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Job Description
This position functions as the nursing education specialist by collaborating with nursing management and staff across departments to assess, plan, develop, implement, facilitate, evaluate, and revise educational programming for all level of nursing personnel and non-nursing personnel as indicated or requested. The incumbent acts as a key resource in orientation and continuing education of nursing staff to include annual competencies. Wil serve as training center coordinator. Will implement a comprehensive education program for acute care, rural health clinic, and long-term care unit. Educational programs typically include, but are not limited to orientation, continuing education, and in-services. Other services may include, but are not limited to process, performance and service delivery consultation and contributions to the organization through ad-hoc or permanently established councils, committees, and work groups. Also provides patient education. Mandatory overtime is an essential job function of this position. Applicants selected for employment must successfully complete a criminal background check and a chemical urinalysis and breath analysis drug screening test. All employees shall be subject to drug testing for probable cause as set forth in agency and bureau policies. Welch community Hospital is a tobacco free campus.
0512P01188
Welch Community Hospital, located in Welch, West Virginia, is the only acute care hospital in
McDowell County. This hospital provides a wide scope of care and services, which includes a 55-bed
acute care hospital, a 24/7, 365 days per year physician-staffed Emergency Room, an eight-bed
ICU, full service Respiratory Therapy Cardiopulmonary department, Laboratory, Radiology, and
Clinical Inpatient Pharmacy. The hospital also operates an outpatient Rural Health Clinic, a Surgery
Clinic, an OB/GYN staffed Women’s Health Clinic, and a Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Training Center. By providing these crucial health care services,
Welch is positioned as the top provider for quality health care in McDowell County and Southern
West Virginia.
0512P01188
Education: | None. |
Licensure/Certifications: | Current West Virginia license as a registered nurse. |
Experience: | Three (3) years of full-time or equivalent part-time experience as a Registered Nurse. |
Internal Applicants Only: | One (1) years of full-time or equivalent part-time experience as a Registered Nurse may substitute for the required experience. |
McDowell County. This hospital provides a wide scope of care and services, which includes a 55-bed
acute care hospital, a 24/7, 365 days per year physician-staffed Emergency Room, an eight-bed
ICU, full service Respiratory Therapy Cardiopulmonary department, Laboratory, Radiology, and
Clinical Inpatient Pharmacy. The hospital also operates an outpatient Rural Health Clinic, a Surgery
Clinic, an OB/GYN staffed Women’s Health Clinic, and a Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Training Center. By providing these crucial health care services,
Welch is positioned as the top provider for quality health care in McDowell County and Southern
West Virginia.