Registered Nurse (RN) - Nightshift - Kidney Transplant/ Step-Down 8W
About The Position
Provides professional nursing care for patients in an inpatient hospital setting. The Registered Nurse is accountable for delivering nursing care through the nursing process and uses clinical knowledge, skills, and independent nursing judgment to achieve quality patient-care outcomes, including care performed by providers to whom nursing care is delegated. The role requires novice-level knowledge and skills relevant to the patients served, understanding of growth and development across the lifespan, and the ability to assess and interpret patient data in relation to age-specific needs. The position is scheduled for 36 hours per week on the night shift at WVUH West Virginia University Hospitals, Nursing 8 West, in Morgantown, West Virginia. Nurses with less than 12 months of registered nursing experience enter the CAPE clinical advancement program at Level 1. The program supports professional development and quality clinical performance; higher levels have additional experience, education, certification, and competency requirements.
Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse license in 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 for this entry-level role.
- Interpersonal skills to communicate, negotiate, and resolve conflict effectively.
- Competent clinical practice and critical-thinking skills to deliver patient care with healthcare providers while using resources efficiently.
- Flexibility in response to changes in work volume, staffing, and scheduling.
- Ability to work successfully under stressful conditions and adapt to varying workloads and assignments.
- Ability to perform heavy/hard work involving lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying materials or equipment weighing 40 pounds or more.
- Visual acuity within the normal range.
- Hearing within the normal range, including for assessing breath sounds, bowel sounds, apical pulse, and monitors.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Responsibilities
- Use documentation and handoff processes to support patient safety and continuity of care.
- Develop and implement plans of care using assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation of outcomes.
- Recognize patient safety concerns and use appropriate resources.
- Provide education tailored to patients’ individual 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 organization’s patient-centered care model.
- Document problems and issues in the plan of care.
- Develop the ability to care for more complex patients in consultation with experienced colleagues.
- Pursue lifelong learning through self-reflection and inquiry.
- Remain accountable for delegated nursing care and recognize the scope of practice of interprofessional team members.
- Participate in holistic, culturally sensitive data collection and assess how family dynamics affect health and wellness.
- Apply the American Nurses Association code of ethics to nursing practice.
- Identify discriminatory healthcare practices in culturally diverse populations.
- Individualize care based on patients’ beliefs, barriers, and readiness to learn.
- Complete annual specialty-accreditation education when required by the facility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
