Registered Nurse (RN)-Solid Organ Transplant
About The Position
UVA Health is seeking a clinician focused on expanding knowledge and skills to provide effective direct care as part of an interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients. The role involves managing care and implementing treatment plans at a refined skill level in collaboration with patients, their families, physicians, and other members of the health care team. The position also requires seeking and providing feedback for improved clinical practice, and assuming a beginning leadership role with mentoring. The 5 South unit is a 28-bed unit serving living donors and recipients for kidney, liver, and pancreas transplants. It is a mixed unit caring for both Acute and Intermediate Care (IMU) patients, most of whom are immunosuppressed and on multiple hazardous medications. A small population of acute care medicine patients are also treated on this unit. The nursing practice at UVA Health is guided by the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements, and the UVA Nursing Professional Practice Model, emphasizing Relationship Based Care, 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) Health Care Provider BLS certification required.
Responsibilities
- Consistently provides effective direct care, as part of the interdisciplinary team, to a variety of complex patients.
- 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.
- Seek as well as provide feedback for improved clinical practice.
- Assume a beginning leadership role, but seeks mentoring in this process.
- Supports onboarding of new team members and precepts as applicable.
- Adherence to clinical documentation guidelines, comprehension of outcomes data, engagement in performance improvement activities and commitment to standard work.
- Application of technologies that support patient care, actively seeking to implement evidence based practice and new knowledge generated by nursing research.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Long-term and Short-term Disability
- Retirement Savings
- Health Saving Plans
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Certification and education support
- Generous Paid Time Off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
