Step into a meaningful role at Logan Regional Medical Center, a 132-bed facility located in southern West Virginia. Logan Regional is an award-winning, full-service community hospital with a history of innovation, from its one-of-a-kind Rural General Surgery residency program to its collaboration with Marshall Health Network to bring more opportunities for specialty care to the area. Logan Regional has earned the prestigious "A" grade from The Leapfrog Group, inclusion in Becker's listing of Great Community Hospitals, Forbes Inaugural Top Hospitals list, and Best-in-State hospital status from Newsweek/Statista. Consider growing your career at Logan Regional, which offers an ideal combination of high standards of care in a small, caring community.
Job Summary
Under the direction of the nurse manager, the registered nurse is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for a defined group of patients in the stepdown unit. The RN coordinates care delivery to achieve optimal patient outcomes and supports the patient and family through the care continuum.
Essential Functions
Collects, records, and analyzes patient conditions and provides care in accordance with patient needs
Performs nursing interventions and monitoring, documenting and communicating condition changes to the healthcare team
Educates patients and families; promotes physical and emotional well-being
Provides discharge planning and patient/family teaching
Delegates tasks to licensed and unlicensed personnel in accordance with scope of practice
Maintains clinical competence in stepdown nursing practices
Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to ensure high-quality patient outcomes
Participates in quality improvement and regulatory compliance efforts
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations
Exhibits critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a high-stress environment
Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication and strong interpersonal skills
Maintains a professional and cooperative working relationship with patients, families, and the healthcare team
Adheres to standards of care, policies, procedures, and ethical practices
Works scheduled shifts as required and maintains compliance with orientation and mandatory education
Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds
Requires standing and walking for extended periods
Must perform repetitive tasks and respond quickly to emergency situations
Acute care hospital stepdown unit setting
Exposure to bloodborne pathogens, infectious diseases, and chemical agents
May include variable shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays
Qualifications
Education
Completion of an accredited program for Registered Nursing. Required
Bachelor's degree in Nursing, preferred
Licenses/Certifications
Current state license as a Registered Nurse
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS); other certifications within time frame required by facility policy
Experience
One (1) year of nursing experience preferred
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Numbers & Facts
Location
Logan, WV
Skills
Acute Careunmatched
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)unmatched
Advanced Life Support (ALS)unmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Basic Life Support (BLS)unmatched
Cardiovascularunmatched
Clinical Competencyunmatched
Discharge Plansunmatched
Documentationunmatched
Emergency Responseunmatched
Healthcareunmatched
Hospitalunmatched
Infectious Diseasesunmatched
Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
Lift/Move 50 Poundsunmatched
Medical Recordsunmatched
Nursingunmatched
Nursing Managementunmatched
Pathogensunmatched
Patient Careunmatched
Patient Educationunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Quality Managementunmatched
Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched
Regulatory Complianceunmatched
Standards of Careunmatched
Training/Teachingunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched
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