GRADUATE NURSE
Company: WVU Medicine
Location: Gassaway
Posted on: November 12, 2024
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Job Description:
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The professional registered nurse has the authority,
responsibility, and shift accountability for the delivery of
nursing care through the use of the nursing process. The Registered
Nurse accepts accountability, applies competent clinical knowledge
skills, and uses independent nursing judgment for care provided by
self and by health care providers to who care is delegated to
achieve quality patient care outcomes.
The Registered Nurse must demonstrate the knowledge and skills
necessary to provide care that is relevant to the patient(s) under
their care, as well as apply principles of growth and development
over the life span. The Registered Nurse also must possess the
ability to assess and interpret patient data needed to identify
each patient's requirements relative to his or her age-specific
needs.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
1. The Graduate nurse must obtain licensure within 60 days of hire.
Licenses must be obtained before expiration date of any temporary
permit if issued by licensing state unless deemed not possible as a
result of the temporary closure of NCLEX testing centers due to
circumstances such as pandemic.
2. Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of
hire date.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
1. Bachelors of Science in Nursing Degree (BSN)
2. OR Associates of Science in Nursing Degree (ASN) or Diploma,
currently enrolled in a BSN program and BSN completed within 5
years of hire
CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are
intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by
people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be
constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and
duties. Other duties may be assigned.
1. Performance Dimensions- This position requires an individual
demonstrating the following behaviors in accordance with our
mission, vision, and values for nursing practice:
2. Assumes responsibility, displays appropriate use of authority
and accepts accountability in the delivery of patient care.
3. Provides direct patient care within a designated shift, based on
the nursing process and within role/scope of practice.
4. Implements appropriate clinical decisions and demonstrates
appropriate use of expert peers and/or management, as
applicable.
5. In response to data indicating commonly occurring risks to
patient health status, initiates actions to correct, reduce and/or
prevent risk.
6. Provides coordinated and comprehensive patient care including
assessment, expected outcomes, nursing interventions and evaluation
within an interdisciplinary team approach.
7. Negotiates the patient care tasks with family/patient within
safe practice guidelines. Appropriately delegates patient care
tasks to assigned personnel; providing follow-up for completion and
patient response.
8. Accepts accountability and uses independent nursing judgment for
care provided by self and by health care providers to who care is
delegated.
9. Demonstrates the appropriate use of standards, effective use of
resources, and evaluation of patient response in the delivery of
patient care.
10. Uses standards of care and standards of practice to guide care
delivery.
11. Bases decisions made/actions taken on relevant scientific
principles, established standards of care and/or research findings.
Seeks assistance/credible resource when unable to perform safely
and independently.
12. Performs evaluation of patient response to tasks performed and
delegated; including Patient Profile Assessment for safe patient
handling and mobility.
13. Determines/revises priorities for direct/indirect patient care
activities based on patient acuity and available resources; update
to daily care plan to include appropriate algorithms for safe
patient handling.
14. Uses established patient care support systems including
documentation, communication, & information.
15. Assumes responsibility for the development of others.
16. Engages in mentoring and networking activities to promote
professional development.
17. Fosters the integration of staff and/or students into the
health care team. Facilitates incorporation of the unit's mission,
values, and vision.
18. Functions to promote trusting relationships and open, honest
communication at the unit level.
19. Engages in exchange of information relevant to specific patient
assignment.
20. Interacts with various members of the health care team to meet
patient care needs.
21. Participates in Performance Improvement activities as
appropriate.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
recommends minimizing the need for employees to manually lift
patients, and limit safe patient handling to 35 pounds. All
transfers, lifts and re-positioning will be completed utilizing the
lift equipment and/or other patient handling aids as indicated by
the patient's profile and appropriate algorithms.
1. Heavy/Hard work: Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting,
moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying of
materials and equipment weighing 40+lbs.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described
here are representative of those an employee encounters while
performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
1. Working closely with others
2. Protracted or irregular hours
3. Working around biohazards
4. Working around infectious diseases
5. Working with or near the deceased
6. Working with hands in water
7. Electrical hazards associated with patient care equipment
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Additional Job Description:
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
36
Shift:
Exempt/Non-Exempt:
United States of America (Non-Exempt)
Company:
BRX Braxton County Memorial Hospital
Cost Center:
1200 BRX Nursing Medical Surgical
Address:
100 Hoylman Drive
Gassaway
West Virginia
WVU Medicine is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We value
diversity among our workforce and invite applications from all
qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, culture,
gender, sexual orientation, sexual identity, gender identity and
expression, socioeconomic status, language, national origin,
religious affiliation, spiritual practice, age, mental and physical
ability/disability or Veteran status.
Keywords: WVU Medicine, Huntington , GRADUATE NURSE, Healthcare , Gassaway, West Virginia
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