Registered Nurse, 1 West Ortho/Medsurg

WVU Medicine•Uniontown, AL

9d•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 delivering nursing care through the nursing process. The nurse accepts accountability, applies competent clinical knowledge and skills, and uses independent nursing judgment for care provided personally and by health care providers to whom care is delegated, with the goal of achieving quality patient care outcomes. The incumbent demonstrates novice-level knowledge and skills to provide care relevant to assigned patients and applies principles of growth and development across the life span. The nurse assesses and interprets patient data to identify age-specific needs. This position is part of the CAPE system-wide clinical advancement program, which supports professional development, recognizes quality clinical performance, promotes quality nursing, and aims to improve job satisfaction for inpatient direct-care nurses. The position is scheduled for 36 hours per week on a varied shift at Uniontown Hospital in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. The role is non-exempt. Physical demands include lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying materials or equipment weighing 40 pounds or more. Patient transfers, lifts, and repositioning are to use lift equipment or other patient-handling aids as appropriate, with safe patient handling limited to 35 pounds. The work environment may involve protracted or irregular hours, biohazards, infectious diseases, deceased persons, hands in water, and electrical hazards associated with patient-care equipment.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state where services will be 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 position.
Interpersonal skills to communicate positively and effectively, negotiate, and resolve conflict.
Competent clinical practice and critical-thinking skills to deliver patient care efficiently with healthcare providers and maximize efficient use of resources.
Ability to be flexible in response to changes in work volume, staffing, and scheduling.
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 or 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, and monitors.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

Use documentation, handoff tools, and processes to support patient safety and continuity of care.
Create and implement plans of care using assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation of outcomes.
Recognize patient-safety concerns and use appropriate resources.
Educate patients based on their individual learning needs and use teach-back to evaluate the effectiveness of education.
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 in consultation with experienced colleagues.
Pursue lifelong learning through self-reflection and inquiry for learning and personal growth.
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 healthcare consumer health and wellness.
Integrate the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics into nursing practice.
Identify discriminatory healthcare practices in culturally diverse populations and individualize care according to patients’ beliefs, barriers, and readiness to learn.
Complete annual education required for specialty accreditation at applicable facilities.
Use patient-handling equipment or aids for transfers, lifts, and repositioning as indicated by the patient profile and appropriate algorithms.