Registered Nurse - SMH - Med Surg - Full time - Third Shift

Valley Health System • Woodstock, VA

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse is responsible for using nursing skills to carry out the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, evaluation, documentation, and time management. The role involves effective communication, teamwork, leadership, and professionalism, as well as directing and coordinating patient education, quality and safety initiatives, and activities of other health team personnel while maintaining professional nursing standards.

A Registered Nurse II (RN II) provides care to the assigned patient population and completes annual mandatory and unit-specific competencies. The RN II also fulfills Professional Practice Ladder requirements, including taking responsibility as Charge Nurse, participating in PI activities and department initiatives, sharing relevant information with the Director/Designee and coworkers, maintaining an annual portfolio, soliciting and validating patient and family satisfaction, participating in unit peer review, and developing educational bulletin-board or poster materials for staff, patients, or families.

Requirements

• Associate-level nursing education is required (RN Diploma, ASN, or ADN).
• RN license required; must be licensed or eligible to practice pending licensure as a Registered Nurse in the applicable Virginia and/or West Virginia state of work assignment, with either an NLC multistate license or a single-state license valid in the applicable state.
• American Heart Association BLS (Basic Life Support) Healthcare Provider certification is required; new hires must have appropriate AHA certification before completing orientation.
• Minimum of 1,872 full-time or part-time hours of RN experience for advancement to this level, or 936 hours if the candidate holds a BSN, and completion of a performance evaluation.
• Meet all requirements of a RN I.
• Competence in providing care based on cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological stages of human growth and development.
• Competence in providing care using the nursing process.
• Must have a reliable means of phone communication with the hospital.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Relevant specialty certification.

Responsibilities

• Carry out the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, evaluation, documentation, and time management.
• Communicate effectively and contribute to teamwork, leadership, and professionalism.
• Direct and coordinate patient teaching, quality and safety initiatives, and activities of other health team personnel.
• Provide care to the assigned patient population.
• Complete annual mandatory competencies and unit-specific competencies identified by the Director/Designee.
• Fulfill Professional Practice Ladder requirements, including assuming Charge Nurse responsibility, participating in PI activities and department initiatives, and sharing information with the Director/Designee and coworkers.
• Maintain and submit a current portfolio to the Director/Designee annually by March 1.
• Solicit and validate patient and family satisfaction.
• Participate in peer review for the unit.
• Develop an educational bulletin board or poster for staff, patients, or family members.

Benefits

• Zero-deductible health plan
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition assistance
• Retirement savings match
• Employee assistance program
• Incentive-based wellness program
• Health savings account
• Flexible spending account for childcare
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Professional development
• Discounts to on-campus dining

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree