds, bowel sounds, apical pulse, monitors, and related patient-care indicators.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

Use documentation and handoff tools or processes to support patient safety and continuity of care.
Develop plans of care using assessment, diagnoses, interventions, 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 and document adequate patient assessments.
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 by consulting 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 healthcare practices affecting culturally diverse populations.
Individualize care based on patients' beliefs, barriers, and readiness to learn.
For facilities with specialty accreditation requirements, complete annual required education related to specialty accreditation standards.