Registered Nurse General Surgery Unit Part Time-Nights

Riverside Hospital•Newport News, VA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a part-time Registered Nurse position on the General Surgery Unit, with night shifts available. The role involves assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the total nursing care of assigned patients. The RN will utilize communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills to create individualized care plans, considering physiological, psychosocial, and cultural diversity. The position also includes supervising and delegating tasks to non-professional personnel to ensure optimal patient care. Competence in addressing age-related needs of specific patient populations is essential. The RN works under the direction of leadership and a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive clinical care in accordance with Riverside Health System's standards and goals.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) or licensed in a compact state Upon Hire
CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire
Weekend Shifts
Irregular Shifts

Nice To Haves

Bachelors Degree, Nursing (Preferred)
Associates Degree, Nursing (Preferred)
Program Graduate, Nursing (Nursing Diploma is minimum education requirement, Associate’s or Bachelor’s in Nursing accepted in lieu of Nursing Diploma) (Required)
High School Diploma or GED, HS Diploma/GED only required if Nursing Diploma Graduate (Required)

Responsibilities

Assess patient clinical and psychosocial needs by applying standards of practice as it relates to the specialty or patient population.
Demonstrate nursing unit specific competencies and equipment training.
Partner with patients and their families to develop, implement, and evaluate a plan 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 transition to the next level of care as part of the plan of care.
Demonstrate a sense of urgency to facilitate patient throughput to ensure consistent, competent, and ethical care.
Focus on quality patient outcomes when addressing service needs to ensure evidence-based quality care.
Demonstrate understanding of diverse patient care populations and modify education methods to ensure patient/family understanding.
Coordinate and deliver individualized patient education and discharge-specific education to family/caregivers, evaluating for comprehension and documenting.
Delegate and prioritize tasks appropriately to facilitate quality patient care and service excellence.
Recognize and respond to emergency situations.
Evaluate resources and support needed and use systems to ensure needs are met.
Supervise and delegate non-professional personnel working directly with the RN to ensure optimum patient care.
Demonstrate competence in dealing with age-related needs of specific patient populations served in the nursing unit.