Registered Nurse - Float - Full Time - Third Shift

Valley Health; Winchester (VA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 66,000; 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

Healthy U wellness program

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Job summary

Valley Health is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse II for the Nursing Float to provide high-quality care across units in Virginia. The RN II will perform the full nursing process, coordinate patient education, and participate in quality and safety initiatives.

Requirements include an RN license (Virginia or compact), an RN Diploma/ASN/ADN (BSN preferred), and BLS. Advancement includes leadership roles such as Charge Nurse and departmental initiatives.

Qualifications

• Associates Nursing (RN Diploma, ASN or ADN) required.
• Bachelors Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Advancement to this level requires a minimum of 1872 full-time or part-time hours (936 if BSN) of RN experience and completion of a performance evaluation.
• RN License required. Virginia license with multi-state or single-state eligibility per VA Board of Nursing.
• BLS Certification required; AHA Healthcare Provider certification prior to orientation.

Responsibilities

• Utilize nursing process for assessment, diagnosis, outcomes, planning, and evaluation.
• Coordinate and implement patient teaching, quality and safety initiatives, and team leadership.
• Maintain documentation and time management; ensure effective communication with staff and patients.
• Serve as Charge Nurse as needed and participate in unit/department initiatives.

Skills

Nursing process

Communication

Teamwork

Leadership

Patient education

Education

RN Diploma/ASN/ADN

BSN 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 OR 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.