Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU - Nights

VCU Health•Tappahannock, VA

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a 7-bed Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit featuring private rooms equipped for advanced patient monitoring, including ECG, SPO2, and hemodynamic pressure monitoring. Telemedicine Intensivist services are available 24/7. The unit's skill mix includes Registered Nurses (RNs) and Patient Care Technicians. Management of the ICU and Acute Care Unit is overseen by a full-time Nurse Director and a Clinical Coordinator. Staffing levels are adjusted based on patient acuity and volume per shift. The Clinical Nurse roles (I, II, and III) integrate technical skills and theoretical knowledge to provide patient care, assist the healthcare team in preventing illness and injury, maintaining wellness, and providing comfort. These roles involve delivering and documenting direct, age-specific care, safely administering medications, and identifying incompatibilities or interactions. Higher levels (Clinical Nurse II and III) demonstrate mastery of clinical skills, apply knowledge to specific patient populations, recognize and intervene in changing patient situations, mobilize resources, and assume leadership responsibilities. Clinical Nurse III also serves as a role model.

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.
Ability to handle multiple priorities.
Frequent and intense customer interactions.

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

Deliver and accurately document direct, age-specific care to a patient or group of patients based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care.
Safely administer prescribed medications, identifying incompatibilities and/or interactions.
Assist the health care team with the prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness, and provision of comfort.
Organize work and delegate and supervise others (RN's, LPN's, Care Partners, Unit Secretaries, etc.) in carrying out assignments.
Recognize and intervene appropriately in changing patient situations (Clinical Nurse II).
Anticipate changes in patient situations and intervene appropriately (Clinical Nurse III).
Mobilize resources to meet the individualized needs of patient/families (Clinical Nurse II & III).
Provide direction, education, and begin to acquire leadership skills at the unit level (Clinical Nurse I).
Provide direction, education, and assume leadership responsibilities at the unit level (Clinical Nurse II).
Provide direction, education, and serve as a role model in a clinical setting (Clinical Nurse III).