RN, Emergency Department, Full-Time, Rotating Shifts

WVU Medicine

About The Position

Provides professional nursing care for patients in an inpatient hospital setting, with responsibility and shift accountability for delivering care through the nursing process. The nurse applies clinical knowledge and skills, exercises independent nursing judgment, and remains accountable for care provided directly and care delegated to other health care providers to achieve quality patient outcomes. The position requires novice-level knowledge and skills relevant to the patients in the nurse’s care, including applying growth and development principles across the life span and assessing and interpreting patient data to identify age-specific needs. The role is a 0.9 FTE position consisting of three 12-hour rotating shifts per week, for 36 scheduled weekly hours. The position is designated Level 1 in the CAPE clinical advancement program for graduate nurses with less than 12 months of experience. The system-wide program supports professional development, quality clinical performance, nursing practice, and job satisfaction. Advancement levels have additional experience, education, certification, and competency requirements.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse license in 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.
Less than 12 months of experience as a registered nurse.
Ability to perform heavy/hard work, including lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying materials and equipment weighing 40 pounds or more.
Visual acuity within the normal range.
Hearing within the normal range to assess clinical sounds and monitors.
Interpersonal skills to communicate, negotiate, and resolve conflict effectively.
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 adapt to stressful conditions and varying workloads and assignments.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

Use documentation and handoff methods to support safety and continuity of care.
Create plans of care using assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation of outcomes.
Recognize patient safety concerns and use appropriate resources.
Provide education based on patients’ individual learning needs and use teach-back to evaluate its effectiveness.
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.
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 health and wellness.
Use the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics to guide nursing practice.
Identify discriminatory health care practices affecting culturally diverse populations and individualize care based on patients’ beliefs, barriers, and readiness to learn.
Complete annual specialty-accreditation education when required by the facility.
Communicate effectively, negotiate, and resolve conflict with interpersonal skill.
Use clinical practice and critical thinking to deliver patient care efficiently with health care providers and maximize resource use.
Adapt to changes in work volume, staffing, schedules, workloads, and work assignments.
Work successfully under highly stressful conditions.