Registered Nurse Inpatient PRN 1 West

• Registered Nurse Required
  
• BLS Within 3 months
  Department Summary:
  
  The 1 West Unit at VWCH is a 17 bed unit. This department is a New Observation Unit which opened June 1, 2021. It was previously our COVID and Rule out patients. Self-Scheduling is available. Nurse Assistants-Cross train as Unit Clerk. Requires BLS and works every other weekend.
  
  KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  
  
  • Collaborates in establishing the plan of care, coordinates and implements care delivery while anticipating patient care needs across the continuum.
    
  • Analyzes comprehensive information pertinent to the patient's care and management to determine nursing diagnosis.
    
  • Continually utilizes the nursing process to evaluate patient's progress towards goals and applies appropriate interventions to ensure effective outcomes.
    
  • Employs strategies to promote health and a safe and healthy environment.
    
  • The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
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    Basic Qualifications Graduate of an approved discipline specific program (or equivalent experience)Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration (LCR):
    
    

    • Registered Nurse Required
      
    • BLS Within 3 months
      Additional Qualification Information:
      
      
      
      
      
      
      • ACLS, PALS (Required within 3 months of Hire)
        Physical Requirements/Strengths needed & Physical Demands:
        
        
        
        
        
        
        • Heavy Work category requiring exertion of 50 to 100 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 20 to 50 lbs. of force frequently and/or up to 10 to 20 lbs. of force continually to move objects.
          Movement
          
          
          
          
          
          
          • Occasional: Sitting: Remaining in seated position
            
          • Occasional: Lifting over 35 lbs: Raising and lowering objects from one level to another, includes upward pulling over 35 lbs, with help of coworkers or assistive device
            
          • Occasional: Carrying under 35 lbs: Transporting an object holding in hands, arms or shoulders, with help of coworkers or assistive device.
            
          • Occasional: Bending/Stooping: Trunk bending downward and forward by bending spine at waist requiring full use of lower extremities and back muscles
            
          • Occasional: Climbing: Ascending or descending stairs/ramps using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
            
          • Occasional: Kneeling:Bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee or knees.
            
          • Occasional: Crouching/Squatting: Bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine.Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in any direction above shoulders.
            
          • Occasional: Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in any direction above shoulders.
            
          • Frequent: Standing: Remaining on one's feet without moving.
            
          • Frequent: Walking: Moving about on foot.
            
          • Frequent: Lifting under 35 lbs: Raising and lowering objects under 35 lbs from one level to another
            
          • Frequent: Push/Pull: Exerting force to move objects away from or toward.
            
          • Frequent: Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching or maneuvering self, patient and equipment simultaneously while working in large and small spaces
            
          • Frequent: Reaching below shoulders: Extending arms in any direction below shoulders.
            
          • Frequent: Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with hand or hands.
            
          • Frequent: Fingering: Picking, pinching, gripping, working primarily with fingers requiring fine manipulation.
            
          • Frequent: Bimanual Dexterity: Requiring the use of both hands.
            Sensory
            
            
            
            
            
            
            • Frequent: Communication: Expressing or exchanging written/verbal/electronic information.
              
            • Continuous: Auditory: Perceiving the variances of sounds, tones and pitches and able to focus on single source of auditory information
              
            • Continuous: Vision: Clarity of near vision at 20 inches or less and far vision at 20 feet or more with depth perception, peripheral vision, color vision.
              
            • Continuous: Smell: Ability to detect and identify odors.
              
            • Continuous: Feeling: Ability to perceive size, shape, temperature, texture by touch with fingertips.
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              • Occasional: Chemicals and Gasses: Medications, cleaning chemicals, oxygen, other medical gases used in work area.
                
              • Frequent: Pathogens: Risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other contagious illnesses.
                
                
                
                
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