RN- SF Orthopedic OR

WVU Medicine

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse 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 provided personally and by providers to whom care is delegated, with the goal of achieving quality patient outcomes. Duties are performed within the scope of an RN Level I and II role. The nurse must demonstrate competent knowledge and skills relevant to the patients in their care, apply principles of growth and development across the life span, and assess and interpret patient data to identify age-specific needs. The role includes clinical leadership, collaboration with the interprofessional team, patient and family education, advocacy, and participation in improving patient-care systems and outcomes. Required competencies include regularly serving as a charge nurse and/or precepting new staff or nursing students. The position is scheduled for 40 hours per week at Thomas Hospitals’ SF Nursing Operating Room in Charleston, West Virginia. The work may involve protracted or irregular hours and exposure to biohazards, infectious diseases, deceased persons, water, and electrical hazards associated with patient-care equipment. Physical demands include lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying materials and equipment weighing 40 pounds or more. Patient transfers, lifts, and repositioning are to use lift equipment or other handling aids as indicated; safe patient handling is recommended to be limited to 35 pounds of manual lifting.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse license in 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 competencies that include regularly serving as a charge nurse and/or precepting new staff or nursing students.
Communicate, negotiate, and resolve conflict effectively and positively.
Demonstrate motivation and drive for continuous self-development.
Interact cooperatively with the healthcare team to support shared goals.
Use competent clinical practice and critical thinking to deliver patient care efficiently and make effective use of resources.
Adapt flexibly to changes in work volume, staffing, and scheduling.
Work independently with minimal supervision.
Work successfully under stressful conditions and adapt to varying workloads and assignments.
Meet the physical requirements of the role, including lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying materials or equipment weighing 40 pounds or more; use patient-handling aids as indicated.
Have visual acuity and hearing within normal range.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree 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.
Provide safe, quality care as an independent team member.
Mentor colleagues in 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 for 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 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 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 when applicable to the facility.