Registered Nurse (RN) 13 week Temporary Assignment-Cardiac Telemetry

Riverside Regional Medical Center; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Health System in Newport News, Virginia is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to provide total nursing care in the Cardiovascular/Telemetry Complex. The RN works under the supervision of the Nurse Manager and Director to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for assigned patients.

You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to ensure quality outcomes, educate patients and families, and document care per RHS standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred; ADN acceptable with relevant experience.
• Active RN license in Virginia or a compact state upon hire.
• CPR/BLS certification required upon hire.
• Critical Care Nurse Specialty Certification preferred.
• Weekend and irregular shifts required.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient clinical and psychosocial needs and develop a care plan.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and interdisciplinary team to coordinate treatments and discharge planning.
• Educate patients and families; document education and assess comprehension.
• Ensure accurate clinical and quality documentation per RHS standards and regulatory requirements.
• Delegate and prioritize tasks to maintain quality patient care and safety.
• Respond to emergencies and participate in patient throughput and transition of care.

Skills

Critical thinking

Patient care

Communication

Team collaboration

Patient education

Education

Bachelor's/ADN with BSN preferred

Nursing Diploma accepted in lieu of degree

Tools

EMR Systems

Job description

Newport News, VirginiaHiring Range$45.00 - $85.00/Hourly Actual pay is determined by temporary commitment and business needsOverviewWorks 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 Cardiovascular/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 Cardiac/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.QualificationsEducationBachelors Degree, Nursing (Preferred) orAssociates Degree, Nursing (Preferred) orProgram Graduate, Nursing (Nursing Diploma is minimum education requirement, Associate’s or Bachelor’s in Nursing accepted in lieu of Nursing Diploma) (Required) andHigh School Diploma or GED, HS Diploma/GED only required if Nursing Diploma Graduate (Required)Experience2 years of RN experience (Required)Licenses and CertificationsRegistered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) or licensed in a compact state Upon Hire(Required) andCPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire(Required)Critical Care Nurse Specialty Certification (Preferred)Other RequirementsWeekend ShiftsIrregular ShiftsTo learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers.