Registered Nurse NICU

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 plans of care. The role uses scientific evidence and compassion to support patients through their health journey and is accountable for managing and providing care in accordance with current policies and procedures. Patient care is provided and documented under the direction and supervision of the Assistant Nurse Manager/Nurse Manager. The nurse advocates for patients, educates patients and their support systems, adjusts care strategies as needed, completes nursing interventions and medical orders, and prioritizes duties according to patient needs and acuity. The role requires effective interdisciplinary communication, timely documentation, and positive teamwork, including mentoring and precepting team members. Clinical duties include operating equipment, providing routine nursing care, assisting in critical situations such as CPR, administering and evaluating medications, 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 medication 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 years or more and the candidate has not been licensed in another state during the last five years, successful completion of a Board-approved refresher course is required before license reactivation or reinstatement. Application for reinstatement must be made within one year of completing the refresher course.
CPI certification within three months of hire is required for Behavioral Health, Emergency Department, and Central Staffing and Scheduling Office (CSSO).

Nice To Haves

One year of relevant experience.
Four-year bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

Establish a personalized relationship with patients and their chosen support systems.
Collaborate with physicians and other team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized plans of care.
Advocate for patients while implementing interdisciplinary plans of care.
Educate patients and their support systems in collaboration with the healthcare team.
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 during patient-care handoffs.
Communicate individualized plans of care 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 as appropriate, accept responsibility for actions, and respond positively to feedback.
Demonstrate medical skills and operate equipment, including 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.
Perform patient transfers and transport patients by wheelchair, hospital bed, or stretcher to other departments.
Perform additional duties as assigned.