RN - 10 Southeast

WVU Medicine

6d•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 delivered by the nurse and by healthcare providers to whom care is delegated, in order to achieve quality patient care outcomes. The RN demonstrates advanced-beginner-level knowledge and skills to provide care relevant to patients and applies principles of growth and development across the lifespan. The RN assesses and interprets patient data to identify age-specific needs and provides professional nursing care to patients in an inpatient hospital setting.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state where services will be 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 positively and effectively, negotiate, and resolve conflict.
Competent clinical practice and critical-thinking skills to efficiently deliver patient care with healthcare providers while maximizing 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 work assignments on a constant basis.
Ability to meet the position’s physical demands, including lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying materials or equipment weighing 40 pounds or more; patient handling is to use lift equipment or other aids as indicated.
Visual acuity within the normal range.
Hearing within the normal range to assess breath sounds, bowel sounds, apical pulse, monitors, and similar.

Responsibilities

Modify each patient’s plan of care based on collected data and individual needs.
Use evidence-based practice to provide patient care.
Delegate in accordance with scope of practice.
Verify the plan 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 the organization’s growth plan 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.
At facilities with specialty accreditation requirements, complete annual education related to specialty accreditation standards; training may include CBLs, trainings, in-services, and competency validation.