RN Cancer Center

WVU Medicine•Burbank, CA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

This Registered Nurse position provides professional nursing care for patients in an inpatient hospital setting. The RN has authority, responsibility, and shift accountability for delivering nursing care through the nursing process. The incumbent applies competent clinical knowledge and skills, exercises independent nursing judgment, and accepts accountability for care provided directly and by health care providers to whom care is delegated, with the goal of achieving quality patient outcomes. Duties are within the scope of a Registered Nurse – Level I. The nurse demonstrates advanced-beginner-level knowledge and skills to provide care relevant to assigned patients, applies principles of growth and development across the lifespan, and assesses and interprets patient data to identify age-specific needs. The role is based at Berkeley Medical Center’s Nursing Cancer and Infusion Center in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The schedule is three 12-hour day shifts per week, for 36 scheduled hours weekly. Applicants must hold a current RN license in the state where services are provided or a current multistate RN license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC), obtain Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire, and have one year of registered nursing experience. A BSN is preferred. The posting also describes the system-wide CAPE clinical advancement program for inpatient direct-care nurses, including advancement levels with associated experience, education, certification, and competency expectations.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which services will be provided, or a current multistate RN license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
Obtain Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire.
One year of registered nursing experience.
Interpersonal skills to communicate positively and effectively, negotiate, and resolve conflict.
Competent clinical practice and critical-thinking skills to deliver patient care efficiently with healthcare providers while using resources efficiently.
Flexibility in response to changes in work volume, staffing, and scheduling.
Ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions and adapt to changing workloads and assignments.
Ability to meet the described physical demands, including heavy/hard work involving lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying materials or equipment weighing 40 pounds or more; patient transfers and repositioning use lift equipment or other handling aids as indicated.
Visual acuity within the normal range.
Hearing within the normal range to assess clinical sounds and monitors.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

Modify the patient’s plan of care based on collected data and individual patient needs.
Use evidence-based practice to provide patient care.
Delegate according to scope of practice.
Verify the plan 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 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.
Critically review and/or 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.
At facilities with specialty accreditation requirements, complete annual education related to specialty accreditation standards, which may include computer-based learning, training, in-services, and competency validation.