Registered Nurse (RN) ED-Trauma Center-Full Time

101 Riverside Hospital, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 55,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $18,000 for ED RN

Sign-on bonus up to $6,000 for new Gr*

Job summary

Riverside Health System in Newport News, VA seeks an Emergency Services RN to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate total nursing care for assigned patients. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to create individualized care plans and supervise non-professional staff to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Qualified candidates will have an RN license (Virginia or compact), BLS/ACLS/PALS certifications, and weekend/irregular shifts.

Qualifications

• RN education: BSN/ASN or nursing diploma accepted.
• HS diploma or GED required if nursing diploma graduate.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient clinical and psychosocial needs and develop the plan of care.
• Coordinate care with interdisciplinary team for safe patient transitions.
• Educate patients and families, document outcomes per RHS standards.
• Delegate tasks and prioritize to ensure timely patient care.
• Maintain competency in age-related patient needs and emergency responses.

Education

Bachelor's or Associate's Nursing

Nursing Diploma (minimum education)

HS Diploma/GED if Nursing Diploma Graduate

Job description

Newport News, Virginia

Hiring Range $38.60 - $53.08/Hourly. Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

Up to $18,000.00 Sign On Bonus-with 2 years ED RN Experience

Up to $6,000.00 Sign On Bonus-New Grads and those with zero years of ED RN experience

Overview

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 may work in a variety of settings in the Emergency Services 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 Emergency Services 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 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 Emergency Services Unit/Department. (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 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. Ability to delegate and prioritize tasks appropriately to facilitate 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. Accurately completes all required clinical and quality documentation consistently per RHS standards and regulatory requirements. 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.

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)

Experience 1 year Related Experience (Preferred)

Licenses and Certifications Registered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) or compact state Upon Hire(Required)

CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire(Required)

ACLS Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) (Required 1 yr RRMC) within 90 Days(Required)

PALS Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) (Preferred RRMC) within 180 Days(Required)

Trauma Certified RN (TNCC) within 1 Year (Preferred)

Emergency Pediatric Certified RN (ENPC) within 1 Year (Preferred)

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.