Registered Nurse (RN) - NCCU

WVU Medicine

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides professional nursing care for patients in an inpatient hospital setting. The role has authority, responsibility, and shift accountability for delivering nursing care through the nursing process. The nurse applies clinical knowledge and skills, exercises independent nursing judgment, and remains accountable 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 incumbent demonstrates novice-level knowledge and skills to provide care relevant to assigned patients and applies growth-and-development principles across the life span. The nurse assesses and interprets patient data to identify age-specific care needs. The position includes participation in the CAPE clinical advancement program, which supports professional development and quality clinical performance for inpatient direct-care nurses. Graduate nurses with less than 12 months of experience enter at Level 1. Advancement levels have additional experience, degree, certification, and competency requirements.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse license for 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.
Interpersonal skills to communicate effectively, negotiate, and resolve conflict.
Competent clinical practice and critical-thinking skills to deliver patient care efficiently with health care providers and use resources effectively.
Flexibility in response to changes in work volume, staffing, and schedules.
Ability to work under stressful conditions and adapt to changing workloads and assignments.
Ability to meet physical demands that include lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying materials or equipment weighing 40 pounds or more; patient transfers, lifts, and repositioning must use indicated lift equipment or other patient-handling aids.
Visual acuity and hearing within the normal range.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

Demonstrate safety and continuity of care through documentation and handoff tools and processes.
Create a plan of care using assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation of outcomes.
Recognize patient safety concerns using appropriate resources.
Provide education based on each patient's 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 organization's 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.
Commit to lifelong learning through self-reflection and inquiry.
Retain accountability 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.
Integrate the ANA Code of Ethics into nursing practice and identify discriminatory health care practices in culturally diverse populations.
Individualize care based on patients' beliefs, barriers, and readiness to learn.
Complete annual specialty-accreditation education where required by facility standards.