WVU Medicine

Academic health system

Obstetrics/Labor Delivery Registered Nurse

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMartinsburg, WV, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) is required.
A current Registered Nurse license issued by the state where services will be provided, or a current multistate Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact, is required.
Basic Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of hire.
Four years of registered nurse experience is required with a Master of Science in Nursing, or with a BSN plus a health-related master’s degree; five years is required with a BSN alone.
For CAPE professional development, the nurse must have a Master of Science in Nursing with four years of experience, a BSN with four years of experience and a health-related master’s degree, or a BSN with five years of experience, and specialty certification in the applicable discipline.
Required competencies include regularly serving as a charge nurse and/or precepting new staff or nursing students, and participating in quality improvement and shared governance at the organization level.
For facilities with specialty accreditation requirements, annual education related to specialty accreditation must be completed through approved training or competency validation.
The role requires strength and stamina for heavy work, including lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying materials and equipment weighing 40 pounds or more; patient handling aids must be used as indicated.
Visual acuity and hearing must be within the normal range.
The role involves protracted or irregular hours and working around biohazards, infectious diseases, deceased persons, water, and electrical hazards associated with patient-care equipment.
The nurse must be able to communicate, negotiate, and resolve conflict; apply competent clinical practice and critical thinking to deliver patient care efficiently with healthcare providers and use resources efficiently; adapt to changes in work volume, staffing, schedules, workloads, and assignments; and work under highly stressful conditions.
CAPE progression requires meeting the requirements of the current level and the next level’s years of nursing experience, degree, and certification requirements. Nurses approved for levels 3 through 6 must submit five competencies annually to maintain their level.
CAPE Level 1 requires no experience; graduate nurses with less than 12 months of experience enter at this level with a diploma, associate degree, BSN, or higher.
CAPE Level 2 requires meeting the previous level’s requirements and one year of experience.
CAPE Level 3 requires meeting previous-level requirements, two years of experience, and one specialty certification; certification is preferred but not required. Required competencies include regularly serving as a charge nurse and/or precepting new staff or nursing students.
CAPE Level 4 is available to nurses with a BSN or higher, or with an associate degree/diploma and five years of experience. One specialty certification is required, as are competencies in regularly serving as a charge nurse and/or precepting and participating in unit-level quality improvement and/or shared governance.
CAPE Level 5 is available to nurses with an MSN or higher and four years of experience, a BSN with four years of experience plus a health-related master’s degree, or a BSN with five years of experience. One specialty certification and competencies in regularly serving as a charge nurse and/or precepting and participating in organization-level quality improvement and shared governance are required.
CAPE Level 6 is available to nurses with an MSN or higher and seven or more years of experience; other health-related advanced degrees that support direct bedside care may be considered. One specialty certification and competencies in regularly serving as a charge nurse and/or precepting and participating in system-level quality improvement and shared governance are required.
Call, weekend, and holiday requirements apply.

Responsibilities

Provide inpatient professional nursing care using the nursing process, clinical knowledge, independent nursing judgment, and accountability for care provided by self and delegated healthcare providers.
Provide care relevant to patients’ needs, apply principles of growth and development across the lifespan, and assess and interpret patient data to identify age-specific needs.
Lead others in understanding organizational quality metrics, outcomes, and improvement activities.
Participate in scholarly activities that advance and promote the nursing profession.
Participate in developing area or organizational orientation programs and preceptor development.
Participate in departmental and organizational quality-improvement activities.
Develop recruitment and retention strategies for a multicultural workforce.
Identify opportunities for nurses to lead and collaborate on improvement.
Foster lifelong learning and provide resources for interprofessional continuing-competency programs.
Mediate conflicts, educate and coach others, and facilitate use of external resources.
Mentor others while advancing the nursing profession.
Partner with organizational leaders to develop organizational orientation and preceptor programs.
Demonstrate developed clinical expertise within the specialty.
Design innovative nursing practices.
Model expert practice for interprofessional team members and healthcare consumers.
Design and support programs that facilitate access and provide appropriate point-of-service care.
Advocate for patients, families, and peers.
Distinguish outcomes requiring care-process interventions from those requiring system-level action.
Synthesize system-wide research findings to support clinical understanding.
Build infrastructure for collecting and analyzing interprofessional health-workforce data.
Integrate knowledge and experience to improve community interactions system-wide.
Promote policy changes or development to identify and reduce disparities related to health and human rights.
Advocate for policies that promote health and prevent harm among culturally diverse, underserved, or underrepresented consumers.
Advance ethical nursing practice through development of system-wide policy.
Participate in and/or lead implementation of practice-setting structures and processes that proactively identify ethical situations and deploy resources.

Desired Qualifications

A master’s degree in Nursing (MSN) or a health-related field is preferred.
One specialty certification at CAPE Level 3 is preferred but not required.

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The professional registered nurse has the authority, responsibility, and shift accountability for the delivery of nursing care through the use of the nursing process. The Registered Nurse accepts accountability, applies competent clinical knowledge skills, and uses independent nursing judgment for care provided by self and by health care providers to whom care is delegated to achieve quality patient care outcomes.

The Registered Nurse must demonstrate the knowledge and skills at the advanced beginner level necessary to provide care that is relevant to the patient(s) under their care, as well as apply principles of growth and development over the life span. The Registered Nurse also must possess the ability to assess and interpret patient data needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs. This role provides professional nursing care for patients in an inpatient hospital setting.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN).

2. 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).

