Registered Nurse Newborn ICU

UVA Health•Manassas, VA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse Newborn ICU serves as a leader of the healthcare team at UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper. The nurse establishes a personalized relationship with patients and their chosen support systems, and collaborates with physicians and other team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized care that promotes optimal health. The role uses scientific evidence and compassion to support patients through their health journeys, and is accountable for providing and managing care in accordance with current policies and procedures. Patient care is provided and documented under the direction and supervision of the Assistant Nurse Manager or Nurse Manager. The nurse advocates for patients while implementing interdisciplinary care plans, educates patients and their support systems, adapts strategies to progress care, and ensures nursing interventions, medical orders, and related therapies are completed. The role prioritizes duties according to patient needs and changing acuity, communicates and documents care effectively, and builds positive team relationships. Responsibilities also include mentoring and precepting team members, demonstrating nursing skills, operating patient-care equipment, providing routine nursing care, assisting in critical situations, administering and evaluating medication therapies, and transferring or transporting patients. Additional duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current RN licensure in the applicable state.
Ability to perform basic nursing skills for groups of patients and assume charge responsibility.
Ability to multitask and prioritize quickly.
Ability to administer medications using the five rights.
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
Basic computer knowledge.
Ability to safely and effectively care for all patient populations presenting to the department.
If an RN license has been inactive, retired, or lapsed for five or more years and the nurse has not held a license in another state during the previous five years, successful completion of a Board-approved refresher course is required before license reactivation or reinstatement. Reinstatement must be applied for within one year of completing the refresher course.

Nice To Haves

Four-year or bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.
One year of relevant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Advocate for patients while implementing interdisciplinary plans of care.
Collaborate with the healthcare team to educate patients and their support systems.
Analyze, modify, and implement strategies to progress 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.
Use appropriate communication tools with the interdisciplinary team and when handing off patient care.
Communicate individualized care plans to patients and their chosen support systems, using tools such as SBARQ.
Document appropriate information in a timely manner.
Develop and maintain positive relationships with team members and internal customers.
Develop team members through mentoring, precepting, orientation, and feedback.
Resolve conflicts independently when appropriate, accept responsibility for actions, and respond positively to feedback.
Demonstrate medical skills required to provide patient care and operate equipment such as portable cardiac monitors and bedside commodes.
Provide routine nursing care, including starting IVs and performing dressing changes, for multiple patients in a timely manner.
Assist in critical situations, including administering CPR.
Administer and evaluate medication therapies.
Transfer patients and transport them by wheelchair, hospital bed, or stretcher to other departments.
Perform additional duties as assigned.