RN- Critical Care- PM

WVU Medicine

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) – Critical Care provides professional nursing care for patients in an inpatient hospital setting. The position has authority, responsibility, and shift accountability for delivering nursing care through the nursing process. The incumbent is accountable for care provided by themselves and by healthcare providers to whom care is delegated, using competent clinical knowledge, skills, and independent nursing judgment to achieve quality patient care outcomes. The role performs duties within the scope of an RN Level I and II and applies age-specific knowledge and skills to assess and interpret patient data and identify each patient's needs. The position involves prioritizing patient diagnoses, problems, issues, and mutual goals; coordinating with interprofessional teams; supporting patient and family learning; advocating for patient rights; and contributing to safe, high-quality, culturally sensitive, patient-centered care. The nurse also supports colleagues' clinical development, participates in research, quality improvement, policy, and ethical practice activities, and is expected to regularly serve as a charge nurse and/or precept new staff or nursing students. This position is scheduled for 36 hours per week on the night shift. The work may involve protracted or irregular hours and exposure to biohazards, infectious diseases, deceased persons, water, and electrical hazards associated with patient-care equipment. Physical requirements include lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying materials or equipment weighing 40 pounds or more. Patient transfers, lifts, and repositioning are to use lift equipment or other handling aids as indicated.

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.
Two years of registered nursing experience.
Demonstrate competencies that include regularly serving as a charge nurse and/or precepting new staff or nursing students.
Interpersonal skills to communicate, negotiate, and resolve conflict positively and effectively.
Motivation and drive for continuous self-development.
Ability to interact cooperatively with the healthcare team and contribute to shared goals.
Competent clinical practice and critical-thinking skills to deliver patient care efficiently and use resources effectively.
Ability to be flexible in response to changes in work volume, staffing, and schedules.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions and adapt to varying workloads and assignments.
Ability to meet the position's physical demands, including lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying materials or equipment weighing 40 pounds or more.
Visual acuity within the normal range.
Hearing within the normal range to assess sounds and monitors.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) or higher.
Specialty certification is preferred for CAPE Level 3; it is required for CAPE Levels 4, 5, and 6.
CAPE Level 4 candidates with an ADN or diploma may qualify with five years of experience; candidates with a BSN or higher are also eligible, subject to the level's other requirements.
CAPE Level 5 eligibility includes an MSN or higher with four years of experience; a BSN with four years of experience and a health-related master's degree; or a BSN with five years of experience, subject to the level's other requirements.
CAPE Level 6 eligibility includes an MSN or higher with seven or more years of experience; other health-related advanced degrees relevant to direct bedside care may be considered, subject to the level's other requirements.
CAPE Levels 4, 5, and 6 require competencies that include participation in quality improvement and/or shared governance at the unit, organization, or system level, respectively.

Responsibilities

Prioritize patient diagnoses, problems, issues, and mutual goals to meet the needs of patients and the healthcare team.
Serve as a resource for patient and family learning needs.
Coordinate with the interprofessional team to manage changing priorities.
Function as an independent team member to provide safe, quality care.
Mentor colleagues in clinical knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgment.
Participate in developing and continuously improving systems that support patient-care planning.
Lead interprofessional teams to collaborate and consult effectively.
Design innovations to improve outcomes.
Assist other nurses in developing research skills.
Participate in collaborative planning to provide safe, high-quality, patient-centered healthcare.
Participate in developing, implementing, reviewing, and adhering to policies that promote patient health and safety.
Advocate for healthcare consumers' rights to inform decision-making and self-determination.
Demonstrate leadership skills in the community and healthcare arena.
Engage healthcare consumers and interprofessional team members in holistic, culturally sensitive data collection.
Integrate knowledge of global and environmental factors into the assessment process.
Identify resources and actions to address cultural situations appropriately.
Recognize personal bias.
Disseminate educational findings and experiences to colleagues.
Pursue higher education or training and demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning.
Identify appropriate resources for ethical dilemmas and advance ethical nursing practice.
Regularly serve as a charge nurse and/or precept new staff or nursing students.
Complete annual education related to specialty accreditation requirements when applicable.
Use patient lift equipment and/or other patient-handling aids for transfers, lifts, and repositioning as indicated by patient profiles and applicable algorithms.