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

EXPERIENCE:

1. Four (4) years of registered nurse experience if degree is MSN

Four (4) years of registered nurse experience if degree is BSN WITH a health related Master’s Degree

Five (5) years of registered nurse experience if degree is BSN

CAPE PROGRAM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

1. Master of Science in Nursing with 4 years of experience, OR nurses with a BSN with 4 years of experience and a health-related Master’s Degree, OR nurses with a BSN and 5 years of experience

2. Specialty Certification in applicable discipline.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Master's degree in Nursing (MSN) or health-related field.

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. Leads others in understanding organizational quality metrics/outcomes & improvement activities.

2. Participates in scholarly activities focused toward advancement/promotion of profession.

3. Participates in development of area or organization orientation programs & preceptor development.

4. Participates in departmental and organizational quality improvement activities.

5. Develops recruitment/retention strategies to a multicultural workforce.

6. Identifies opportunities for nurses to lead and collaborative improvement.

7. Fosters a culture of lifelong learning and provides resources for interprofessional continuing competency programs.

8. Mediates conflicts, educates, coaches, and facilitates use of external resources.

9. Mentors others, while advancing the profession.

10. Partners with organizational leaders to incorporate the development of organizational orientation/preceptor programs.

11. Demonstrates well developed clinical expertise within specialty.

12. Designs innovative nursing practices.

13. Models expert practice to interprofessional team members and healthcare consumers.

14. Designs and supports programs that facilitate access and provides appropriate point of service care.

15. Advocates for patient, families, and peers.

16. Differentiates outcomes that require care process interventions from those that require system-level actions.

17. Synthesizes results of system wide research leading to clinical understanding.

18. Builds an infrastructure for the collection and analysis of interprofessional health workforce data.

19. Integrates knowledge and experiences to improve community interactions system wide.

20. Promotes policy change or development to identify and reduce disparities regarding health and human rights.

21. Advocates for policies that promote health and prevent harm among culturally diverse, under-served or under-represented consumers.

22. Advances ethical nursing practice through the generation of system-wide policy.

23. Participates and/or leads implementations of structures/processes in practice setting that proactively identify ethical situations and deploy resources.

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

25.Required competencies to include demonstration of participation in QI and shared governance at the organization level

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 near the deceased.

5. Working with hands in water.

6. Working with electrical hazards associated with patient care equipment.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Possesses the interpersonal skills to positively and effectively communicate, negotiate, and resolve conflict.

2. Uses competent clinical practice and critical thinking skills to efficiently deliver patient care with all health care providers while maximizing efficient use of resources.

3. Ability to be flexible in response to changes in work volume, staff and scheduling changes.

4. Ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions and capable of adapting to varying workloads and work assignments on a constant basis.

The CAPE program is a system-wide clinical advancement program (clinical ladder) to enhance professional development, provide a reward system for quality clinical performance, promote quality nursing, and improve job satisfaction for inpatient direct care nurses.

To apply for the next level, the CAPE nurse must meet the requirements of their current level. They must also meet the required years of nursing experience, degree, and certification to apply for the next level. In addition, nurses who are approved for levels 3, 4, 5, or 6 must complete and submit five competencies on an annual basis to maintain their current level.

Level 1

No experience required
All graduate nurses with less than 12 months of experience enter at Level one with a diploma, ADN, BSN, or higher

Level 2

Meets requirements for previous level
One year of experience.

Level 3

Meets requirements for previous levels
Two years of experience, plus one specialty certification
Certification is Preferred but not required
Required competencies to include demonstration of regularly being a charge nurse and/or precepting new staff or nursing students

Level 4

Available to those with a BSN or higher or nurses with ADN/diploma with 5 years of experience
one specialty certification is required
Required competencies to include demonstration of regularly being a charge nurse and/or precepting new staff or nursing students
Required competencies to include demonstration of participation in QI and/or shared governance at the unit level

Level 5

Available to those with an MSN or higher with 4 years of experience, or nurses with a BSN with 4 years of experience and a health-related Master’s Degree, or nurses with a BSN and 5 years of experience
One specialty certification is required
Required competencies to include demonstration of regularly being a charge nurse and/or precepting new staff or nursing students
Required competencies to include demonstration of participation in QI and shared governance at the organization level

Level 6

Available to those with an MSN or higher degree with 7 or more years of experience. Consideration is given to other health-related advanced degrees that would assist with direct patient care at the bedside
One specialty certification is required
Required competencies to include demonstration of regularly being a charge nurse and/or precepting new staff or nursing students
Required competencies to include demonstration of participation in QI and shared governance at the system level

Additional Job Description:

Call/Weekend/Holliday requirements associated with this job posting

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

Shift:

Night (United States of America)

Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

Company:

BMC Berkeley Medical Center

Cost Center:

19 BMC Nursing Maternity Family Education Labor and Delivery

Address:

2500 Hospital DriveMartinsburgWest Virginia

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 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.

About the Company

WVU Medicine

Academic health system

WVUMedicine is an academic health system serving West Virginia and the surrounding region. The system operates hospitals, clinics, specialty programs, emergency care, research, and medical education through an integrated network. It serves patients, families, referring clinicians, students, researchers, and regional communities. Its operating model centers on clinical care, hospital operations, ambulatory services, education, research, and shared system support. Teams work across nursing, physicians, allied health, research, technology, facilities, administration, and patient services. Work depends on coordination among clinical, operational, technical, and support teams across its care settings and communities.

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