Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor Pool - Pre/Post - Ambulatory

Riverside Hospital•Williamsburg, VA

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About The Position

Works under the supervision of the Nurse Manager and Director and is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the total nursing care of assigned patients. The RN may work in a variety of settings and roles within Riverside Health System’s Critical Care/Telemetry Complex. The role uses communication, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making to create care plans based on patients’ physiological, psychosocial, and cultural needs. The RN supervises and delegates to non-professional personnel working directly with them to support optimal patient care and demonstrates competence in meeting age-related needs of the specific patient populations served in Critical Care/Telemetry units and departments. Working under leadership and alongside a multidisciplinary team, the RN provides a comprehensive range of services and clinical care consistent with Riverside Health System standards of excellence, facility goals, and strategic plans.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) license from the Virginia Department of Health Professions (required).
CPR/BLS certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute (required).
ACLS Provider certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute (required within 90 days of hire).
PALS Provider certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute (required within 180 days of hire).

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (preferred).
Critical care experience (preferred).

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ clinical and psychosocial needs using standards of practice relevant to the specialty or patient population served.
Partner with patients and families to develop, implement, and evaluate plans of care, treatments, and procedures that contribute to physiological and psychosocial outcomes.
Assess and incorporate evidence-based standards of practice.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to coordinate care.
Facilitate safe patient transitions to the next care setting as part of the plan of care.
Adapt education methods to support comprehension among diverse patient populations and their families.
Individualize and coordinate patient and discharge education, including education for family members and caregivers; evaluate comprehension and document it.
Delegate and prioritize tasks appropriately to support quality patient care and ensure patient needs are met.
Recognize and respond to emergency situations.
Evaluate personal support needs and use identified systems to address them.
Complete required clinical and quality documentation accurately and consistently in accordance with RHS standards and regulatory requirements.
Promote patient throughput with a sense of urgency so patients receive consistent, competent, and ethical care.
Address customer needs with a focus on quality patient-care outcomes, current evidence-based practice, and quality measures.
Supervise and delegate to non-professional personnel working directly with the RN.