Acute Care RN — Patient-Centered, Hands-On Nursing

WVU Medicine Jackson General Hospital; Ripley (WV); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

WVU Medicine Jackson General Hospital in Ripley, WV is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide individualized, goal-directed care using the nursing process and primary nursing principles. Responsibilities include assessing patient needs, developing care plans with families, and implementing medical plans of care while maintaining accurate documentation.

The role requires a WV nursing license, BLS, and ACLS/PALS certifications, plus 1 year of direct patient care experience.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a school of nursing.
• Current WV nursing license
• BLS certification within 30 days from hire date
• ACLS required 30 days from hire date for Med/Surg, OR, and ED
• PALS required 30 days from hire date for OR and ED

Responsibilities

• Assesses and diagnoses patient and family needs to provide quality care to assigned patients.
• Develops, discusses, and communicates a realistic problem list (plan of care) for each patient, in collaboration with each patient/family/significant other to address all identified needs.
• Demonstrates the skills and judgment necessary to implement medical plan of care, nursing interventions, and procedures as necessary for the care of the patient.
• Evaluates the identified problems, care provided, and patient’s responses to meet patient and family needs to ensure overall quality of care delivered.
• Maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to ensure integration of information for use by the healthcare team, to ensure quality care.
• Maintains current knowledge/certification/licensure.
• Functions as a role model for current and new staff.
• Performs all responsibilities/duties required by the unit as specific to the scope of service to ensure that the unique nature of the client is addressed.

Skills

Acute care nursing

Clinical assessment

Multi-patient care

Verbal and written communication

Education

Nursing degree (RN)

WV nursing license

BLS certification

ACLS certification

PALS certification

Job description

WVU Medicine Jackson General Hospital in Ripley, WV is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide individualized, goal-directed care using the nursing process and primary nursing principles. Responsibilities include assessing patient needs, developing care plans with families, and implementing medical plans of care while maintaining accurate documentation.

The role requires a WV nursing license, BLS, and ACLS/PALS certifications, plus 1 year of direct patient care experience.