MICU RN-Nightshift

WVU Medicine

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The professional Registered Nurse has authority, responsibility, and shift accountability for delivering nursing care through the nursing process. The RN accepts accountability, applies competent clinical knowledge and skills, and uses independent nursing judgment for care provided by themselves and by health care providers to whom care is delegated, with the goal of achieving quality patient care outcomes. The RN demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care relevant to patients under their care, applying principles of growth and development across the life span and assessing and interpreting patient data to identify age-specific needs. The position provides professional nursing care for patients in an inpatient hospital setting. This is a night-shift position in the Medical Intensive Care Unit, scheduled for 36 hours per week.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse license issued by 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.
One year of nursing experience.
Interpersonal skills to communicate effectively, negotiate, and resolve conflict.
Competent clinical practice and critical-thinking skills to deliver patient care efficiently and use resources effectively.
Ability to respond flexibly to changes in work volume, staffing, and schedules.
Ability to work under highly stressful conditions and adapt to varying workloads and work assignments.
Visual acuity within the normal range.
Hearing within the normal range to assess breath sounds, bowel sounds, apical pulse, monitors, and related indicators.
Ability to perform work requiring lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying materials or equipment weighing 40 pounds or more.

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 healthcare consumers.
Influence policy to promote safe patient care.
Use appropriate resources when providing care, especially in sensitive situations.
Incorporate processes that support organizational growth and influence.
Participate in developing strategies to promote healthy communities and practice environments.
Recognize strategies to improve nursing quality.
Review and evaluate policies, procedures, and guidelines to improve healthcare quality.
Understand 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 healthcare.
Adhere to patients’ moral and legal rights.
Engage in opportunities for work/life balance.
Complete annual education required for specialty accreditation at applicable facilities.
Use lift equipment and other patient-handling aids for transfers, lifts, and repositioning as indicated by patient profiles and appropriate algorithms.