Psych Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor Pool - Days - Intensive Treatment Unit

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

Job summary

Riverside Health System in Hampton, VA is seeking a Registered Nurse to lead patient care on the unit. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care for assigned patients, collaborating with the multidisciplinary team to achieve excellent outcomes.

The position requires VA or compact-state RN licensure, BLS/CPR certification, and a relevant nursing degree. Minimum shifts include weekends; pay range is posted hourly with internal equity considerations.

Qualifications

• Licensed RN in Virginia or compact state on hire.
• 1 year RN experience preferred; hospital setting is a plus.
• BLS/CPR certification required on hire; good communication skills.
• Bachelor’s or associate degree in nursing preferred; diploma acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient needs and develop an individualized care plan.
• Coordinate with the care team to implement and evaluate care.
• Ensure accurate documentation and patient education at discharge.
• Supervise non-professional staff and prioritize tasks for safe care.
• Respond to emergencies and ensure timely patient throughput.
• Uphold standards of Riverside Health System in daily practice.

Skills

Nursing skills

Patient care

Education

Bachelor's Degree, Nursing (Preferred)

Associates Degree, Nursing (Preferred)

Nursing Diploma Program Graduate (Required)

HS Diploma or GED (Required if Nursing Diploma Graduate)

Tools

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.

Minimum Requirements: 4 12-hours shifts in a 6 week schedule with at least 2 of the shifts being on the weekend. Also requires one summer and one winter holiday a 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 .