Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg - Part-Time - Nights
About The Position
The Registered Nurse works under the supervision of the Nurse Manager and the Director and is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the total nursing care of assigned patients. The RN uses communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills to create individualized care plans based on patients’ physiological, psychosocial, and cultural needs. The role supervises and delegates work to non-professional personnel to support optimum patient care and demonstrates competence in meeting the age-related needs of the patient populations served by the nursing unit. Working under leadership and alongside a multidisciplinary team, the RN provides clinical care and services in accordance with Riverside Health System standards of excellence and facility goals and strategic plans.
Requirements
- Nursing diploma, associate degree in nursing, or bachelor’s degree in nursing.
- High school diploma or GED is required for nursing diploma graduates.
- Registered Nurse (RN) license from the Virginia Department of Health Professions or a compact-state license, required upon hire.
- CPR/BLS certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute, required upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
- Associate degree in nursing.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ clinical and psychosocial needs using standards of practice relevant to the specialty or patient population.
- Demonstrate nursing-unit-specific competencies and equipment training.
- Partner with patients and families to develop, implement, and evaluate plans of care, treatments, and procedures that support physiological and psychosocial outcomes.
- Use evidence-based standards of practice and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to coordinate care.
- Facilitate safe transitions to the next level of care.
- Support timely patient throughput and provide consistent, competent, ethical care.
- Focus on quality outcomes and evidence-based care when addressing patient service needs.
- Adapt education methods to diverse patient populations and ensure patients and families understand the information provided.
- Coordinate and deliver individualized patient and discharge education to patients, families, and caregivers; evaluate comprehension and document it.
- Complete required clinical and quality documentation accurately and consistently in accordance with Riverside Health System standards and regulatory requirements.
- Delegate and prioritize tasks to support quality patient care and service excellence.
- Recognize and respond to emergency situations.
- Evaluate needed resources and support, and use available systems to ensure needs are met.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
Associate degree
