Free Charge- Registered Nurse- SICU

WVU Medicine

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care for patients in an inpatient hospital setting. The role has authority, responsibility, and shift accountability for nursing care delivered through the nursing process. The nurse applies competent clinical knowledge and skills, exercises independent nursing judgment, and is accountable for care provided directly and by health care providers to whom care is delegated, with the goal of achieving quality patient outcomes. The position performs duties within the scope of a Registered Nurse - Level I. The incumbent must demonstrate advanced-beginner-level knowledge and skills, provide care relevant to patients’ needs, apply principles of growth and development across the life span, and assess and interpret patient data to identify age-specific requirements. The position is in the Surgical ICU at Wheeling Hospital. The job description also describes the CAPE system-wide clinical advancement program for inpatient direct-care nurses, which supports professional development, quality clinical performance, quality nursing, and job satisfaction. Advancement levels have varying requirements for experience, education, specialty certification, and competencies.

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.
One year of registered nursing experience.
Interpersonal skills to communicate positively and effectively, negotiate, and resolve conflict.
Competent clinical practice and critical-thinking skills to deliver patient care efficiently, work with health care providers, and use resources efficiently.
Ability to be flexible in response to changes in work volume, staffing, and schedules.
Ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions and adapt to varying workloads and assignments on a constant basis.
Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including 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 aids as indicated.
Visual acuity within the normal range.
Hearing within the normal range to assess sounds and monitors.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

Modify patients’ plans of care based on collected data and individual needs.
Use evidence-based practice to provide patient care.
Delegate according to scope of practice.
Verify plans of care with interprofessional colleagues, patients, and caregivers.
Provide education based on learning needs and family involvement.
Promote effective communication among interprofessional team members and health care consumers.
Influence policy to promote safe patient care.
Use appropriate resources when providing care, particularly in sensitive situations.
Incorporate processes that enhance the organizational plan for growth and influence.
Participate in developing strategies to promote healthy communities and practice environments.
Recognize strategies to improve nursing quality.
Critically review or evaluate policies, procedures, and guidelines to improve health care quality.
Demonstrate understanding of the importance of data collection and utilization.
Share educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers.
Engage in activities related to nurse-sensitive indicators to enhance quality of care.
Participate in continuing professional development.
Identify ethical situations and seek assistance from appropriate colleagues.
Identify ways to maintain and improve an ethical work environment conducive to safe, quality health care.
Adhere to patients’ moral and legal rights.
Engage in opportunities for work/life balance.
For facilities with specialty accreditation requirements, complete annual required specialty-accreditation education through means such as CBLs, trainings, in-services, and competency validation.