Job Overview
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.
Department & Position
Department: MEDICAL/SURGICAL
Worker Sub Type: Regular Work Shift
Pay Range: $34.00 - $48.87
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Responsible for quality communication, teamwork and leadership/professionalism.
- Directs, coordinates and implements patient teaching, quality/safety initiatives, and activities of other health team personnel while maintaining standards of professional nursing.
- Responsible for the care of the population they are assigned.
- Complete yearly mandatory competencies, any unit specific competencies that are identified by the Director/Designee, and the Professional Practice Ladder requirements including: assuming responsibility as Charge Nurse, PI Activity and department initiatives, communicating and sharing 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: Nursing (RN Diploma, ASN or ADN) is required. Bachelor’s Nursing (BSN) is preferred.
- Experience: Advancement to this level requires a minimum of 1872 full-time or part-time hours of RN experience and completion of a performance evaluation. (936 if hold BSN)
- Licensure: RN license required. Must be licensed or eligible to practice in Virginia or West Virginia with either a multistate license under the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) or a single-state license valid in the applicable state.
- Certification: 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.
- Condition: 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
- Health savings account & flexible spending account for childcare, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, and professional development
- Discounts to on-campus dining
Location & Employment
Location: Virginia and West Virginia
Employment type: Regular Work Shift (Full-time)