Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU - Days

VCU Health•South Hill, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Community Memorial Hospital (CMH) is a 70-bed facility serving residents of over 7 counties. The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a 10-bed unit specializing in adult critical care patients with medical or surgical diagnoses. The average ICU nurse to patient ratio is 1 to 2, supported by patient care technicians and patient safety associates. The patient care team also includes 24-hour Hospitalist and ancillary support. CMH fosters a family and patient-centered atmosphere with strong teamwork, aiming for an excellent patient experience. The nursing leadership encourages continuing education and offers opportunities for professional advancement. CMH is actively expanding its services through specialist recruitment. This role involves integrating technical skills and theoretical knowledge to meet patient and family needs, assisting the healthcare team in preventing illness and injury, maintaining wellness, and providing comfort. The position requires delivering and documenting direct, age-specific care based on medical orders and a multidisciplinary plan, and safely administering medications while identifying incompatibilities and interactions. Depending on the clinical nurse level (I, II, or III), responsibilities range from beginning leadership skills to serving as a role model and anticipating patient needs.

Requirements

Current RN licensure in Virginia or eligible or compact state.
Current AHA BLS HCP Certification or equivalent.
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.
Clinicians work all three shifts, weekends and holidays.
Lifting 20-50 lbs.
Exposure to potentially hazardous and infectious substances.
Prolonged standing.
Prolonged sitting.
Frequent bending.
Walking (distance).
Climbing (steps, ladder, other).
Reaching (overhead, extensive, repetitive).
Strong recall.
Reasoning.
Problem solving.
Hearing.
Speak clearly.
Write legibly.
Reading.
Logical thinking.
Fast pace environment.
Steady pace.
Able to handle multiple priorities.
Frequent and intense customer interactions.
Noisy environment.

Nice To Haves

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

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 (Clinical Nurse I).
Provides direction, education, and assumes leadership responsibilities at the unit level (Clinical Nurse II).
Provides direction, education, and serves as a role model in a clinical setting (Clinical Nurse III).
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 & III).
Anticipates changes in patient situations and intervenes appropriately (Clinical Nurse III).
Mobilizes resources to meet the individualized needs of patient/families (Clinical Nurse II & III).
Organizes work and delegates and supervises others (RN's, LPN's, Care Partners, Unit Secretaries, etc.) in carrying out assignments (Clinical Nurse I, II, III).