Senior Inpatient Psychiatric RN II

Western State Hospital; Staunton (VA); Sur place; USD 84 000 - 121 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

13 paid holidays

12+ paid vacation days

9 paid sick days

4+ paid family personal days per year

Relocation reimbursement

Résumé du poste

Western State Hospital, located in Staunton, VA, seeks an RN II-Internal to provide direct patient care in a 24/7 psychiatric hospital as part of an interdisciplinary team. Responsibilities include medication administration, care planning, documentation, and ongoing education for staff.

Schedule features 12-hour shifts on a two-week rotating cycle: 36 hours one week and 48 hours the next, with options 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. or 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.

Qualifications

• Current licensure or eligibility for licensure as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia/Compact licensure.
• Ability to delegate and supervise nursing staff. Effective communication (written, verbal, and sign).
• Ability to participate in an interdisciplinary team. Ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
• Familiarity with Nursing philosophy of care, to include trauma-informed, person-centered, and relationship-based tenets.

Responsabilités

• Provides leadership in performance management by clearly communicating unit goals, coaching and mentoring staff, delivering constructive feedback, and addressing performance concerns in a timely and well-documented manner.
• Ensures staff competency by providing ongoing education, identifying training needs, documenting completed education, and collaborating with RNCB/RNC regarding staff performance and development.
• Promotes a safe and therapeutic environment by conducting monthly environmental rounds, monitoring safety issues, and modeling professional behavior and recovery-oriented principles.
• Demonstrates effective communication skills through clear, respectful verbal, written, and electronic communication; appropriately uses the chain of command; and collaborates with scheduling, shift leadership, and other unit RNs.
• Provides direct patient care using the nursing process and evidence-based practices, including medication administration, assessment of patient status, documentation of care, and active engagement in treatment planning.
• Monitors patient and milieu acuity through regular rounding, promptly reports significant clinical changes to supervisors and physicians, and ensures accurate documentation on patient tracking tools.
• Participates in interdisciplinary collaboration by exchanging clinical information, contributing to patient education and clinical evaluations, and engaging in Psychosocial Rehabilitation programs through group leadership or curriculum support.
• Demonstrates professional development by completing required annual competencies, maintaining BLS certification, completing the core competency packet, and providing in-service training to nursing staff.
• Supports unit reliability and teamwork by maintaining dependable attendance, responding to emergencies, assisting coworkers, accepting pull assignments, and flexing schedule or working extended shifts to meet patient care needs.
• Upholds professional nursing standards by effectively delegating tasks, supervising staff, practicing trauma-informed care, and utilizing critical thinking skills to recommend improvements and problem-solve within the clinical setting.

Connaissances

Nursing supervision

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Trauma-informed care

Communication skills

Clinical assessment

Documentation

Formation

BSN degree

MSN or higher

Description du poste

Western State Hospital, located in Staunton, VA, seeks an RN II-Internal to provide direct patient care in a 24/7 psychiatric hospital as part of an interdisciplinary team. Responsibilities include medication administration, care planning, documentation, and ongoing education for staff.

Schedule features 12-hour shifts on a two-week rotating cycle: 36 hours one week and 48 hours the next, with options 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. or 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.