Registered Nurse (RN)-Smithfield ED-PRN-Mid or Night Shift

Riverside Health; Smithfield (VA); On-site; USD 45,460 - 90,921; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Health in Smithfield, Virginia is seeking an RN to provide and coordinate comprehensive nursing care in the Critical Care/Telemetry units. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for assigned patients under nurse manager and director supervision, ensuring evidence-based practice and patient safety.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to educate patients, plan transitions, and document all care activities in alignment with Riverside Health system standards and

Qualifications

• 1 year ED RN experience for all PRN positions (Required).
• RN license in Virginia or compact state upon hire (Required).
• CPR/BLS certification upon hire (Required).
• ACLS provider certification within 90 days (Required).
• PALS provider preferred within 180 days.
• TNCC and ENPC preferred within 1 year.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient clinical and psychosocial needs by applying standards of practice.
• Partner with patients and families to develop, implement and evaluate plan of care.
• Facilitate safe patient transitions to the next care setting as part of plan of care.
• Demonstrate urgency to facilitate patient throughput and ensure quality outcomes.
• Educate patients and families, document education and ensure understanding.
• Complete all clinical and quality documentation per RHS standards.

Skills

Communication

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Decision making

Education

Nursing Diploma program graduate

Nursing degree preferred (ADN/ASN)

Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred

HS diploma or GED if Nursing Diploma graduate (required)

Job description

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

Location Smithfield, Virginia

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 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.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree, Nursing (Preferred)
• Associate's Degree, Nursing (Preferred)
• Program Graduate, Nursing (Nursing Diploma is minimum education requirement, Associate’s or Bachelor’s in Nursing accepted in lieu of Nursing Diploma) (Required)
• High School Diploma or GED, HS Diploma/GED only required if Nursing Diploma Graduate (Required)

Experience

• 1 year ED RN Experience for all PRN positions (Required)

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