Cardiovascular Operating Room Registered Nurse - Perioperative Program Available

Valley Health System•Winchester, VA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Valley Health is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Cardiovascular Operating Room team at Winchester Medical Center. The role is open to experienced CVOR nurses and experienced registered nurses interested in transitioning into cardiovascular surgery. Qualified nurses may be selected for an approximately seven-month AORN Perioperative Training Program featuring classroom instruction, hands-on clinical training, and dedicated preceptor support. The nurse works with surgeons and multidisciplinary professionals during cardiac and vascular procedures. The role applies the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, evaluation, documentation, and time management. It also involves communication, teamwork, leadership, patient teaching, quality and safety initiatives, and coordination of other health team personnel while maintaining professional nursing standards. A Registered Nurse II provides care to the assigned patient population and completes annual mandatory and unit-specific competencies, as well as Professional Practice Ladder requirements. These include assuming Charge Nurse responsibilities, participating in PI activity and department initiatives, sharing information from committees or educational activities, maintaining and submitting an annual portfolio, soliciting and validating patient and family satisfaction, participating in unit peer review, and developing educational materials for staff, patients, or families. The position requires an associate-level nursing qualification, an RN license, and American Heart Association BLS certification. A BSN and relevant specialty certification are preferred. Advancement to RN II requires the specified RN experience hours and completion of a performance evaluation. Nurses must meet RN I requirements and demonstrate competence in developmentally appropriate care and use of the nursing process. A reliable means of phone communication is required.

Requirements

Associate-level nursing qualification: RN Diploma, ASN, or ADN.
RN license required; must be licensed or eligible to practice pending licensure as a Registered Nurse in Virginia with either a Nurse Licensure Compact multi-state license or a Virginia-only single-state license.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification required.
New hires must have appropriate American Heart Association certification before completing orientation.
Advancement to RN II requires at least 1,872 full-time or part-time RN experience hours, or 936 hours if holding a BSN, and completion of a performance evaluation.
Meet all requirements of a RN I.
Competence in providing care based on the cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological stages of human growth and development.
Competence in providing care using the nursing process.
Reliable means of phone communication with the hospital.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Relevant specialty certification.
Experienced CVOR nursing experience or experience as a registered nurse with an interest in transitioning into cardiovascular surgery.

Responsibilities

Apply the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, evaluation, documentation, and time management.
Communicate effectively and contribute to teamwork, leadership, and professionalism.
Direct, coordinate, and implement patient teaching, quality and safety initiatives, and activities of other health team personnel.
Provide care to the assigned patient population and maintain professional nursing standards.
Complete yearly mandatory competencies and unit-specific competencies identified by the Director or designee.
Meet Professional Practice Ladder requirements, including assuming Charge Nurse responsibilities and participating in PI activity and department initiatives.
Share information with the Director or designee and coworkers from unit or hospital committees and Valley Health-paid education, seminars, conferences, workshops, or nursing articles.
Maintain a portfolio and submit it annually to the Director or designee by March 1.
Solicit and validate patient and family satisfaction and participate in unit peer review.
Develop a bulletin board or poster with educational information for staff, patients, or family members.
Provide care appropriate to patients' cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological stages of growth and development.