Registered Nurse (RN) Med Surg Float Pool

101 Riverside Hospital, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 45,000 - 91,000; Part time

Job summary

Riverside Health System in Newport News, VA is seeking a Medsurg Float RN (PRN) to provide comprehensive nursing care across the Medical/Surgical Complex. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for assigned patients, float to multiple units, and coordinate with the multidisciplinary team.

Requirements include nursing degree (BSN preferred or ADN), at least 2 years hospital RN experience, and current Virginia RN license with BLS/CPR.

Qualifications

• RN licensure in Virginia or compact state at hire.
• BLS/CPR certification required at hire.
• 2 years of hospital RN experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient needs and develop a care plan across units.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team for care delivery.
• Educate patients and families, document care and outcomes.
• Facilitate safe transitions and throughput between units.
• Demonstrate urgency and adaptability in PRN float assignments.

Skills

Assess patient needs

Plan of care development

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Critical thinking

Documentation accuracy

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Associates Degree in Nursing

Nursing Diploma (minimum)

Job description

Newport News, Virginia Hiring Range $33.00 - $66.00/Hourly Actual pay is determined by program, work commitment and business needs

Overview Medsurg Float RN

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 is required to float to a variety of settings in the Med Surg Complex at RHS Trauma Center per requirements in PRN Float Agreement. The RN may work in a variety of settings in the Medical/Surgical 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 Medical/Surgical 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.

PRN RN FLOAT

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 Medical/Surgical Complex and roles within Riverside Health System.

What you will do

• Demonstrates 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 Medical/Surgical 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.
• Assess 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

• 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 Bachelors Degree, HS Diploma/GED only required if Nursing Diploma Graduate (Required)
• Experience 2 years Hospital RN experience (Required)

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to meet scheduling requirements in PRN Float Agreement.

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) or licensed in a compact state Upon Hire(Required) and CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire(Required)

Other Requirements

• Weekend Shifts Irregular Shifts Work/Float in more than one work location

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.