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About the Role

This position provides professional nursing care for patients in an inpatient hospital setting, utilizing the nursing process and demonstrating competent clinical knowledge and independent nursing judgment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient care through the nursing process, accepting accountability for outcomes.
• Apply competent clinical knowledge and skills, using independent nursing judgment.
• Assess and interpret patient data to identify age-specific needs.
• Provide direct patient care within a designated shift based on the nursing process and scope of practice.
• Implement clinical decisions and utilize expert peers and/or management.
• Initiate actions to correct, reduce, or prevent risks to patient health status.
• Provide coordinated and comprehensive patient care, including assessment, interventions, and evaluation within an interdisciplinary team.
• Negotiate patient care tasks with family/patient within safe practice guidelines.
• Delegate patient care tasks to assigned personnel and follow up on completion and patient response.
• Use standards of care and practice to guide care delivery.
• Base decisions and actions on scientific principles, established standards of care, and research findings.
• Seek assistance when unable to perform safely and independently.
• Evaluate patient response to tasks performed and delegated.
• Determine and revise priorities for patient care activities based on acuity and resources.
• Update daily care plans to include appropriate algorithms for safe patient handling.
• Utilize established patient care support systems, including documentation, communication, and information.
• Assume responsibility for the development of others.
• Engage in mentoring and networking activities for professional development.
• Foster the integration of staff and/or students into the health care team.
• Promote trusting relationships and open communication at the unit level.
• Engage in the exchange of information relevant to specific patient assignments.
• Interact with various members of the health care team to meet patient care needs.
• Participate in Performance Improvement activities.
• Complete annual required education related to specialty accreditation.

Requirements

• 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).
• Must possess current Temporary or Graduate RN permit as required by state board where services will be provided.
• Documentation of recent graduation from School of nursing (for MD requirements).
• Must obtain permanent RN license within 90 days of graduation (for MD requirements).
• Ohio Nurses must be currently licensed (for OH requirements).
• Current PA Registered Nurse Temporary Permit. Permanent license must be obtained prior to the expiration of the temporary permit (for PA requirements).
• Current WV Registered Nurse Grad Permit. Permanent license must be obtained prior to the expiration of the temporary permit (for WV requirements).
• Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.

Skills

• Competent clinical practice
• Critical thinking skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Effective communication
• Negotiation
• Conflict resolution
• Continuous self-development
• Collaborative practice
• Independent nursing judgment
• Patient assessment
• Patient data interpretation
• Age-specific care principles
• Safe patient handling and mobility assessment

Location

• South Charleston, West Virginia

Work Type

• 12 hour shifts
• Rotating weekends and holidays
• 36 hours per week
• Night shift

Experience Level

• Novice level knowledge and skills necessary to provide care relevant to patients under their care.

Education Level

• Bachelors of Science in Nursing Degree (BSN) preferred.

About the Company

• THOM Thomas Hospitals is part of the West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS").

Equal Opportunity

• 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.