Psych Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor Pool - Days - Adolescent

Riverside Hospital•Hampton, VA

12d

About The Position

The Psych Registered Nurse works under the supervision of the Nurse Manager and Director and is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating total nursing care for assigned patients. The RN uses communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills to develop care plans based on patients’ physiological, psychosocial, and cultural needs. The role includes supervising and delegating to non-professional personnel working directly with the RN and demonstrating competence in meeting the age-related needs of the patient populations served. Working under leadership and with a multidisciplinary team, the RN provides clinical care in accordance with Riverside Health System standards and facility goals and strategic plans. The RN assesses clinical and psychosocial needs, applies standards of practice, and demonstrates unit-specific competencies and equipment training. The RN partners with patients and families to develop and evaluate care plans, coordinates care with interdisciplinary teams, supports safe transitions, provides individualized education, documents care, delegates and prioritizes tasks, and responds to emergencies. This Labor Pool position requires at least four 12-hour shifts in each six-week scheduled period, including at least two weekend shifts, plus one summer and one winter holiday per year.

Requirements

Nursing diploma is the minimum education requirement; an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in nursing is accepted in lieu of a nursing diploma.
High school diploma or GED is required only for nursing diploma graduates.
Virginia Registered Nurse license through the Virginia Department of Health Professions or licensure in 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.
Labor Pool minimum schedule: four 12-hour shifts within each six-week scheduled period, with at least two shifts on weekends.
Work one summer holiday and one winter holiday per year.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
Associate’s degree in nursing.
One year of related RN experience.

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate total nursing care for assigned patients.
Create patient care plans using communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, accounting for physiological, psychosocial, and cultural needs.
Supervise and delegate to non-professional personnel working directly with the RN.
Demonstrate competence in addressing age-related needs of the patient populations served.
Assess patients’ clinical and psychosocial needs and apply standards of practice relevant to the specialty or patient population.
Demonstrate nursing-unit-specific competencies and equipment training.
Partner with patients and families to develop, implement, and evaluate care plans, treatments, and procedures.
Use evidence-based standards and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team in care coordination.
Facilitate safe transitions to the next level of care and support patient throughput.
Focus on quality outcomes and provide evidence-based patient care.
Adapt education methods to support patient and family understanding; coordinate and deliver individualized patient and discharge education, evaluate comprehension, and document it.
Complete required clinical and quality documentation according to Riverside Health System standards and regulatory requirements.
Delegate and prioritize tasks to support quality patient care and service excellence.
Recognize and respond to emergency situations, evaluate needed resources and support, and use systems to ensure needs are met.