Registered Nurse - Stroke/Rapid Response (PT)

UKG; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 73,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

UKG in Chesapeake, VA is seeking a part-time Registered Nurse - Stroke/Rapid Response to join our on-site care team. The RN will assess patients, perform rapid response and stroke bedside interventions, and collaborate with ICU/ER teams to maintain high-quality outcomes.

Requires Virginia RN license, BLS/ACLS/PALS, and 2+ years in ICU/ED or stroke care; BSN preferred. This role emphasizes timely assessments, patient teaching, discharge planning, and data collection for ongoing quality

Qualifications

• Associates or better in Nursing.
• Bachelor's or better in Nursing.
• BLS Certification required; ACLS and PALS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete comprehensive nursing assessment on admission.
• Collect data and formulate nursing diagnoses.
• Initiate and update care plans within established timeframes.
• Plan, provide and document patient/family teaching and discharge planning.
• Coordinate with ICU/ER teams to improve patient outcomes.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Critical care

Patient assessment

Education

Associates or better in Nursing

Bachelor's or better in Nursing

Tools

BLS Certification

ACLS Certification

PALS Certification

Job description

Registered Nurse - Stroke/Rapid Response (PT)

Job Category: RN - Direct Care

Requisition Number: REGIS003486

• Posted : August 17, 2026
• Part-Time
• On-site

Locations

Showing 1 location

Chesapeake, VA 23320, USA

• Pay or shift range: $32 USD to $53 USD
  The estimated salary range is provided in accordance with Virginia Pay Transparency requirements. Final salary offers are calculated based on job-related factors, including education, experience, location, shift, skills, specialties, and/or other relevant qualifications or criteria.

Description

RN, Rapid Response/Stroke Team Summary

The Registered Nurse is responsible for identifying the patient's alterations in health, assessing the patient's human response to actual and potential health problems, implementing nursing interventions based on theoretical concepts from nursing and other arts and sciences to achieve desired outcomes for the patient that facilitate resolution of alterations in health and actual and potential health problems. The RN determines the effectiveness of nursing interventions by evaluating outcomes in relation to evidence-based intervention. The Registered Nurse functions within the scope and standards of nursing as defined by the American Nurses Association and the Nurse Practice Act of Virginia.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• These duties and responsibilities described below represent the general tasks performed on a daily basis; other tasks may be assigned.
• Complete a comprehensive nursing assessment based on admission nursing history and appropriate standard of care/protocol
• Collect/gather available data and make knowledgeable interpretations and an appropriate nursing diagnosis
• Initiate and update the standard of care within established timeframes; routinely utilize this plan as the basis for nursing care and documentation
• Plan, provide, and document individual patient/family teaching and evaluate understanding
• Initiate and implement a plan for discharge upon admission and throughout the hospitalization
• Continual data collection, storage, and submission duties, as well as ongoing program maintenance certification process; the certification process requires continual data collection and analysis, as well as process improvement/quality improvement commitment to ensure that the JCAHO stroke care standards are being met consistently
• Serve as a liaison between the bedside nurse, the primary team, and the ICU/ER team fostering communication, education, and expedited critical decision-making to improve patient outcomes
• Will assist in the care of all emergency initiated Stroke/Rapid Response Team alerts; treatment is to be initiated based on the patient's condition as stated in the Rapid Response Team policy
• Continual data collection, storage, and submission duties are required for all Rapid Response Team occurrences for performance improvement.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Supervises: LPNs and unlicensed assistive personnel

Education and Experience

Minimum Required Education: Successful completion of an accredited Registered Nursing program

Preferred Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Experience: 2+ years’ experience in an Intensive Care setting, Emergency Department, and/or Stroke Unit; recent stroke care experience is preferred, but not required

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Applicant must be licensed to work as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and must hold current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications.

Qualifications

Education

Required

Associates or better in Nursing.

Preferred

Bachelors or better in Nursing.

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Basic Life Saving

Registered Nurse

Preferred

Advanced Cardiac Life Sup

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