Registered Nurse (RN) - Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgical Acute & Intermediate Unit - Weekend Program

About the position

Capable clinician, focused on expanding knowledge and skills. Consistently 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. This job description integrates the ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice and the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements, and the UVA Nursing Professional Practice Model.

Responsibilities

• Reflects the influence of the nurse's relationship with self, colleagues and patient/family on the patient experience.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and actively participates in shared governance.
• Encompasses clinical assessment, planning, prioritizing, coordinating and implementation of care.
• Supports onboarding of new team members and precepts as applicable.
• Includes adherence to clinical documentation guidelines, comprehension of outcomes data, engagement in performance improvement activities and commitment to standard work.
• Demonstrates application of technologies that support patient care, actively seeking to implement evidence based practice and new knowledge generated by nursing research.
• Other duties may be assigned.

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.