Registered Nurse - Float - Full Time - Third Shift

Valley Health System; United States; On-site; USD 47,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Zero-Deductible Health Plan

Dental and vision insurance

Generous Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance

Retirement Savings Match

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness program

Job summary

Valley Health System is hiring a Registered Nurse II for the Nursing Float department. The RN II will perform full nursing processes, ensure quality communication, teamwork and leadership. The role includes directing patient teaching, safety initiatives, and coordinating activities of health team personnel.

Education requirements include RN diploma/ASN/ADN; BSN preferred. Advancement requires 1872 hours (936 with BSN) and a performance evaluation.

Qualifications

• Education: Associates Nursing (RN Diploma, ASN or ADN) required. BSN preferred.
• Experience: RN II requires progression hours and performance evaluation.
• Certification & Licensure: RN license; BLS; state licensure or multi/state option; specialty cert preferred.

Responsibilities

• Carry out nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, evaluation, documentation and time management.
• Provide patient teaching and safety/quality initiatives.
• Lead, coordinate and communicate with care team; act as Charge Nurse as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Team leadership

Time management

Nursing process

Education

RN Diploma/ASN/ADN required

BSN preferred

Tools

Nurse Licensure Compact

BLS Certification

Specialty Certification preferred

Job description

As one of the nation's Top 15 Health Systems, recognized by Premier and Modern Healthcare, Valley Health is a place where excellence, compassion, and purpose come together. This distinction reflects our commitment to exceptional patient care, clinical quality, and the caregivers who make it all possible.

Department NURSING FLOAT - 206019

Worker Sub Type Regular Work Shift Pay Range $34.00 - $48.87

Job Description

The registered professional nurse is responsible for utilizing job skills to effectively carry out the nursing process: including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, evaluation, documentation and time management. She/he is responsible for quality communication, teamwork and leadership/professionalism. Also directs, coordinates and implements patient teaching, quality/safety initiatives, and activities of other health team personnel while maintaining standards of professional nursing.

A Registered Nurse II (RN II) is responsible for the care of the population they are assigned. A RN II is required to complete yearly mandatory competencies, any unit specific competencies that are identified by the Director/Designee as it relates to the patient population of their unit as well as completion of the Professional Practice Ladder requirements which include:

• Assuming responsibility as Charge Nurse
• PI Activity and department initiatives
• Communicates and shares information to Director/Designee and co-workers from unit or hospital committee, a Valley Health paid Education/Seminar/Conference workshop or Nursing Article.
• Portfolio is current and submitted to Director/Designee annually by March 1st.
• Routinely solicits and validates patient/family satisfaction, participates in peer review for unit and develops bulletin board or poster that provides educational information to staff/patients/family members.

Education Associates Nursing (RN Diploma, ASN or ADN) required. Bachelors Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Experience Advancement to this level requires a minimum of 1872 full-time or part-time hours (936 if hold BSN) of RN experience and completion of a performance evaluation.

Certification & Licensures

• RN License required. Based on primary state of residency and in accordance with current Virginia Board of Nursing Regulations, must be licensed or eligible to practice pending licensure as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia with either a:
• Multi-state license, under the Nurse Licensure Compact
• Single-state license, valid in Virginia only
• BLS Certification (Basic Life Support) - American Heart 'Healthcare Provider' (HCP) - AHA approved required. New hires must have American Heart Association (AHA) appropriate certification prior to completion of orientation.
• Relevant Specialty Certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Meets all requirements of a RN I.
• Competent to provide care based on the cognitive, physical, emotional and chronological stages of human growth and development.
• Competent to provide care using the nursing process.
• Must have a reliable means of phone communication with hospital.

Benefits

At Valley Health, we believe everyone is a caregiver, and our goal is to create an environment where our caregivers thrive physically, financially, and emotionally. In addition to a competitive salary, our most popular benefits for full-time employees include:

• A Zero-Deductible Health Plan
• Dental and vision insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance
• Retirement Savings Match
• A Robust Employee Assistance Program to help with many aspects of emotional wellbeing
• Membership to Healthy U: An Incentive-Based Wellness Program

Valley Health also offers a health savings account & flexible spending account for childcare, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, and professional development. In addition, several perks come with working for the largest employer in the region, such as discounts to on-campus dining, and more. To see the full scale of what we offer, visit valleyhealthbenefits.com.

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