Pediatrics Float RN — Lead Care & Mentor Team

WVU Medicine Berkeley and Jefferson Medical Centers; Martinsburg (WV); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

BMC Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, WV is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver professional inpatient nursing care using the nursing process. The role emphasizes clinical judgment, quality outcomes, and collaboration with an interprofessional team.

Responsibilities include prioritizing patient needs, mentoring peers, and participating in care planning, policy development, and patient safety initiatives.

Qualifications

• Current RN license issued by the state in which services will be provided or a multi-state license through the eNLC.
• Obtain Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire date.
• Two years of registered nursing experience.
• BSN or higher preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prioritizes patient’s diagnosis, problems, and issues, and mutual goals to meet the needs of the patient and healthcare team.
• Serves as resource for patient & family learning needs.
• Coordinates with the interprofessional team to manage changing priorities.
• Functions as independent team member to provide safe, quality care for consumer/patient.
• Mentors colleagues in the acquisition of clinical knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgement.
• Participates in the development and continuous improvement of systems that support the patient care planning process.
• Leads interprofessional teams to collaborate and consult effectively.
• Designs innovations to improve outcomes.
• Assists other nurses to develop research skills.
• Participates in collaborative planning to provide safe, high-quality, patient-centered health care.
• Participates in the development, implementation, and review of and adherence to policies that promote patient health and safety.
• Advocates for healthcare consumers rights to inform decision making and self-determination.
• Demonstrates leadership skills within the community/healthcare arena.
• Engages the healthcare consumer and other interprofessional team members in holistic, culturally sensitive data collection.
• Integrates knowledge from global and environmental factors into the assessment process.
• Identifies resources/actions to address cultural situations.
• Recognizes personal bias.
• Disseminates educational findings, experiences with colleagues.
• Achieves higher level of education/training, demonstrating commitment to lifelong learning.
• Identifies appropriate resources for ethical dilemmas and advances ethical nursing practice.
• Required competencies to include demonstration of regularly being a charge nurse and/or precepting new staff or nursing students.

Skills

Registered Nurse RN

Communication

Critical thinking

Leadership

Precepting

Team coordination

Education

BSN or higher

Job description

BMC Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, WV is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver professional inpatient nursing care using the nursing process. The role emphasizes clinical judgment, quality outcomes, and collaboration with an interprofessional team.

Responsibilities include prioritizing patient needs, mentoring peers, and participating in care planning, policy development, and patient safety initiatives.