Registered Nurse Floater-Womens

UVA Health Northern Virginia & Culpeper•Manassas, VA

About The Position

UVA Community Health is hiring a Registered Nurse Floater for Women’s Services. The RN is part of a resource team assigned to varying units during a shift to help meet patient-care needs. Float Pool RNs must have the skills, competency, and qualifications to work in several clinical areas. The Float Pool is part of Patient Care Services and includes teams for specialty/CCU, inpatient acute care, and Women’s Services. The role provides continuous quality patient care, advocates for patients, collaborates with the healthcare team, educates patients and their support systems, and implements and evaluates individualized plans of care. The RN communicates and documents care appropriately, prioritizes work according to patient needs and changing acuity, and contributes to team development through mentoring, precepting, orientation, and feedback. The position also involves routine nursing procedures, equipment operation, medication administration, patient transfers and transport, and assistance in critical situations such as CPR. Additional duties may be assigned. This is a full-time, non-exempt position. The base compensation is $57.12 per hour. Eligible candidates may receive a $15,000 sign-on bonus. The job requires constant standing, frequent walking, bending or stooping, and the ability to lift, push, or pull up to 100 pounds; Safe Handling Equipment must be used for weights over 35 pounds. Travel between campus buildings, remote facilities, and out of town may be needed. On-call responsibilities may be directed. Safety equipment such as a HEPA mask may be required for infection prevention.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current compact RN licensure in the applicable state.
BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NVCI.
Cardiac Dysrhythmia test or successful completion of the Cardiac Dysrhythmia course within 6 months of hire.
For Women’s Services (Team 3): at least 2 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 or 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

Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN).
Specialty certification.
Chemo certification.
Triage course.
NRP.

Responsibilities

Provide continuous quality patient care in a variety of settings and on assigned units.
Advocate for patients while implementing interdisciplinary plans of care.
Collaborate with the healthcare team and educate patients and their support systems.
Analyze, modify, and implement strategies to advance patients through their plans of care.
Ensure completion of nursing interventions, medical orders, and related therapies.
Prioritize duties according to patient needs and changing acuity levels.
Communicate and hand off patient care using appropriate communication tools, including SBARQ, and document information in a timely manner.
Develop and maintain 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.
Operate clinical equipment, including portable cardiac monitors and bedside commodes.
Provide routine nursing care, including starting IVs and performing dressing changes, for multiple patients.
Assist in critical situations, including administering CPR.
Administer and evaluate medication therapies; perform patient transfers and transport patients to other departments.
Perform additional duties as assigned.
Travel between campus buildings, remote facilities, and out of town as needed; fulfill on-call responsibilities as directed.