Registered Nurse-Swing Bed/Telemetery

Rivers health•Point Pleasant, WV

13h

About The Position

Rivers Health is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse for the Swing Bed unit. The nurse performs initial and ongoing patient assessments; formulates nursing diagnoses and plans of care that consider patients’ physical, emotional, and spiritual health; and remains accountable for the overall quality of patient care, including delegated duties. The position provides safe, timely nursing care in accordance with hospital policies, procedures, and philosophy, and requires accurate documentation, medication administration and monitoring, patient education, and discharge planning in collaboration with other disciplines. The nurse supports unit operations by guiding personnel, ensuring cleaning, stocking, quality-control duties, and equipment availability, and ensuring malfunctioning equipment is appropriately labeled and sent to Biomed. The role also includes safeguarding medications and narcotics, maintaining emergency equipment and supplies, assisting with employee orientation, completing annual competencies, participating in employee evaluations, unit meetings, and quality-improvement activities, and cross-training to other units. The nurse complies with corporate and departmental policies and the employee handbook, demonstrates customer service, and fosters teamwork and collaboration.

Requirements

Graduate of a school of nursing.
Current West Virginia nursing license.
BCLS certification required.
One year of nursing experience in the assigned area preferred.
Must be able to cross-train to other units.

Nice To Haves

One year of nursing experience in the assigned area.

Responsibilities

Perform initial and ongoing nursing assessments and use assessment data to formulate, revise, and update diagnoses and plans of care.
Consider patients’ emotional and spiritual health as well as their physical health.
Be accountable for the overall quality of patient care and ensure care is provided according to personnel proficiency while retaining accountability for delegated duties.
Respect patients’ privacy rights and individual values when providing care.
Guide personnel in their duties and assist with orientation of new employees.
Ensure cleaning, stocking, and quality-control duties are completed and that equipment needed for quality care is available.
Ensure malfunctioning equipment is appropriately labeled and sent to Biomed.
Keep the Unit Coordinator/Supervisor, Patient Care Supervisors, and/or Risk Manager informed of concerns involving care quality, cost effectiveness, and risk management.
Complete annual competencies and participate in ongoing employee evaluations.
Provide safe and timely nursing care in accordance with hospital policies, procedures, and philosophy, and document care accurately.
Provide patient education and discharge planning in collaboration with other disciplines.
Ensure emergency equipment and supplies are available.
Safeguard medications and narcotics; administer medications safely with appropriate monitoring.
Cross-train to other units.
Demonstrate excellent customer service and foster teamwork and collaboration.
Participate in unit meetings and quality-improvement activities, including serving on quality-improvement teams.
Comply with corporate policies, departmental policies and procedures, and the Personnel Employee Handbook.
Perform other duties as assigned.