Registered Nurse Short Stay Unit (4P North) Full-Time-Days

101 Riverside Hospital, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 50,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Health System in Newport News, Virginia, is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse with experience to provide comprehensive nursing care. The role includes assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care for assigned patients, with supervision of assistive staff when needed.

New grads may qualify for a $6,000 bonus and experienced RNs may receive up to $7,000, with shift schedules including 7am–7pm days. Competent documentation and regulatory compliance are required.

Qualifications

• Education requirements include BSN or ADN with nursing diploma as minimum.
• RN licensure in Virginia or compact state required upon hire.
• CPR/BLS certification required upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient clinical and psychosocial needs and develop a care plan.
• Coordinate with interdisciplinary team for care delivery.
• Ensure accurate documentation per standards and regulatory requirements.
• Delegate tasks and supervise non-professional staff when applicable.
• Respond to emergencies and facilitate patient transitions.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing (Preferred)

Associate Degree in Nursing (Preferred)

Job description

Newport News, Virginia. Hiring Range $36.50 - $50.23/Hourly. Full Time Days 7am-7pm. Full Time RNs with 2 years of experience may be eligible for a $7,000 bonus. Full Time NEW GRAD RNs eligible for a $6,000 bonus.

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 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 nursing unit. 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.
• Demonstrates nursing unit specific competencies and equipment training, see checklists.
• Partners with patients and their family to develop, implement and evaluate a plan of care, treatments and procedures that contribute to physiological and psychosocial outcomes of the patient.
• Incorporates evidence based standards of practice and collaborates with interdisciplinary team in care coordination.
• Facilitates safe patient transition to next level of care as part of plan of care.
• Demonstrates sense of urgency to facilitate patient throughput to ensure patient receives consistent, competent and ethical care.
• Focuses on quality outcomes of patient when addressing service needs to ensure evidence based quality care of patient.
• Demonstrates understanding of diverse patient care populations.
• Modifies education method to ensure patient/family understanding.
• Assumes responsibility to coordinate and deliver individualized patient education and discharge specific education to family/caregivers.
• Evaluates for comprehension and documents.
• Accurately completes all required clinical and quality documentation consistently per RHS standards and regulatory requirements.
• Delegates and prioritizes tasks appropriately to facilitate quality patient care and service excellence to meet the patient's care needs.
• Recognizes and responds to emergency situations.
• Evaluates resources and support needed and uses systems to ensure needs are met.

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)
• 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

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.

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