Registered Nurse- ED- Full-time- 11A-11P Weekends Only

WVU Medicine

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse has authority, responsibility, and shift accountability for delivering nursing care through the nursing process. The nurse applies competent clinical knowledge and skills, exercises independent nursing judgment, and remains accountable for care provided personally and by healthcare providers to whom care is delegated, with the goal of achieving quality patient-care outcomes. The role requires novice-level knowledge and skills to provide care relevant to assigned patients and apply principles of growth and development across the lifespan. The nurse assesses and interprets patient data to identify age-specific needs and provides professional nursing care in an inpatient hospital setting. This position is in Emergency Services and is scheduled for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, with 36 scheduled weekly hours. The listed shift is 11 a.m.–11 p.m. The position is non-exempt. The nurse must hold a current registered nurse license for the state where services are provided or a current multistate RN license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact, and obtain Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire. The minimum experience qualification is less than 12 months as a registered nurse. A Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred. The position involves working protracted or irregular hours and around biohazards, infectious diseases, deceased persons, water, and electrical hazards associated with patient-care equipment. Physical demands include lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying materials and equipment weighing 40 pounds or more. Patient transfers, lifts, and repositioning are to use indicated lift equipment or other patient-handling aids; safe patient handling is to limit manual patient lifting to 35 pounds. Normal visual acuity and hearing are required. The organization’s CAPE clinical advancement program supports professional development, recognizes quality clinical performance, promotes quality nursing, and aims to improve job satisfaction for inpatient direct-care nurses. Advancement levels have requirements for experience, education, certifications, and competencies; higher levels include annual competency submissions.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state where services will be provided, or current multistate RN 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, negotiate, and resolve conflict effectively.
Competent clinical practice and critical-thinking skills to deliver patient care efficiently with healthcare providers and make efficient use of resources.
Ability to adapt to changes in work volume, staffing, and schedules.
Ability to work under highly stressful conditions and adapt to varying workloads and assignments.
Normal visual acuity.
Normal hearing, including the ability to assess breath sounds, bowel sounds, apical pulse, and monitors.
Ability to perform physical work involving lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying materials or equipment weighing 40 pounds or more; patient handling is to use indicated aids and equipment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (BSN).

Responsibilities

Use documentation and handoff tools and processes to support safety and continuity of care.
Create and maintain plans of care using assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation of outcomes.
Recognize patient safety concerns and use 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 adequate patient assessments and document findings.
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 healthcare practices in culturally diverse populations.
Individualize care based on patients’ beliefs, barriers, and readiness to learn.
Complete annual education related to specialty accreditation requirements when applicable.