UVACH Float Pool- ICU/ED

UVA Health•Manassas, VA

About The Position

The UVACH Float Pool Registered Nurse provides continuous, quality patient care in a variety of settings and is part of a resource team that floats to facilities across UVA Community Health. The nurse may be assigned to varying units during a shift to meet patient-care needs and must have the skills, competencies, and qualifications to work in several clinical areas. The Float Pool is part of Patient Care Services and includes specialty/CCU, inpatient acute, and women's services teams. The role involves implementing and advancing individualized plans of care, coordinating with patients and the interdisciplinary healthcare team, completing nursing interventions and orders, documenting care, and prioritizing work as patient needs and acuity change. Nurses also provide routine and critical-care support, administer and evaluate medication therapies, operate clinical equipment, assist with patient transfers and transport, and may perform additional duties as assigned. The position is full-time, with day or night schedules. Travel between campus buildings, remote facilities, and out of town may be required; on-call responsibilities may be directed.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current compact RN licensure in the applicable state.
BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP, and NVCI.
Cardiac Dysrhythmia test or successful completion of the Cardiac Dysrhythmia course within six months of hire; requirement applies to all teams.
For Team 1 (Specialty/CCU): minimum of two years of experience in critical care or an emergency department setting.
For Team 2 (Inpatient Acute): minimum of one year of general medical-surgical/telemetry experience.
For Team 3 (Women's Services): minimum of two years of experience in Labor and Delivery, Postpartum, or NICU.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including constant standing, frequent walking, bending/stooping, and lifting, pushing, or pulling up to 100 pounds; use Safe Handling Equipment for weights over 35 pounds.
Proficient communication, auditory, and visual skills; attention to detail and ability to write legibly.

Nice To Haves

Four-year/bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.
Specialty certification.
Chemo certification.
Triage course.

Responsibilities

Provide continuous, quality patient care in a variety of settings and float to facilities across UVA Community Health.
Work in varying units during a shift to meet patient-care needs.
Advocate for patients while implementing the interdisciplinary plan of care.
Educate patients and their support systems in collaboration with the healthcare team.
Analyze, modify, and implement strategies to advance patients through their plans of care.
Complete nursing interventions, medical orders, and related therapies.
Prioritize duties according to patient needs and changing acuity levels.
Use appropriate communication tools with the interdisciplinary team and during patient-care handoffs; communicate individualized care plans to patients and support systems.
Document appropriate information in a timely manner.
Build positive relationships with team members and internal customers; mentor, precept, orient, and provide feedback to team members; resolve conflicts independently as appropriate; and respond positively to feedback.
Demonstrate medical skills and operate equipment, including portable cardiac monitors and bedside commodes.
Provide routine nursing care, including starting IVs and performing dressing changes, for multiple patients in a timely manner.
Assist in critical situations, including administering CPR.
Administer and evaluate medication therapies.
Perform patient transfers and transport patients by wheelchair, hospital bed, or stretcher to other departments.
Travel between campus buildings, remote facilities, and out of town as needed; fulfill on-call responsibilities as directed.
Perform additional duties as assigned.