88678 - Registered Nurse Stepdown nights

WVU Medicine

23h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care for patients in an inpatient hospital setting. The nurse is accountable for care delivery during the assigned shift, uses the nursing process and independent nursing judgment, and applies competent clinical knowledge and skills to achieve quality patient outcomes. The role requires advanced-beginner-level knowledge and skills, including applying growth and development principles across the lifespan and assessing and interpreting patient data to identify age-specific needs.

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.
One year of nursing experience.
Interpersonal skills to communicate, negotiate, and resolve conflict positively and effectively.
Competent clinical practice and critical thinking skills to deliver patient care efficiently while making effective use of resources.
Ability to respond flexibly to changes in workload, staffing, and scheduling.
Ability to work under highly stressful conditions and adapt to varying workloads and assignments.
Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying materials and equipment weighing 40 pounds or more; patient transfers, lifts, and repositioning must use appropriate lift equipment or patient-handling aids.
Visual acuity within the normal range.
Hearing within the normal range.

Responsibilities

Modify patients’ plans of care based on collected data and individual needs.
Use evidence-based practice to provide patient care.
Delegate care according to scope of practice.
Verify plans 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 in providing care, especially in sensitive situations.
Incorporate processes that enhance the organizational plan for growth and influence.
Participate in developing strategies that promote healthy communities and practice environments.
Recognize strategies to improve nursing quality.
Review and evaluate policies, procedures, and guidelines to improve healthcare quality.
Demonstrate understanding of the importance of data collection and utilization.
Share educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers.
Participate 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.
For facilities with specialty accreditation requirements, complete annual required specialty-related education, which may include computer-based learning, training, in-services, and competency validation.