Registered Nurse (RN)-Medical ICU (MICU)-Part Time
About The Position
This part-time Registered Nurse position provides medical intensive care nursing at Riverside Health System in Newport News, Virginia. The RN assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the total nursing care of assigned patients, using communication, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making to create care plans that address physiological, psychosocial, and cultural needs. The RN supervises and delegates to non-professional personnel, demonstrates competence in age-related patient needs, and works under leadership and with a multidisciplinary team to deliver clinical care aligned with Riverside Health System standards and facility goals. The role requires applying specialty and patient-population standards of practice in Critical Care/Telemetry settings; partnering with patients and families on care plans and treatments; coordinating care with interdisciplinary teams; supporting safe transitions; providing individualized patient and family education; completing clinical and quality documentation; and prioritizing and delegating tasks. The RN must recognize and respond to emergencies and seek support when needed.
Requirements
- Nursing diploma, associate degree in nursing, or bachelor's degree in nursing; nursing diploma is the minimum education requirement. Associate's or bachelor's degree accepted in lieu of a nursing diploma.
- High school diploma or GED is required only for nursing diploma graduates.
- Virginia Department of Health Professions RN license or compact-state RN license upon hire.
- CPR/BLS certification from AHA, ARC, or ASHI upon hire.
- ACLS Provider certification from AHA, ARC, or ASHI within 90 days.
- Weekend shifts and irregular shifts.
- Ability to demonstrate competence in age-related patient needs and in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in nursing.
- Associate degree in nursing.
- One year of RN experience.
- Certified Critical Care Nurse certification.
- ACLS Provider certification at RRMC is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assess patient clinical and psychosocial needs using standards of practice relevant to the specialty and patient population in Critical Care/Telemetry units or departments.
- Partner with patients and families to develop, implement, and evaluate plans of care, treatments, and procedures that support physiological and psychosocial outcomes.
- Apply evidence-based standards of practice and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to coordinate care.
- Facilitate safe transitions to the next care setting as part of the plan of care.
- Support patient throughput and provide consistent, competent, ethical care focused on quality outcomes and customer needs.
- Adapt patient and family education to diverse populations; coordinate individualized and discharge-specific education, evaluate comprehension, and document it.
- Complete required clinical and quality documentation in accordance with Riverside Health System standards and regulatory requirements.
- Delegate and prioritize tasks to support quality patient care and meet patient needs.
- Recognize and respond to emergency situations, assess personal support needs, and use available systems to address them.
- Supervise and delegate to non-professional personnel working directly with the RN.
Benefits
- Up to $10,000 sign-on bonus for eligible RNs with 2 years of nursing experience.
- Up to $6,000 sign-on bonus for new graduates and RNs with less than 2 years of nursing experience.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
