Registered Nurse (RN) - CIC Command Center - Weekend Days

VCU Health • Richmond, VA

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About The Position

VCU Health is seeking authentic, passionate and inspiring candidates to staff a new, virtually-enabled Hospital at Home program, currently housed in the health system’s Continuum Integration Center in north Richmond. This exciting opportunity offers innovation and professional growth, and you would be joining an already incredible team, which is expanding to provide this new service offering under the highly-regarded VCU Health at Home brand. This position will support patients in the Hospital at Home program through a mix of routine and urgent in-home visits as well as assisting with setting up the patient in the home after transfer from the brick-and-mortar hospital, telephone triage, and coordination of care with the Hospital at Home team and with community partners. Hospital at Home programs are gaining momentum nationwide because of the benefits for patients and health systems, including increased patient satisfaction, improved patient outcomes, better performance on value-based metrics and relieving facility capacity constraints. The model operates with a patient-centric focus and a comprehensive, team-based, outcomes-motivated approach to care using population health principles to keep patients healthy.

Requirements

• Current RN licensure in Virginia or eligible or compact state
• AHA BLS HCP Certification or equivalent
• Clin I: N/A
• Clin II: 12 to 24 months RN experience
• Clin III: 3 years of clinical experience
• Diploma or Associates Degree from a professional nursing program recognized and/or approved by the corresponding state’s Board of Nursing.
• All registered nurses without a Bachelor's degree in Nursing (or higher) will be required to enroll in an approved RN to BSN program within two years of their start date and to complete the program within five years of their start date unless grandfathered under previous requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a LPN, nursing assistant or care partner in either an acute care setting or as applicable to area of practice
• Academic Health Care Experience
• Experience with similar patient population in either an acute care setting or as applicable to area of practice
• Completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (or higher) from an accredited program
• Certification in specialty area

Responsibilities

• Support patients in the Hospital at Home program through a mix of routine and urgent in-home visits
• Assist with setting up the patient in the home after transfer from the brick-and-mortar hospital
• Telephone triage
• Coordination of care with the Hospital at Home team and with community partners
• Follows documented physician/licensed independent provider orders.
• Practices within the boundaries of the regulations governing the practice of nursing in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Practice is guided by the ANA Code of Ethics for Nursing and established national nursing practice standards.
• All practice is guided by and follows the VCUHS policies and procedures and established practice.
• Organizes work and delegates and supervises others (RN's, LPN's, Care Partners, Unit Secretaries, etc) in carrying out assignments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees