Registered Nurse (RN) - Adult Outpatient Neurology Clinic - Days

VCU Health • Richmond, VA

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides age-specific, direct patient care in an adult outpatient neurology clinic according to medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care. The role supports patients and families by helping prevent illness and injury, maintaining wellness, and providing comfort. Nurses safely administer prescribed medications, identify incompatibilities or interactions, and accurately document care. Depending on clinical level, the nurse recognizes or anticipates changes in patient situations, intervenes appropriately, mobilizes resources for individualized patient and family needs, and provides direction and education. At higher clinical levels, the role includes unit-level leadership and serving as a clinical role model.

Practice follows physician or licensed independent provider orders, nursing regulations in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the ANA Code of Ethics, national nursing practice standards, and VCU Health System policies and procedures. Nurses organize work and may delegate and supervise assignments carried out by RNs, LPNs, care partners, unit secretaries, and others.

The position serves age-specific groups as appropriate to the unit assignment. Compensation depends on clinical level, experience, credentials, and qualifications: Ambulatory Clinical Nurse I, $31.00–$46.50; Clinical Nurse II, $32.55–$48.83; and Clinical Nurse III, $33.51–$51.93.

Requirements

• Current RN licensure in Virginia, or eligibility for Virginia licensure or licensure in a compact state.
• For continued employment: current RN licensure in Virginia and AHA BLS HCP certification or equivalent.
• Diploma or associate degree from a professional nursing program recognized or approved by the corresponding state Board of Nursing.
• Registered nurses without a bachelor's degree in nursing or higher must enroll in an approved RN-to-BSN program within two years of their start date and complete it within five years, unless grandfathered under previous requirements.
• Clinical Nurse II: 12 to 24 months of RN experience.
• Clinical Nurse III: 3 years of clinical experience.
• Follow documented physician or licensed independent provider orders and practice within applicable nursing regulations, ethical standards, and organizational policies.

Nice To Haves

• Clinical Nurse I: Experience as an LPN, nursing assistant, or care partner in an acute care setting or an area applicable to the practice.
• Clinical Nurse II and III: Academic health care experience and experience with a similar patient population in an acute care setting or an area applicable to the practice.
• Completion of a bachelor's degree in nursing or higher from an accredited program.
• Clinical Nurse III: Certification in a specialty area.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and accurately document direct, age-specific care based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care.
• Safely administer prescribed medications and identify incompatibilities or interactions.
• Assist the health care team with illness and injury prevention, wellness maintenance, and provision of comfort.
• Recognize or anticipate changes in patient situations and intervene appropriately, according to clinical level.
• Mobilize resources to meet the individualized needs of patients and families.
• Provide direction and education; assume unit-level leadership responsibilities or serve as a clinical role model, according to clinical level.
• Organize work and delegate and supervise assignments carried out by other care team members.
• Practice within Virginia nursing regulations and follow applicable ethical standards, national nursing practice standards, and VCUHS policies and procedures.

What This Job Offers

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