RN- THOM- Endoscopy

WVU Medicine

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides professional nursing care for patients in an inpatient hospital setting, with authority and accountability for delivering care through the nursing process. Applies competent clinical knowledge and skills, exercises independent nursing judgment, and is accountable for care provided directly and by delegated healthcare providers to achieve quality patient outcomes. Provides care relevant to patients’ needs across the lifespan and assesses and interprets patient data to identify age-specific requirements. The role is described as encompassing the duties and responsibilities of a Registered Nurse Level I and II. The position requires coordinating and collaborating with patients, families, and interprofessional teams; prioritizing patient needs and goals; supporting learning; advocating for patient rights; and contributing to safe, high-quality, culturally sensitive care. The nurse also contributes to team development, clinical education, research skills, policy adherence, ethical practice, and ongoing improvement of patient care systems. Required competencies include regularly serving as a charge nurse and/or precepting new staff or nursing students. This is a 40-hour-per-week, day-shift position at Thomas Hospitals’ Nursing Endoscopy cost center in South Charleston, West Virginia. The work may involve protracted or irregular hours and exposure to biohazards, infectious diseases, the deceased, water, and electrical hazards associated with patient care equipment. Physical demands include lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying materials or equipment weighing 40 pounds or more; patient transfers and repositioning are to use lift equipment or other handling aids as indicated. Normal visual and hearing acuity are required.

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.
Two years of registered nursing experience.
Demonstrate competencies that include regularly serving as a charge nurse and/or precepting new staff or nursing students.
Possess interpersonal skills to communicate effectively, negotiate, and resolve conflict.
Motivation and drive for continuous self-development.
Ability to interact cooperatively with the healthcare team and contribute to shared goals.
Competent clinical practice and critical-thinking skills to deliver patient care efficiently and use resources effectively.
Flexibility in response to changes in work volume, staffing, and scheduling.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Ability to work under highly stressful conditions and adapt to changing workloads and assignments.
Normal-range visual acuity.
Normal-range hearing, including the ability to assess sounds and monitors.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) or higher.

Responsibilities

Prioritize patients’ diagnoses, problems, issues, and shared goals to meet patient and healthcare-team needs.
Serve as a resource for patient and family learning needs.
Coordinate with the interprofessional team to manage changing priorities.
Provide safe, quality care as an independent team member.
Mentor colleagues in clinical knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgment.
Participate in developing and continuously improving systems that support patient care planning.
Lead interprofessional teams in effective collaboration and consultation.
Design innovations to improve outcomes.
Assist other nurses in developing research skills.
Participate in collaborative planning for safe, high-quality, patient-centered healthcare.
Participate in developing, implementing, reviewing, and adhering to policies that promote patient health and safety.
Advocate for healthcare consumers’ rights to informed decision-making and self-determination.
Demonstrate leadership within the community and healthcare arena.
Engage healthcare consumers and interprofessional team members in holistic, culturally sensitive data collection.
Integrate global and environmental factors into assessment.
Identify resources and actions to address cultural situations appropriately.
Recognize personal bias.
Share educational findings and experiences with colleagues.
Pursue higher education or training as part of lifelong learning.
Identify appropriate resources for ethical dilemmas and advance ethical nursing practice.
Regularly serve as a charge nurse and/or precept new staff or nursing students.
Complete annual specialty-accreditation education when required by the facility.
Use patient-handling equipment and aids for transfers, lifts, and repositioning as indicated by the patient’s profile and applicable algorithms.