Registered Nurse (RN) - Acute Care - Days

VCU Health • South Hill, VA

13d • Onsite

About The Position

Community Memorial Hospital (CMH) is a 70-bed facility serving residents of more than seven counties in South Central Virginia and North Carolina. It is a Primary Stroke Center able to manage acute ischemic strokes. The Acute Care unit includes three nursing units with 54 beds and serves pediatric through geriatric patients, including medical, telemetry, and surgical patients. The average nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:4, with support from patient care technicians, patient safety associates, unit secretaries, and cardiac monitor technicians. Hospitalists and ancillary services provide 24-hour support. The community setting supports a family- and patient-centered atmosphere and strong teamwork. Nursing leadership supports continuing education and opportunities to develop nursing knowledge and skills.

The Clinical Nurse provides direct, age-specific care and accurately documents care according to medical orders and an integrated multidisciplinary plan. The role supports prevention of illness and injury, wellness, and comfort, and safely administers prescribed medications while identifying incompatibilities or interactions. Responsibilities and level of clinical leadership vary by level: Clinical Nurse I integrates technical skills and theoretical knowledge and begins to develop unit-level leadership skills; Clinical Nurse II demonstrates mastery of clinical skills, recognizes changes in patient situations, intervenes, mobilizes resources, and assumes unit-level leadership responsibilities; Clinical Nurse III demonstrates unit-level clinical knowledge, anticipates changes in patient situations, intervenes, and serves as a clinical role model.

The position is scheduled for three 12-hour shifts weekly, including every third weekend. Clinicians may work all three shifts, weekends, and holidays; rotations and schedules are established with the Nurse Manager or Practice Manager and may be adjusted to meet unit needs. Practice follows provider orders, Virginia nursing regulations, the ANA Code of Ethics, national nursing practice standards, and VCUHS policies and procedures. Nurses organize work and may delegate and supervise RNs, LPNs, care partners, and unit secretaries.

Requirements

• Current RN licensure in Virginia, or eligibility for Virginia licensure, or licensure in a compact state.
• For continued employment, current RN licensure in Virginia and AHA BLS HCP Certification or equivalent.
• Diploma or associate degree from a professional nursing program recognized or approved by the corresponding state Board of Nursing.
• Registered nurses without a bachelor's degree in nursing or higher must enroll in an approved RN-to-BSN program within two years of their start date and complete it within five years, unless grandfathered under previous requirements.
• Clinical Nurse II: 12 to 24 months of RN experience.
• Clinical Nurse III: 3 years of clinical experience.
• Ability to work shifts, weekends, and holidays as required by the unit.
• Physical capacity to lift 20–50 pounds; prolonged standing and sitting; frequent bending; walking; climbing; and reaching overhead or repetitively.
• Ability to handle exposure to potentially hazardous and infectious substances.
• Strong recall, reasoning, problem-solving, hearing, clear speech, legible writing, reading, and logical thinking.
• Ability to work in a fast- or steady-paced, noisy environment, handle multiple priorities, and manage frequent and intense customer interactions.

Nice To Haves

• Clinical Nurse I: Experience as an LPN, nursing assistant, or care partner in an acute care setting or an area relevant to the practice.
• Clinical Nurse II and III: Academic health care experience.
• Clinical Nurse II and III: Experience with a similar patient population in an acute care setting or an area relevant to the practice.
• Completion of a bachelor's degree in nursing or higher from an accredited program.
• Clinical Nurse III: Certification in a specialty area.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and accurately document direct, age-specific patient care based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care.
• Safely administer prescribed medications and identify incompatibilities or interactions.
• Assist the health care team with preventing illness and injury, maintaining wellness, and providing comfort.
• Recognize or anticipate changes in patient situations and intervene appropriately, according to clinical level.
• Provide direction and education and undertake unit-level leadership or serve as a clinical role model, according to clinical level.
• Mobilize resources to meet individualized patient and family needs, as applicable to clinical level.
• Follow provider orders, Virginia nursing regulations, the ANA Code of Ethics, established nursing practice standards, and VCUHS policies and procedures.
• Organize work and delegate and supervise others, including RNs, LPNs, care partners, and unit secretaries.
• Work scheduled shifts, including weekends and holidays, as determined by unit requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree