Nurse Clinician- Perioperative Services

VCU Health • Richmond, VA

2d

About The Position

The Nurse Clinician demonstrates expertise in assessing, diagnosing, and treating complex patients and their responses to actual or potential health problems. The role supports the health care team in preventing illness and injury, maintaining wellness, and providing comfort.

The Nurse Clinician directs, educates, and leads program development, implementation, and evaluation within the area of responsibility. The role supports staff professional development and empowerment and manages resources to promote desired outcomes while attending to quality, efficiency, and cost. The position has authority and accountability for program planning, guideline development, and practice standards within the organization’s or unit’s mission, goals, and objectives, and manages human, fiscal, and other resources to achieve measurable positive outcomes.

The role generally works day shift, with flexibility potentially required for special projects or to meet organizational and staff needs. Supervisory responsibilities are negotiable with the immediate supervisor in collaboration with the Nurse Manager. Age-specific groups served depend on unit assignment.

Requirements

• Current RN licensure in Virginia, or eligibility for Virginia licensure or licensure in a compact state at hire.
• Current Virginia RN licensure for continued employment.
• AHA BLS HCP Certification or equivalent for continued employment.
• At least 5 years of nursing experience.
• At least 1 year of experience in the position’s specialty patient population or practice setting.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• Must be enrolled in a master’s degree program at the time of application and complete it within 36 months of hire. Special consideration is given to applicants enrolled in Baccalaureate-to-Doctoral programs who will not earn a master’s degree and may need more than 36 months to complete the terminal degree.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in staff education and professional development, such as orientation, preceptorship, or in-service education.
• Academic health care experience.
• Master’s degree in nursing or a related field. If the master’s degree is not in nursing, a baccalaureate degree in nursing is required.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and treat complex patients and their responses to actual or potential health problems.
• Assist the health care team with illness and injury prevention, wellness maintenance, and comfort.
• Provide direction, education, and leadership for program development, implementation, and evaluation in the area of responsibility.
• Support staff professional development and empowerment.
• Manage human, fiscal, and other resources to promote quality programs, processes, and services with measurable positive outcomes.
• Plan programs, develop guidelines, and set practice standards within the mission, goals, and objectives of the organization, division, or unit.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior