Registered Nurse - PACU

Riverside Health; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health system in Virginia is seeking a Registered Nurse to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for patients in Newport News. Responsibilities include collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, educating patients and families, and ensuring quality documentation. Candidates must have a Virginia RN license and CPR/BLS certification. This role requires strong critical thinking skills and the ability to work with diverse patient populations. Opportunities for professional growth within this health system are emphasized.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) license required in Virginia.
• Experience in clinical and psychosocial patient need assessment.
• Strong understanding of diverse patient populations.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient clinical and psychosocial needs based on specialty.
• Develop and evaluate plan of care in collaboration with patients and families.
• Complete clinical documentation per standards.

Skills

Critical thinking

Patient assessment

Collaboration

Patient education

Emergency response

Education

Bachelors Degree in Nursing

Tools

CPR/BLS certification

Electronic medical records

Job description

Overview

This position is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating the total nursing care of assigned patients. The RN may work in a variety of settings and roles within Riverside Health System. 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. 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.

Newport News, Virginia

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 served in the Critical Care/Telemetry units/departments (see unit specific competencies and equipment checklists).
• Partners with patients and families to develop, implement and evaluate plan of care, treatments and procedures that contribute to the physiological and psychosocial outcomes of the patient. Assesses and incorporates evidence-based standards of practice. Collaborates with interdisciplinary team in the coordination care. Facilitates safe patient transitions to the next care setting as part of plan of care.
• Demonstrates a sense of urgency to facilitate patient throughput to assure patients receive consistent, competent, and ethical care. Focuses on quality outcomes of patient care when addressing customer’s needs to include current evidence based practice and quality measures.
• Demonstrates understanding of diverse patient care populations and ability to modify education method to ensure patient/family comprehension. Educates by assuming responsibility to individualize and coordinate patient education, and discharge specific education that includes family/caregiver. Evaluates for patient comprehension and documents.
• Accurately completes all required clinical and quality documentation consistently per RHS standards and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to delegate and prioritize tasks appropriately to facilitate quality patient care and ensure patient care needs are met. Able to recognize and respond to emergency situations. Evaluates own needs for support and uses identified systems to meet need.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree, Nursing (Preferred)
• Healthcare/Medical - Nurse: Registered Nurse (Preferred)
• Licenses and Certifications
  • Registered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) (Required)
  • CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) (Required)

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