Registered Nurse (RN) Temp Assignment Neuro Unit

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

Job summary

Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, Virginia is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to provide comprehensive care in the Critical Care/Telemetry units. You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for assigned patients, coordinating with families and the care team to meet physiological and psychosocial needs.

The role requires RN licensure in Virginia, CPR/BLS certification, and a preference for candidates with Critical Care/Telemetry experience.

Qualifications

• RN is required and Virginia license must be active.
• BSN degree is preferred.
• CPR/BLS certification required.
• Experience in Critical Care/Telemetry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and plans patient care based on physiological and psychosocial needs.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team to coordinate care.
• Educates patients and families about treatment plans and discharge instructions.
• Monitors patient progress and documents outcomes per RHS standards.
• Delegates tasks appropriately to ensure safe, timely care.
• Responds to emergencies and ensures smooth patient transitions.

Skills

Assessment

Critical thinking

Communication

Team collaboration

Care planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree, Nursing

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 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 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/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.QualificationsEducation, Registered Nurse (Required)Bachelors Degree, Nursing (Preferred)ExperienceRegistered Nurse (Preferred)Licenses and CertificationsRegistered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) (Required)CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) (Required)To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers.