Psych Registered Nurse (RN) - Part Time - Days - Adult (Medical Insurance Eligible)

Riverside Health System•Hampton, VA

1d•$37 - $50

About The Position

The Psych Registered Nurse provides total nursing care to assigned patients under the supervision of the Nurse Manager and Director. The role includes assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care, using communication, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making to create individualized plans based on patients’ physiological, psychosocial, and cultural needs. The RN supervises and delegates work to non-professional personnel and demonstrates competence in meeting age-related needs of the patient populations served. Working with leadership and a multidisciplinary team, the RN provides clinical care in accordance with Riverside Health System standards of excellence, facility goals, and strategic plans. The position is part-time, day shift, and adult-focused.

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 a compact-state license, required upon hire.
CPR/BLS certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute, required upon hire.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ clinical and psychosocial needs using standards of practice relevant to the specialty and 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 that support physiological and psychosocial outcomes.
Use evidence-based standards and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to coordinate care and facilitate safe transitions to the next level of care.
Facilitate patient throughput and provide consistent, competent, ethical, and evidence-based care focused on quality outcomes.
Adapt education methods to patients’ diverse needs; coordinate and deliver individualized patient and discharge education to patients, families, and caregivers; assess comprehension and document it.
Complete required clinical and quality documentation in accordance with 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, assess 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.