PRN ED RN Job Summersville West Virginia USA,Nursing

Location: Summersville

Minimum Qualifications

Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which services will be provided or current multi-state Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.

Experience

One (1) year of nursing experience.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

Modify patient’s plan of care based on data collection and patient’s individual needs.

Use Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) to provide patient care.

Delegate according to scope of practice.

Verify the plan of care with interprofessional colleagues, patient, and caregiver(s).

Provide education based on learning needs and involvement of family.

Promote effective communication among interprofessional team members and healthcare consumers.

Influence policy to promote safe patient care.

Utilize appropriate resources in providing care, especially in sensitive situations.

Incorporate processes to enhance the organizational plan of growth and influence.

Participate in developing strategies to promote healthy communities and practice environments.

Recognize strategies to improve nursing quality.

Provide critical review and/or evaluation of policies, procedures, and guidelines to improve quality of healthcare.

Demonstrate understanding of importance of data collection and utilization.

Disseminate 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 of appropriate colleagues.

Identify ways to maintain and improve ethical environment of the work setting conducive to safe, quality health care.

Adhere to the moral and legal rights of patients.

Engage in opportunities for work/life balance.

Physical Requirements

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.

Heavy/Hard work:
Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying of materials and equipment weighing 40+lbs.

Visual acuity must be within normal range.

Hearing within normal range is required (i.e. to assess breath sounds, bowel sounds, apical pulse, monitors, etc.)

Working Environment

Working protracted or irregular hours.

Working around biohazards.

Working around infectious diseases.

Working with or near the deceased.

Working with hands in water.

Working with electrical hazards associated with patient care equipment.

Skills and Abilities

Possesses the interpersonal skills to positively and effectively communicate, negotiate, and resolve conflict.
Uses competent clinical practice and critical thinking skills to efficiently deliver patient care with all health care providers while maximizing efficient use of resources.
Ability to be flexible in response to changes in work volume, staff and scheduling changes.
Ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions and capable of adapting to varying workloads and work assignments on a constant basis.

Job Details

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

0
Shift: Varied (United States of America)
Exempt/Non-Exempt:
United States of America (Non-Exempt)
Company: SRMC Summersville Regional Medical Center
Cost Center: 51 SRMC Nursing Emergency Services
Address: 400 Fairview Heights Road, Summersville, West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively “WVUHS”) is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.

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