Registered Nurse Overflow Unit (4 South) Full Time-Flexible Hours

101 Riverside Hospital, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Health System in Newport News, VA is seeking a Registered Nurse with 2+ years of experience to assess, plan, implement and evaluate total nursing care for assigned patients. The RN will supervise non-professional personnel and coordinate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver outcome-focused care.

Qualified candidates must hold a nursing degree, an active RN license (VA or compact), and CPR/BLS certification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Associate's degree in Nursing, or Nursing Diploma (minimum education requirement).
• Virginia RN license or compact state license, CPR/BLS required.
• Weekend and irregular shifts may be required.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient clinical and psychosocial needs and develop, implement and evaluate a plan of care.
• Supervise and delegate tasks to non-professional personnel to ensure quality patient care.
• Communicate and coordinate with interdisciplinary team and families; document care and outcomes.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Care planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient education

Education

Bachelor's or Associate's degree in Nursing

Nursing Diploma (minimum education)

RN license (VA or compact state)

Job description

Newport News, 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.

Full Time Flexible Hours Full Time RNs with 2 years of experience may be eligible for a $7,000 bonus Full Time NEW GRAD RNs eligible for a $6,000 bonus 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)
• Licenses and Certifications Registered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) or licensed in a 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)
• Other Requirements Weekend Shifts Irregular Shifts

To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers. If loving your work is important to you, consider a career at Riverside. By joining our team, you can make a difference in people's lives. Our mission is to care for others as we would care for those we love. We extend that sense of caring to every patient, resident and customer, as well as to each member of our team. We offer care at all stages of life, in hundreds of locations, giving you room to grow your career, along with great benefits and perks. At Riverside Health, your trust and safety are our top priorities.