Registered Nurse - Surgical Telemetry Step Down - Full-time

Valley Health System; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & Vision insurance

Generous Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance

Retirement Savings Match

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness program

HSA/FSA

Job summary

Valley Health is seeking a Registered Nurse II for the Surgical Telemetry Step-Down unit. You will manage nursing care using the nursing process, coordinate care with the team, and lead patient teaching and safety initiatives.

A valid RN license, BLS, and unit-specific competencies are required with progression through the Practice Ladder as applicable. Experience and licensure details align with Virginia/West Virginia regulations.

Qualifications

• RN license required.
• Education: RN Diploma/ASN/ADN required; BSN preferred.
• Minimum RN hours: 1872 FT/PT (936 with BSN).
• BLS Certification (AHA Healthcare Provider) required.
• For Labor and Delivery, ACLS or EKG and Pharmacology training within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Perform nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcomes, planning, evaluation, documentation, and time management.
• Lead, coordinate, and participate in patient teaching, quality and safety initiatives.
• Direct and coordinate care with health team members and maintain professional standards.

Skills

Nursing process

Team leadership

Communication

Time management

Education

RN Diploma/ASN/ADN

BSN preferred

RN license

BLS Certification (AHA)

ACLS/EKG for L&D

Pharmacology for L&D

Job description

About Valley Health

As one of the nation's Top 15 Health Systems, recognized by Premier and Modern Healthcare, Valley Health is a place where excellence, compassion, and purpose come together. This distinction reflects our commitment to exceptional patient care, clinical quality, and the caregivers who make it all possible.

Job Details

Department SURG TELEMETRY STEP-DOWN - 206035. Worker Sub Type Regular. Work Shift First Shift (United States of America). Pay Range $34.00 - $48.87. Location: United States of America.

Job Description

The registered professional nurse is responsible for utilizing job skills to effectively carry out the nursing process: including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, evaluation, documentation and time management.

They are responsible for quality communication, teamwork and leadership/professionalism. Also directs, coordinates and implements patient teaching, quality/safety initiatives, and activities of other health team personnel while maintaining standards of professional nursing.

A Registered Nurse II (RN II) is responsible for the care of the population they are assigned. A RN II is required to complete yearly mandatory competencies, any unit specific competencies that are identified by the Director/Designee as it relates to the patient population of their unit as well as completion of the Professional Practice Ladder requirements which include:

• Assuming responsibility as Charge Nurse, PI Activity and department initiatives, communicates and shares information to Director/Designee and co-workers from unit or hospital committee, a Valley Health paid Education/Seminar/Conference workshop or Nursing Article.
• Portfolio is current and submitted to Director/Designee annually by March 1st.
• Routinely solicits and validates patient/family satisfaction, participates in peer review for unit and develops bulletin board or poster that provides educational information to staff/patients/family members.

Qualifications

• Education Associates Nursing (RN Diploma, ASN or ADN) is required.
• Bachelors Nursing (BSN) is preferred.
• Experience Advancement to this level requires a minimum of 1872 full-time or part‑time hours (936 if hold BSN) of RN experience and completion of a performance evaluation.
• RN license required.
• Based on the primary state of residency and in accordance with current Virginia and West Virginia Boards of Nursing regulations, the candidate must be licensed or eligible to practice pending licensure as a Registered Nurse in the applicable state of work assignment (Virginia and/or West Virginia) with either: A multistate license under the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC); or A single‑state license valid in the applicable state of work assignment (Virginia or West Virginia only).
• BLS Certification (Basic Life Support) - American Heart ‘Healthcare Provider’ (HCP) - AHA approved required.
• New hires must have American Heart Association (AHA) appropriate certification prior to completion of orientation.
• Relevant Specialty Certification is preferred.
• For Labor and Delivery RN's only: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support or EKG (Electrocardiogram) is required for all RNs working in Labor and Delivery, within 6 months of hire.
• Pharmacology Class is required for all RNs working in Labor and Delivery, within 6 months of hire.
• Meets all requirements of a RN I.
• Competent to provide care based on the cognitive, physical, emotional and chronological stages of human growth and development.
• Competent to provide care using the nursing process.
• Must have a reliable means of phone communication with hospital.

Benefits

• A Zero‑Deductible Health Plan.
• Dental and vision insurance.
• Generous Paid Time Off.
• Tuition Assistance.
• Retirement Savings Match.
• A Robust Employee Assistance Program to help with many aspects of emotional wellbeing.
• Membership to Healthy U: An Incentive‑Based Wellness Program.
• Valley Health also offers a health savings account & flexible spending account for childcare, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, and professional development.
• In addition, several perks come with working for the largest employer in the region, such as discounts to on‑campus dining, and more.

Additional Information

To see the full scale of what we offer, visit valleyhealthbenefits.com.

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