RN- Thom OR

WVU Medicine; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

WVU Medicine seeks an experienced registered nurse to assist the operating surgeon during procedures and provide comprehensive perioperative nursing care. The role involves prioritizing patient needs, coordinating with an interprofessional team, mentoring staff, and contributing to system improvements in patient care.

Eligible candidates hold an active RN license, must obtain BLS within 30 days of hire, and have at least 2 years of RN experience. A BSN is preferred for this role.

Qualifications

• Current Registered Nurse license in the state of service or multi-state license via eNLC.
• Obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize patient’s diagnosis, problems, and goals to meet patient and healthcare team needs.
• Serve as a learning resource for patients and families.
• Coordinate with the interprofessional team to manage changing priorities.
• Provide safe, high-quality, patient-centered care as an independent team member.
• Mentor colleagues in clinical knowledge and skills.
• Contribute to development and improvement of systems supporting care planning.
• Lead interprofessional teams and collaborate effectively.
• Design innovations to improve outcomes.
• Assist other nurses in developing research skills.
• Participate in collaborative planning for safe care.
• Contribute to policy development and adherence to health-safety standards.
• Advocate for patient rights in decision making and self-determination.
• Demonstrate leadership within healthcare communities.
• Engage in holistic, culturally sensitive data collection.
• Incorporate global and environmental factors into assessments.
• Identify resources to address cultural needs and address personal biases.
• Disseminate educational findings to colleagues.
• Pursue ongoing education and training.

Education

BSN preferred

Job description

This position functions as the assistant to the operating surgeon during the operative procedure and provides comprehensive nursing management and care during the perioperative phase.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. 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).

2. Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.

EXPERIENCE:

1. Two (2) years of registered nursing experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Bachelors degree in Nursing (BSN) or higher.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Prioritizes patient’s diagnosis, problems, and issues, and mutual goals to meet the needs of the patient and healthcare team.

2. Serves as resource for patient & family learning needs.

3. Coordinates with the interprofessional team to manage changing priorities.

4. Functions as independent team member to provide safe, quality care for consumer/patient.

5. Mentors colleagues in the acquisition of clinical knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgement.

6. Participates in the development and continuous improvement of systems that support the patient care planning process.

7. Leads interprofessional teams to collaborate and consult effectively.

8. Designs innovations to improve outcomes.

9. Assists other nurses to develop research skills.

10. Participates in collaborative planning to provide safe, high-quality, patient-centered health care.

11. Participates in the development, implementation, and review of and adherence to policies that promote patient health and safety.

12. Advocates for healthcare consumers rights to inform decision making and self-determination.

13. Demonstrates leadership skills within the community/healthcare arena.

14. Engages the healthcare consumer and other interprofessional team members in holistic, culturally sensitive data collection.

15. Integrates knowledge from global and environmental factors into the assessment process.

16. Identifies resources/actions to appropriately address cultural situations.

17. Recognizes personal bias.

18. Disseminates educational findings, experiences with colleagues.

19. Achieves higher level of education/training, demonstrating commitment to lifelong learning.

20. Identifies appropriate resources for ethical dilemmas and advances ethical nursing practice.

21. Required competencies to include demonstration of regularly being a charge nurse and/or precepting new staff or nursing students

For facilities with specialty accreditation requirements:

1. 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 physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. 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.

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

3. Visual acuity must be within normal range.

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

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Working protracted or irregular hours.

2. Working around biohazards.

3. Working around infectious diseases.

4. Working with or