Additional Job Description:
Job Description Summary:
A professional registered nurse who supervises and coordinates the patient care and other related activities for Nursing Service. Additionally serves as a resource person for ancillary departments when required. Responsible for the coordination of all Nursing Service activities in the absence of the Chief Nursing Officer, Associate Director of Nursing, and/or appropriate Department Managers.
Job Description:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
1. Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
2. Currently registered by the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Nurses
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
1. Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and/or certification
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. Possesses working knowledge and complies with Hospital and Department specific policy/procedure.
2. Maintains HIPAA privacy and confidentiality.
3. Works closely with Administration in ensuring successful maintenance of Joint Commission, CMS Standards, CORE measures, patient satisfaction, and fiscal stability.
4. Plans for nursing practice activities consistent with sound utilization of personnel. Monitors and adjusts staff on a shift-by-shift basis.
5. Participates in ongoing patient safety training/protection and knowledgeable on needs and methods to report errors and/or abuse.
6. Delivers age-appropriate care which addresses patient's cultural, spiritual, and psychosocial needs.
7. Communicates effectively with patients/families related to plan of care, education and discharge needs, and to staff for competency needs.
8. Ensure that staff plans and assigns care appropriately and competently performs patient assessment, care intervention, and documentation.
9. Anticipates, reports, and follows through on significant or abnormal findings.
10.Accepts supervision and direction. Seeks guidance when needed.
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.
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.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
1. Demonstrates competency as appropriate in patient care assessment for each patient population area served: Neonatal, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric.
2. Knowledge of growth and development.
3. Understands the patient's needs and scope of treatment.
4. Understands the dynamics for each patient incorporating biophysical, bio-psychosocial, environmental, self-care, educational, spiritual, cultural, ethical, and discharge planning needs.
5. Knowledge of pain management to facilitate patient comfort through a proactive pain control plan.
6. Knowledge of the total care of patients, whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment, focusing on the control of pain and other symptoms.
7. Demonstrates flexibility in response to unexpected change in work, volume, acute crises, staffing and scheduling changes.
8. Demonstrates caring and respectful attitude towards patients, families, and co-workers. Promotes good interpersonal relationships.
9. Demonstrates ability to work alongside with nurses completing assessments, documentation, orders, and clinically trained procedures.
10.Demonstrates competency in education, safe administration and monitoring of medications.
11. Demonstrates competency on safe and effective use of equipment.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Shift:
Exempt/Non-Exempt:
United States of America (Non-Exempt)Company:
PVH Potomac Valley HospitalCost Center:
10 PVH Nursing Medical Surgical CAHAddress:
100 Pin Oak LaneKeyserWest VirginiaEqual 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 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.