Registered Nurse II - Acute

Valley Health•Winchester, VA

5d•$34 - $49•Onsite

About The Position

The registered professional nurse is responsible for utilizing job skills to effectively carry out the nursing process: including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, evaluation, documentation and time management. She/he is responsible for quality communication, teamwork and leadership/professionalism. Also directs, coordinates and implements patient teaching, quality/safety initiatives, and activities of other health team personnel while maintaining standards of professional nursing. A Registered Nurse III (RN III) is responsible for the care of the population they are assigned. A RN III is required to complete yearly mandatory competencies, any unit specific competencies that are identified by the Director/Designee as it relates to the patient population of their unit as well as completion of the Professional Practice Ladder requirements which include: Assuming responsibility as Charge Nurse, PI Activity and department initiatives, communicates and shares information to Director/Designee and co-workers from unit or hospital committee, a Valley Health paid Education, Seminar/Conference, workshop or Nursing Article. Portfolio is current and submitted to Director/Designee annually by March 1st. Must be on a committee and provide validation of participation. Routinely solicits and validates patient/family satisfaction, participates in peer review for unit and develops bulletin board or poster that provides educational information to staff/patients/family members.

Requirements

Registered professional nurse skills
Nursing process skills (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, evaluation, documentation, time management)
Quality communication skills
Teamwork skills
Leadership/professionalism skills
Ability to direct, coordinate and implement patient teaching, quality/safety initiatives, and activities of other health team personnel
Maintain standards of professional nursing
RN III requirements: completion of yearly mandatory competencies, unit specific competencies, Professional Practice Ladder requirements, committee participation, portfolio submission.

Responsibilities

Utilizing job skills to effectively carry out the nursing process: including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, evaluation, documentation and time management.
Responsible for quality communication, teamwork and leadership/professionalism.
Directs, coordinates and implements patient teaching, quality/safety initiatives, and activities of other health team personnel while maintaining standards of professional nursing.
Responsible for the care of the population they are assigned.
Complete yearly mandatory competencies.
Complete unit specific competencies as identified by the Director/Designee.
Complete Professional Practice Ladder requirements.
Assume responsibility as Charge Nurse.
Participate in PI Activity and department initiatives.
Communicate and share information to Director/Designee and co-workers from unit or hospital committee.
Attend a Valley Health paid Education, Seminar/Conference, workshop or Nursing Article.
Submit current portfolio to Director/Designee annually by March 1st.
Be on a committee and provide validation of participation.
Routinely solicit and validate patient/family satisfaction.
Participate in peer review for unit.
Develop bulletin board or poster that provides educational information to staff/patients/family members.