Registered Nurse (RN) - Heart Clinic

UVA Health • Charlottesville, VA

2d • $38 - $50 • Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Registered Nurse (RN) at the UVA Health Heart Clinic, located at the UVA Health Heart and Vascular Center - Fontaine. The position requires a capable clinician focused on expanding knowledge and skills, who consistently provides effective direct care as part of an interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients. The nurse will manage care and implement treatment plans at a refined skill level in collaboration with patients, their families, physicians, and other members of the health care team. The role involves seeking and providing feedback for improved clinical practice and assuming a beginning leadership role with mentoring. This job description integrates the AAACN Scope and Standards of Practice for Professional Ambulatory Care Nursing, the ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements, with the UVA Nursing Professional Practice Model. Key principles include Relationship Based Care (Self and Colleagues, Patients and Families), Expert Caring, Empowered Leaders, Lifelong Learners, Quality Achievement, and Innovation.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program required.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing required within 5 years of hire.
• 1 year of relevant experience.
• Licensed to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• American Heart Association (AHA) Healthcare Provider BLS certification required.

Nice To Haves

• Expanding knowledge and skills.
• Refined skill level in managing care and implementing treatment plans.
• Beginning leadership role.
• Mentoring in leadership process.
• Knowledge of and active participation in shared governance.
• Professional development through formal education, professional certification, and internal and external learning opportunities.
• Recognition of the value of external professional organizations.

Responsibilities

• Provides effective direct care as part of the interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients.
• Manages care and implements treatment plans at a refined skill level in collaboration with patients, their families, physicians, and other members of the health care team.
• Seeks as well as provides feedback for improved clinical practice.
• Assumes a beginning leadership role but seeks mentoring in this process.
• Supports onboarding of new team members and precepts as applicable.
• Adheres to clinical documentation guidelines.
• Demonstrates comprehension of outcomes data.
• Engages in performance improvement activities.
• Commits to standard work.
• Applies technologies that support patient care.
• Actively seeks to implement evidence-based practice and new knowledge generated by nursing research.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Benefits

• UVA Health is a world-class Magnet Recognized academic medical center and health system with a level 1 trauma center.
• U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” guide rates UVA Health University Medical Center as “High Performing” in 5 adult specialties and 14 conditions/procedures.
• One of 70 National Cancer Institute designated cancer centers.
• UVA Health Children’s is named by 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report as the best children's hospital in Virginia with 9 specialties ranked among the best in the nation.
• Footprint encompasses 3 community hospitals and an integrated network of primary and specialty care clinics throughout Charlottesville, Culpeper, Northern Virginia, and beyond.
• Equal opportunity employer.
• Encourages applications from veterans and individuals with disabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level