Registered Nurse (RN)-Smithfield ED-Labor Pool

Riverside Health System•Smithfield, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Join our team and be a part of an exciting opportunity to shape the future of healthcare in Smithfield, delivering compassionate, patient-centered care in a state-of-the-art environment. Riverside Smithfield Hospital, opening in early 2026, aims to provide high-quality healthcare closer to home for Isle of Wight County residents. The new hospital, located on a 27-acre medical campus, features modern facilities and comprehensive medical services, including an Emergency Department, Diagnostic Imaging Services, 38 Medical/Surgical beds, 12 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds, and 4 Operating Rooms. The Registered Nurse (RN) works under the supervision of the Nurse Manager and Director, responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of total nursing care for assigned patients. The RN may work in various settings within the Critical Care/Telemetry Complex and roles across Riverside Health System. The role involves utilizing communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills to create patient care plans that consider physiological, psychosocial, and cultural diversity. The RN is also responsible for supervising and delegating tasks to non-professional personnel to ensure optimal patient care and must demonstrate competence in managing age-related needs of specific patient populations within Critical Care/Telemetry units/departments. Working under leadership and a multi-disciplinary team, the RN provides a comprehensive range of services in accordance with Riverside Health System's standards of excellence and facility goals.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) (Required)
CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) (Required)

Nice To Haves

Bachelors Degree, Nursing (Preferred)
Critical care experience (Preferred)

Responsibilities

Demonstrates ability to assess patient clinical and psychosocial needs by applying standards of practice as it relates to the specialty or patient population served in the Critical Care/Telemetry units/departments.
Partners with patients and families to develop, implement and evaluate plan of care, treatments and procedures that contribute to the physiological and psychosocial outcomes of the patient.
Assesses and incorporates evidence-based standards of practice.
Collaborates with interdisciplinary team in the coordination care.
Facilitates safe patient transitions to the next care setting as part of plan of care.
Demonstrates understanding of diverse patient care populations and ability to modify education method to ensure patient/family comprehension.
Educates by assuming responsibility to individualize and coordinate patient education, and discharge specific education that includes family/caregiver.
Evaluates for patient comprehension and documents.
Ability to delegate and prioritize tasks appropriately to facilitate quality patient care and ensure patient care needs are met.
Able to recognize and respond to emergency situations.
Evaluates own needs for support and uses identified systems to meet need.
Accurately completes all required clinical and quality documentation consistently per RHS standards and regulatory requirements.
Demonstrates a sense of urgency to facilitate patient throughput to assure patients receive consistent, competent, and ethical care.
Focuses on quality outcomes of patient care when addressing customer’s needs to include current evidence based practice and quality measures.