Registered Nurse (RN) - CHoR Pediatric Primary Care - Days
About The Position
The Registered Nurse integrates technical skills and theoretical knowledge to meet the needs of patients and families. The role supports the health care team in preventing illness and injury, maintaining wellness, and providing comfort. Depending on clinical level, the nurse provides direction and education, develops or demonstrates leadership skills, and delivers and accurately documents direct, age-specific care according to medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care. The nurse safely administers prescribed medications and identifies incompatibilities or interactions. Clinical Nurse I applies technical skills and theoretical knowledge to patient care and begins to acquire unit-level leadership skills. Clinical Nurse II demonstrates mastery of clinical skills, begins applying knowledge to a specific patient population, recognizes patient changes and intervenes, mobilizes resources for individualized patient and family needs, and assumes unit-level leadership responsibilities. Clinical Nurse III demonstrates unit-level clinical knowledge, anticipates changes in patient situations and intervenes, and serves as a clinical role model. Nurses follow provider orders, Virginia nursing regulations, the ANA Code of Ethics, national nursing practice standards, and VCUHS policies and procedures. They organize work and delegate and supervise others, including registered nurses, LPNs, care partners, and unit secretaries. The role serves age groups as appropriate to the unit assignment.
Requirements
- Current RN licensure in Virginia or an eligible or compact state at hire.
- Current RN licensure in Virginia and AHA BLS HCP Certification or equivalent for continued employment.
- Diploma or associate degree from a professional nursing program recognized or approved by the corresponding state Board of Nursing.
- Clinical Nurse II: 12 to 24 months of RN experience.
- Clinical Nurse III: 3 years of clinical experience.
- Registered nurses without a BSN 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.
- Practice within Virginia nursing regulations and the applicable nursing ethics, standards, and employer policies.
Nice To Haves
- Clinical Nurse I: Experience as an LPN, nursing assistant, or care partner in an acute care setting or as applicable to the area of practice.
- Clinical Nurse II and III: Academic health care experience.
- Clinical Nurse II and III: Experience with a similar patient population in an acute care setting or as applicable to the area of 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 patient 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 and undertake unit-level leadership or serve as a clinical role model, according to clinical level.
- Follow provider orders, Virginia nursing regulations, the ANA Code of Ethics, national nursing practice standards, and VCUHS policies and procedures.
- Organize work and delegate and supervise others, including RNs, LPNs, care partners, and unit secretaries.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
