Registered Nurse (RN) - 13-Week Temp - Nights - Med Surg

Riverside Hospital, Inc.; Smithfield (VA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Health System in Smithfield, VA seeks an RN for night shift (7p–7a) in the Critical Care/Telemetry units. You will assess and plan patient care, collaborate with the care team, and ensure safe transitions with emphasis on evidence-based practice and documentation.

Requires ADN/BSN/MSN and 2 years RN experience; Virginia RN license and CPR/BLS. The role offers a competitive hourly wage and a pathway to high-quality patient outcomes in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Qualifications

• ADN, BSN, or MSN Education (Required).
• 2 years of clinical Registered Nurse experience (Required).
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) (Required).

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates ability to assess patient clinical and psychosocial needs and applies standards of practice in the Critical Care/Telemetry units.
• Partners with patients and families to develop, implement and evaluate plan of care.
• Assesses and incorporates evidence-based standards of practice.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team in care coordination.
• Facilitates safe patient transitions to the next care setting as part of the plan of care.
• Demonstrates urgency to facilitate patient throughput and ensure quality care.
• Educates patients and families, coordinates discharge education, and documents understanding.
• Accurately completes required clinical and quality documentation per RHS standards.
• Ability to delegate and prioritize tasks to ensure patient care needs are met.

Skills

Assessment

Care planning

Communication

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Decision making

Team collaboration

Documentation

Delegation

Emergency response

Education

ADN

BSN

MSN

Job description

Smithfield, VirginiaHiring Range$45.00 - $85.00/Hourly Actual pay is determined by temporary commitment and business needs*RNs employed with Riverside Health System in the six months prior to start date of assignment are not eligible for this position.Night Shift 7p-7aRate: $65OverviewWorks 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 may work in a variety of settings in the Critical Care/Telemetry Complex 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 served in the Critical Care/Telemetry units/departments. 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 doDemonstrates ability to assess patient clinical ands 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.QualificationsEducationADN, BSN, or MSN Education (Required)Experience2 years of clinical Registered Nurse experience (Required)Licenses and CertificationsRegistered 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)To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers.