Registered Nurse (RN) - Acute Care - PRN - Nights

VCU Health•South Hill, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Community Memorial Hospital (CMH) is a 70-bed facility serving over 7 counties. The Acute Care unit has 54 beds and serves a diverse patient population, including medical, telemetry, and surgical patients. The average nurse to patient ratio is 1 to 4, with additional support from patient care technicians, patient safety associates, unit secretaries, and cardiac monitor technicians. The patient care team includes 24-hour Hospitalist and ancillary support. CMH fosters a family and patient-centered atmosphere with strong teamwork. Nursing leadership supports continuing education and offers opportunities for professional advancement. CMH is actively recruiting specialists to expand its services. The Clinical Nurse I role integrates technical skills and theoretical knowledge to meet patient and family needs, assisting the healthcare team with illness prevention, wellness maintenance, and comfort. This role provides direction, education, and begins to develop leadership skills at the unit level. It involves delivering and documenting direct, age-specific care based on medical orders and a multidisciplinary plan, and safely administering medications while identifying incompatibilities and interactions. The Clinical Nurse II role demonstrates mastery of clinical skills and applies this knowledge to specific patient populations, assisting the healthcare team with illness prevention, wellness maintenance, and comfort. This role recognizes and intervenes in changes in patient situations, mobilizes resources for individualized patient/family needs, and provides direction, education, and assumes leadership responsibilities at the unit level. It involves delivering and documenting direct, age-specific care based on medical orders and a multidisciplinary plan, and safely administering medications while identifying incompatibilities and interactions. The Clinical Nurse III role demonstrates clinical knowledge at the unit level and applies it to specific patient populations, assisting the healthcare team with illness prevention, wellness maintenance, and comfort. This role anticipates and intervenes appropriately in patient situations, provides direction, education, and serves as a role model. It involves delivering and documenting direct, age-specific care based on medical orders and a multidisciplinary plan, and safely administering medications while identifying incompatibilities and interactions.

Requirements

Current RN licensure in Virginia or eligible or compact state
Current RN licensure in Virginia, AHA BLS HCP Certification or equivalent (for continued employment)
Clin II: 12 to 24 months RN experience
Clin III: 3 years of clinical experience
Diploma or Associates Degree from a professional nursing program recognized and/or approved by the corresponding state’s Board of Nursing.
All registered nurses without a Bachelor's degree in Nursing (or higher) will be required to enroll in an approved RN to BSN program within two years of their start date and to complete the program within five years of their start date unless grandfathered under previous requirements.
Follows documented physician/licensed independent provider orders.
Practices within the boundaries of the regulations governing the practice of nursing in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Practice is guided by the ANA Code of Ethics for Nursing and established national nursing practice standards.
All practice is guided by and follows the VCUHS policies and procedures and established practice.
Must work 2 twelve hour shifts every 6 weeks.
Must work 2 holidays a year.
Initially will need to work 2 days weekly to train for 4-6 weeks.

Nice To Haves

Clin I: Experience as an LPN, nursing assistant or care partner in either an acute care setting or as applicable to area of practice
Clin II, Clin III: Academic Health Care Experience; Experience with similar patient population in either an acute care setting or as applicable to area of practice
Clin I, Clin II, Clin III: Completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (or higher) from an accredited program
Clin III: Certification in specialty area

Responsibilities

Integrates technical skills and theoretical knowledge to meet the needs of the patient and family.
Assists the health care team with the prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness, and provision of comfort.
Provides direction, education, and begins to acquire leadership skills at the unit level.
Delivers and accurately documents direct, age-specific care to a patient or group of patients based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care.
Safely administers prescribed medications, identifying incompatibilities and/or interactions.
Recognizes changes in patient situations and intervenes appropriately (Clinical Nurse II).
Mobilizes resources to meet the individualized needs of patient/families (Clinical Nurse II).
Assumes leadership responsibilities at the unit level (Clinical Nurse II).
Anticipates changes in patient situations and intervenes appropriately (Clinical Nurse III).
Serves as a role model in a clinical setting (Clinical Nurse III).
Organizes work and delegates and supervises others (RN's, LPN's, Care Partners, Unit Secretaries, etc.) in carrying out assignments.