Clinical Registered Nurse II - Specialty B (LGH Operating Room, FT, 4/10s)

Centra Health•Lynchburg, VA

6d•$37 - $57

About The Position

The Clinical Registered Nurse (RN) II manages individualized patient care by promoting and restoring 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, execute, and evaluate the multidisciplinary plan of care. The RN assumes a full patient assignment and plans, analyzes, intervenes, and sets patient-care goals accordingly. The role provides nursing services to patients and families within the scope of practice defined by the Virginia Board of Nursing, maintains a safe care environment, and delivers quality care. The RN is responsible for comprehensive assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, patient and family education, collaboration, service recovery, resource stewardship, improvement activities, and ethical practice. The position also supports professional development, specialty competency, precepting and mentoring, and may participate in research or evidence-based practice and quality improvement projects. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Diploma or associate degree in nursing.
At least one year of registered nursing experience.
Current registration as a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia and/or a compact license to practice in Virginia.
AHA BLS Provider certification.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification for the listed specialty areas, including the Operating Room.
Ability to manage a full patient assignment and provide care within the RN scope of practice.
Ability to coordinate complex patient-care demands, supervise delegated care, and report changes in patient condition.

Nice To Haves

Charge nurse experience or readiness to learn or function in a charge nurse role.
Ability to serve as a preceptor or mentor and assist with orientation, instruction, direction, and evaluation of students.
Participation in research, evidence-based practice, or quality improvement projects.

Responsibilities

Conduct individualized and ongoing patient assessments, prioritize data collection and care, and integrate nursing interventions into multidisciplinary plans of care.
Develop and modify individualized care plans and establish measurable patient goals with patients, families, and the health care team.
Perform provider-ordered treatments and therapeutic nursing interventions accurately and promptly; recognize urgent or emergent risks and initiate resuscitative measures when appropriate.
Manage care for a specialty patient population and provide culturally sensitive, non-discriminatory care that preserves patient autonomy, dignity, and rights.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to ensure appropriate interventions; evaluate responses to care and revise plans based on outcomes.
Document assessment findings, responses to interventions, and progress toward resolving care problems.
Identify patient and family learning needs, adapt education, confirm understanding within the patient’s abilities, and include patients and families in care decisions.
Maintain personal learning and professional development, specialty competency, and required departmental education; pursue clinical development and charge nurse readiness or responsibilities.
Coordinate increasingly complex patient-care demands, supervise delegated care according to staff abilities and patient acuity, and report changes in patient condition.
Participate in service recovery and resolve conflicts appropriately, promptly, and consistently.
Support appropriate resource utilization, including flexing during low census; serve as a preceptor or mentor and assist with employee orientation and student instruction as applicable.
Participate in assigned quality-assurance data collection, identify recurring specialty practice concerns, and contribute to quality and safety initiatives and unit-based metrics.
May participate in research or evidence-based practice projects, communicate and interpret relevant findings, and contribute to methods that improve quality of care.
Maintain confidentiality, advocate for patients, protect patient autonomy, dignity, and rights, and maintain professional nurse-patient boundaries.
Perform other duties as assigned.