Registered Nurse (RN) - Electroconvulsive Therapy and Behavioral Emergency Rapid Response Team - Weekday Days

VCU Health•Richmond, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

VCU Inpatient Adult Psychiatry encompasses N4, a 16-bed Acute Psychiatric Unit for patients with psychosis, mania, or behavioral disturbances; N3, a 21-bed Medical Psychiatry Unit for geriatrics and psychiatric patients with stable medical comorbidities; and N3ECT, which offers in-patient and out-patient Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and outpatient Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) therapy. VCU Adult Psychiatry units were the first in the country to receive the AACN Beacon Award. The Clinical Nurse II role involves mastering clinical skills, assisting the healthcare team in illness/injury prevention, wellness maintenance, and comfort provision, recognizing and intervening in patient changes, mobilizing resources, providing direction and education, assuming unit-level leadership, and accurately documenting and administering age-specific care and medications. The Clinical Nurse III role demonstrates advanced clinical knowledge, assists the healthcare team, anticipates patient changes, provides direction and education, serves as a clinical role model, and accurately documents and administers age-specific care and medications.

Requirements

Current RN licensure in Virginia or eligible or compact state
Current RN licensure in Virginia (for continued employment)
AHA BLS HCP Certification or equivalent (for continued employment)
12 to 24 months RN experience (Clinical Nurse II)
3 years of clinical experience (Clinical Nurse III)
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

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, Clinical Nurse III)
Experience with similar patient population in either an acute care setting or as applicable to area of practice (Clinical Nurse II, Clinical Nurse III)
Completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (or higher) from an accredited program
Certification in specialty area (Clinical Nurse III)

Responsibilities

Assists the health care team with the prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness, and provision of comfort
Recognizes changes in patient situations and intervenes appropriately (Clinical Nurse II)
Mobilizes resources to meet the individualized needs of patient/families (Clinical Nurse II)
Provides direction, education, and assumes leadership responsibilities at the unit level (Clinical Nurse II)
Delivers and accurately documents direct, age-specific care to a patient or group of patients based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care
Safely administers prescribed medications, identifying incompatibilities and/or interactions
Anticipates changes in patient situations and intervenes appropriately (Clinical Nurse III)
Provides direction, education, and serves as a role model in a clinical setting (Clinical Nurse III)
Follows documented physician/licensed independent provider orders
Practices within the boundaries of the regulations governing the practice of nursing in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Practice is guided by the ANA Code of Ethics for Nursing and established national nursing practice standards
All practice is guided by and follows the VCUHS policies and procedures and established practice
Organizes work and delegates and supervises others (RN's, LPN's, Care Partners, Unit Secretaries, etc.) in carrying out assignments