Psych RN - Intensive Treatment Unit | Sign-On Bonus

Riverside Health; Hampton, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign On Bonus Eligible

Job summary

Riverside Health in Hampton, VA seeks a Registered Nurse to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the total nursing care of assigned patients under supervision of the Nurse Manager and Director.

You will apply clinical standards, coordinate with the interdisciplinary team, and ensure safe patient transitions while delivering education to patients and families. Virginia licensure and CPR/BLS are required.

Qualifications

• Must have RN license in Virginia or a compact state upon hire.
• Education: BSN preferred or ADN with relevant experience and licensure.
• CPR/BLS certification required at hire.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Critical thinking

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Associate Degree in Nursing

Nursing Diploma (as alternative)

Tools

CPR/BLS Certification

Job description

Riverside Health in Hampton, VA seeks a Registered Nurse to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the total nursing care of assigned patients under supervision of the Nurse Manager and Director.

You will apply clinical standards, coordinate with the interdisciplinary team, and ensure safe patient transitions while delivering education to patients and families. Virginia licensure and CPR/BLS are required.