RN, Inpatient Rehab Unit

WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital; Uniontown (Fayette County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse for providing high-quality care in an inpatient setting. Responsibilities include patient assessment, modifying care plans, and utilizing evidence-based practices, along with promoting effective communication within the healthcare team. Candidates must have a current Registered Nurse license and at least one year of experience. Certification in Basic Life Support is required within 30 days of hire. Offers a supportive working environment focused on quality patient care.

Qualifications

• One year of nursing experience required.
• Certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.
• Possess skills to communicate, negotiate, and resolve conflicts effectively.

Responsibilities

• Modify patient's plan of care based on their individual needs.
• Utilize evidence-based practice to provide patient care.
• Promote effective communication among team members and health-care consumers.
• Engage in continuing professional development.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Clinical practice

Critical-thinking skills

Flexibility

Education

Current Registered Nurse license

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to provide high‑quality nursing care in an inpatient hospital setting. The candidate will be responsible for patient assessment, care planning, and delivering evidence‑based care while maintaining compliance with nursing standards and institutional policies.

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 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 tasks 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 health‑care 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.

For Facilities With Specialty Accreditation Requirements

• Completion of annual required education related to specialty accreditation as defined by accreditation standards. Training may be completed through CBLs, trainings, in‑services, and competency validation.

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: lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying of materials and equipment weighing 40+ lbs.
• Visual acuity within normal range.
• Hearing within normal range is required (e.g., to assess breath sounds, bowel sounds, apical pulse, monitors).

Working Environment

• Working protracted or irregular hours.
• Exposure to biohazards.
• Exposure to infectious diseases.
• Exposure to the deceased.
• Hands in water.
• Electrical hazards associated with patient care equipment.

Skills and Abilities

• Possess interpersonal skills to communicate, negotiate, and resolve conflict effectively.
• Use competent clinical practice and critical‑thinking skills to efficiently deliver patient care while maximizing effective use of resources.
• Be flexible in response to changes in work volume, staff, and scheduling.
• Work successfully under highly stressful conditions and adapt to varying workloads and assignments.

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 person 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.

Company

UNTWN Uniontown Hospital, 500 W Berkeley Street, Uniontown, Pennsylvania.