Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor Pool - ED - Nights

rivhs; Gloucester (VA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Health System in Gloucester, Virginia seeks an experienced Registered Nurse to provide comprehensive patient care in the Critical Care/Telemetry units. Works under supervision of Nurse Manager and Director, developing care plans based on patient needs and evidence‑based practices.

The role emphasizes patient education, coordination of transitions, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to ensure safety, quality, and ethical care. Two+ years in critical care preferred.

Qualifications

• RN degree and active state RN license are required.
• BLS CPR certification required; ACLS within 90 days.
• PALS certification required within 120 days of hire.
• Critical care experience is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient clinical and psychosocial needs using standards of practice.
• Develop, implement and evaluate plan of care with interdisciplinary team.
• Educate patients/families; document education and discharge planning.
• Delegate and prioritize tasks to ensure quality patient care.
• Complete clinical and quality documentation per RHS standards.
• Respond promptly to emergencies and support patient throughput.

Skills

Critical thinking

Patient assessment

Communication

Delegation

Education

RN Degree (Required)

RN - State DOH Licensed

CPR/BLS Certification

ACLS Provider - within 90 days

PALS Provider - within 120 days

Job description

Gloucester, 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.

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 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 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 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 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.
• 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

• RN Degree (Required)
• At least 1 year of Critical care experience (HIGHLY Preferred)
• Registered Nurse (RN) - State Department of Health Professions (Required)
• CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) (Required)
• ACLS Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) (Required within 90 days of hire)
• PALS Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) (Required within 120 days of hire)

To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers.