Job Posting Title ORCIP (Operating Room Clinical Internship Program)

Riverside Hospital • Newport News, VA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Works under the supervision of the Nurse Manager and the Director and is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the total nursing care of assigned patients. The RN uses communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making to create an individualized care plan based on patients’ physiological, psychosocial, and cultural needs. The role includes supervising and delegating to non-professional personnel working directly with the RN to ensure optimum patient care. The RN must demonstrate competence in addressing age-related needs of the patient populations served in the nursing unit.

Working under leadership and alongside a multidisciplinary team, the RN provides clinical care in accordance with Riverside Health System standards of excellence, facility goals, and strategic plans. Applicants without prior surgical-setting experience must complete four hours of shadowing at Riverside Regional Medical Center. Selected applicants must sign a work agreement for a full-time or part-time position; the applicable agreement is two years for full-time and three years for part-time. Internship pay rate and terms of hire will be discussed individually with applicants by Talent Acquisition.

Requirements

• Nursing diploma, associate degree in nursing, or bachelor's degree in nursing; a nursing diploma is the minimum education requirement.
• High school diploma or GED is required only for nursing diploma graduates.
• Registered Nurse (RN) license from the Virginia Department of Health Professions or a compact state, required upon hire.
• CPR/BLS certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute, required upon hire.
• Applicants without previous experience in a surgical setting must complete four hours of shadowing at Riverside Regional Medical Center.
• Selected applicants must sign a work agreement: two years for a full-time position or three years for a part-time position.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in nursing.
• Associate degree in nursing.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient clinical and psychosocial needs according to standards of practice for the specialty or patient population.
• Demonstrate nursing-unit-specific competencies and equipment training.
• Partner with patients and families to develop, implement, and evaluate plans of care, treatments, and procedures that support physiological and psychosocial outcomes.
• Apply evidence-based standards of practice and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team in care coordination.
• Facilitate safe patient transitions to the next level of care.
• Promote patient throughput with a sense of urgency while ensuring consistent, competent, and ethical care.
• Focus on quality patient outcomes and provide evidence-based care when addressing service needs.
• Adapt education methods to support patient and family understanding.
• Coordinate and provide individualized patient education, including discharge education for families and caregivers; evaluate comprehension and document it.
• Complete required clinical and quality documentation in accordance with Riverside Health System standards and regulatory requirements.
• Delegate and prioritize tasks appropriately to support quality patient care and service excellence.
• Recognize and respond to emergency situations.
• Evaluate resource and support needs and use systems to ensure those needs are met.
• Supervise and delegate to non-professional personnel working directly with the RN.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree