88678 - Registered Nurse IMC/Stepdown
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care for patients in an inpatient hospital setting. The nurse is accountable for delivering care through the nursing process, applying competent clinical knowledge and skills, and exercising independent nursing judgment for their own care and care delegated to other healthcare providers to achieve quality patient outcomes. The role requires advanced-beginner-level knowledge and skills, application of growth and development principles across the lifespan, and the ability to assess and interpret patient data to identify age-specific care needs. The position is in the Nursing Stepdown cost center at Weirton Medical Center in Weirton, West Virginia. It is scheduled for 36 hours per week on the day shift.
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 and use resources effectively.
- Flexibility in response to changes in work volume, staffing, and scheduling.
- Ability to work under highly stressful conditions and adapt to varying workloads and assignments.
- Visual acuity within the normal range.
- Hearing within the normal range to assess sounds and monitors.
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 when providing care, especially in sensitive situations.
- Incorporate processes that support the organizational plan for growth and influence.
- Participate in developing strategies to 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.
- Engage 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.
- Complete annual specialty-accreditation education when required by the facility, through applicable CBLs, trainings, in-services, or competency validation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
