Registered Nurse

Commonwealth Care; Abingdon, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Care's Health & Rehab Center in Abingdon, VA is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse for graveyard shift who may supervise licensed nurses and CNAs.

The RN provides direct primary care, participates in QA, rounds with physicians, ensures accurate documentation, and coordinates patient care from admission to discharge. Requires VA RN license, 2+ years med-surg preferred, CPR certification. Competitive hourly wage.

Qualifications

• Current RN license in good standing with the Virginia Department of Health Professions.
• Two years of medical-surgical RN experience preferred.
• Demonstrates excellent clinical, customer service and leadership skills.
• Current CPR Healthcare Provider certification.

Responsibilities

• Serve as House Supervisor in the absence of DON/ADON/RN Supervisor.
• Supports and participates in the center’s Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Program.
• Participates on committees as needed or assigned.
• Ability to supervise and direct licensed and non-licensed nursing employees.
• Promote and maintain effective working relationships with physicians, labs and pharmacy partners.
• Promote and maintain relationships with nursing staff, other departments, patients, families and visitors.
• Directs and supervises delivery of patient care.
• Makes rounds to observe patients and reports changes to team and physician.
• Monitors nursing documentation for accuracy, conciseness and timeliness.
• Keeps nursing administration informed of evaluations of patient care.
• Participate in clinical rounds and follow physician orders.
• Review orders, diagnoses and pharmacy reports; follow up on medication changes.
• Address complaints and follow up in a timely manner.
• Complete incident/accident reports and follow up on concerns.
• Perform physical assessments and document findings.
• Perform wound care per orders and document treatments.
• Assist in developing and updating the plan of care.
• Perform nursing tasks per standards of practice.
• Participate in admission, discharge and transfer of patients.
• Provide direct patient care including medications and wound care.
• Provide reports for new admissions and ensure rooms are ready.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Clinical nursing

Education

RN license

CPR Healthcare Provider

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: Abingdon Health & Rehab Center - ABINGDON, VA 24211Position Type: Full TimeSalary Range: $34.00 - $44.87 HourlyJob Shift: GraveyardThe Registered Nurse (RN) may provide direct primary nursing care to patients, supervise and direct licensed nurses and certified nursing assistants in a professional manner. The RN may also work in the role of Nursing Supervisor.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS - Administrative:

• Serves as House Supervisor in the absence of DON, ADON, and/or RN Supervisor.
• Supports and participates in the center’s Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Program.
• Participates on committees as needed or assigned.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS – Clinical

• Ability to supervise and direct licensed and non-licensed nursing employees.
• Ability to promote and maintain an effective working relationship with physicians/physician extenders, lab, and pharmacy partners to ensure the proper and safe care of patients.
• Ability to promote and maintain an effective working relationship with nursing employees, other departments, patients, families, visitors, and other health care centers.
• Directs and supervises the delivery of patient care.
• Makes rounds to observe and assess patients daily. Reports any significant change in a patient’s condition to other team members, the physician/physician extender, the patient and legal representative. Completes required documentation.
• Monitors to ensure that nursing care documentation is appropriate, concise, and timely.
• Keeps nursing administration and management informed regarding evaluations of patient care.
• Participate in clinical rounds with medical providers when indicated to provide pertinent information regarding the patient’s care/condition and will follow through with the physician/physician extender orders.
• Reviews physician/physician extender orders, diagnostic and pharmacy reports. Follows up with pharmacy regarding a change in medication.
• Ability to address complaints and follow-up in a timely manner. Keeps nursing administration/management informed of complaint/follow-up outcomes.
• Completes incident/accident reports and performs follow-up to address concerns. Incident/accidents will be reported to administrative nursing personnel.
• Performs physical assessment for patients, recognizes normal and abnormal physiological findings and compared against the patient’s baseline. Reports findings as indicated.
• Performs wound care in accordance with physician/physician-extender orders. Documents treatments completed.
• Assists in the development of the patient’s plan of care and assists updating the plan of care as indicated.
• Performs nursing tasks or skills in accordance with standards of practice.
• Participates in the admission, discharge and transfer of patients.
• Provides direct care to patients when needed including the administration of medication and the provision of wound care.
• Provides report for new patient admissions, as indicated, while ensuring that rooms are ready and prepared to receive a new patient admission prior to the patient arriving, as indicated.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

• Current RN license in good standing with the Virginia Department of Health Professions.
• Two years of medical-surgical experience as a RN, preferred.
• Demonstrates excellent clinical, customer service and leadership skills.
• Current CPR Healthcare Provider certification.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Prolonged periods standing, walking, working and frequently pulling, pushing, and bending
• Must be able to lift 25 pounds at a time
• Must be able to move 150 pounds with assistance