Clinic Registered Nurse II-CMG Endocrinology-FT/Days

Centra Health•Lynchburg, VA

About The Position

The Clinic Registered Nurse II provides individualized nursing care that promotes and restores patients’ health in accordance with medical and nursing plans of care and established policies and procedures. The RN collaborates with physicians and multidisciplinary team members to develop, implement, and evaluate plans of care, assumes a full patient assignment, and plans, analyzes, and intervenes to meet patient care goals. The nurse provides services to patients and families within the scope of practice defined by the Virginia Board of Nursing and maintains a safe environment while delivering quality care. The role includes assessing patients, prioritizing and updating care based on their condition, integrating nursing interventions into multidisciplinary plans, and establishing measurable goals with patients, families, and the health care team. The RN carries out provider-ordered treatments, responds to urgent or emergent risks, initiates resuscitative measures when appropriate, evaluates patient responses, documents findings and progress, and adjusts care plans as needed. The nurse also identifies and addresses patient and family learning needs, supports informed treatment decisions, and communicates with them about care. The RN maintains nursing competency and pursues professional development, including readiness to learn or perform the charge nurse role. The position involves coordinating complex care demands, supervising delegated care, reporting changes in patient condition, participating in service recovery and quality improvement activities, supporting appropriate resource use, and serving as a preceptor or mentor. The RN may participate in research or evidence-based practice projects and communicates relevant findings to peers. Care is delivered in a manner that protects confidentiality, autonomy, dignity, and patient rights.

Requirements

Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing.
At least one year of Registered Nurse experience.

Responsibilities

Assess patients individually, prioritize data collection, and conduct ongoing assessments according to patient condition and applicable policies, procedures, and protocols.
Integrate nursing interventions into multidisciplinary plans of care using relevant standards and patient outcomes.
Develop and update individualized care plans, incorporating the medical plan and other disciplines’ plans of care.
Establish measurable patient goals in consultation with patients, families, and the health care team.
Perform provider-ordered treatments accurately and in a timely manner, and provide therapeutic nursing interventions according to individualized care plans.
Recognize potential problems and urgent or emergent risks, respond appropriately, and initiate emergency resuscitative measures when indicated.
Manage care for a specialty patient population and collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to ensure appropriate interventions.
Deliver culturally sensitive, nonjudgmental, nondiscriminatory care while protecting patient autonomy, dignity, and rights.
Evaluate patient responses to nursing interventions, initiate care plan changes as needed, and problem-solve with the specialty team to improve outcomes.
Document assessment findings, patient responses to interventions, and progress toward resolving care problems.
Identify patient and family learning needs, adapt standard information, and assess understanding within the patient’s abilities.
Communicate with patients and families to identify needs, include them in the plan of care, and support their treatment determinations.
Assess and meet personal learning and professional development needs; maintain nursing specialty competency and departmental requirements.
Coordinate multiple and increasingly complex patient care demands, supervise delegated care based on personnel abilities and patient acuity, and report changes in patient condition to appropriate personnel.
Participate in service recovery and use appropriate resources during complex situations; handle conflict resolution appropriately and in a timely, consistent manner.
Support organizational efforts for appropriate resource utilization, including flexing during low census.
Serve as a preceptor or mentor and assist with employee orientation and the instruction, direction, and evaluation of assigned students.
Prepare for or function in a charge nurse role.
Participate in assigned quality assurance data collection, communicate recurring specialty practice concerns, and participate in initiatives related to quality indicators and metrics.
Demonstrate Centra safety behaviors, including Speak Up for Safety.
May participate in research or evidence-based practice projects; communicate findings to peers, interpret relevant quality improvement data, and contribute to methods for improving deficient areas of care.
Maintain confidentiality, serve as a patient advocate, and maintain professional patient-nurse boundaries.
Perform other duties as assigned.