Psych Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor Pool - Days Adult

Riverside Hospital; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Health System is seeking a Registered Nurse in Hampton, Virginia to provide comprehensive nursing care under supervision of Nurse Manager and Director. The role includes assessing patients, planning and evaluating care, and coordinating tasks with a multi-disciplinary team.

Position requires commitment to weekend 12-hour shifts within a 6-week cycle, with summer and winter holiday coverage. 4 shifts over six weeks; IV and discharge education duties are included.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred; or Associate’s degree in Nursing; Nursing Diploma acceptable with HS diploma/GED if Diploma required

Responsibilities

• Assess patient clinical and psychosocial needs using standards of practice.
• Demonstrate unit competencies and equipment training.
• Develop, implement and evaluate patient care plan with patient and family.
• Coordinate care with interdisciplinary team to ensure smooth transitions.
• Document accurately per RHS standards and regulatory requirements.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (Preferred) or Associate Degree in Nursing (Preferred) or Nursing Diploma (Minimum education requirement)

Registered Nurse License (Virginia or compact state) Upon Hire

CPR/BLS Certification

Job description

Hampton, Virginia

Hiring Range

$36.50 - $50.23/Hourly

Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

Labor Pool has a minimum requirement of 4 12-hours shift within a 6 week scheduled period and at least 2 of the 12-hour shift need to be on the weekend. Also required to work 1 summer and 1 winter holiday per year.

Overview

Works under the supervision of the Nurse Manager and the Director and is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating the total nursing care of assigned patients. The RN utilizes communication, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making to create a care plan for each patient based on physiological, psychosocial and cultural diversity. Responsible for supervising and delegating non-professional personnel working directly with him/her to ensure optimum patient care. Must demonstrate competence in dealing with age related needs of the specific patient populations served in nursing unit. Works under the direction of leadership and a multi-disciplinary team to provide a comprehensive range of services or clinical care associated with and in accordance with standards of excellence established by Riverside Health system and facility goals and strategic plans.

What you will do

• Demonstrates ability to assess patient clinical and psychosocial needs by applying standards of practice as it relates to the specialty or patient population.
• Demonstrates nursing unit specific competencies and equipment training, see checklists.
• Partners with patients and their family to develop, implement and evaluate a plan of care, treatments and procedures that contribute to physiological and psychosocial outcomes of the patient.
• Incorporates evidence based standards of practice and collaborates with interdisciplinary team in care coordination.
• Facilitates safe patient transition to next level of care as part of plan of care.
• Demonstrates sense of urgency to facilitate patient throughput to ensure patient receives consistent, competent and ethical care.
• Focuses on quality outcomes of patient when addressing service needs to ensure evidence based quality care of patient.
• Demonstrates understanding of diverse patient care populations.
• Modifies education method to ensure patient/family understanding.
• Assumes responsibility to coordinate and deliver individualized patient education and discharge specific education to family/caregivers.
• Evaluates for comprehension and documents.
• Accurately completes all required clinical and quality documentation consistently per RHS standards and regulatory requirements.
• Delegates and prioritizes tasks appropriately to facilitate quality patient care and service excellence to meet the patient's care needs.
• Recognizes and responds to emergency situations.
• Evaluates resources and support needed and uses systems to ensure needs are met.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors Degree, Nursing (Preferred) or
• Associates Degree, Nursing (Preferred) or
• Program Graduate, Nursing (Nursing Diploma is minimum education requirement, Associate's or Bachelor's in Nursing accepted in lieu of Nursing Diploma) (Required) and High School Diploma or GED, HS Diploma/GED only required if Nursing Diploma Graduate (Required)

Experience

• 1 year Related RN Experience (Preferred)

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) or licensed in compact state Upon Hire (Required) and
• CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire (Required)

To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers .