Psych Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor Pool - Days Adult
About The Position
The Psych Registered Nurse (RN) works under the supervision of the Nurse Manager and 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 skills to create individualized care plans that address patients’ physiological, psychosocial, and cultural needs. The role also supervises and delegates work to non-professional personnel who work directly with the RN to support optimum patient care. The RN must demonstrate competence in meeting age-related needs of the patient populations served in the nursing unit, along with unit-specific competencies and equipment training. Working under leadership and alongside a multidisciplinary team, the RN provides clinical care and services in accordance with Riverside Health System standards of excellence, facility goals, and strategic plans. This Labor Pool position requires a minimum of four 12-hour shifts within each scheduled six-week period. At least two shifts in each period must be on a weekend. The RN must also work one summer and one winter holiday per year.
Requirements
- Nursing diploma, associate degree in nursing, or bachelor's degree in nursing; a high school diploma or GED is required only for nursing diploma graduates.
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license from the Virginia Department of Health Professions or a compact state license upon hire.
- CPR/BLS certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute upon hire.
- Labor Pool minimum of four 12-hour shifts within a scheduled six-week period, including at least two weekend shifts.
- Work one summer and one winter holiday per year.
Nice To Haves
- One year of related RN experience.
- Bachelor's degree in nursing.
- Associate degree in nursing.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ clinical and psychosocial needs in accordance with 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 plans of care, treatments, and procedures that contribute to physiological and psychosocial outcomes.
- Incorporate 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 and provide consistent, competent, ethical, and evidence-based care focused on quality outcomes.
- Adapt education methods to support patient and family understanding; coordinate and deliver individualized patient and discharge education to patients, families, and caregivers; evaluate comprehension and document it.
- Complete required clinical and quality documentation accurately and consistently according to 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 required resources and support, and use systems to ensure needs are met.
- Supervise and delegate work to non-professional personnel working directly with the RN.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
