Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiology - Rotating

VCU Health • Richmond, VA

3d • $34 - $55

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides direct, age-specific care to patients and families according to medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care. The role includes preventing illness and injury, maintaining wellness, providing comfort, documenting care accurately, and safely administering prescribed medications while identifying incompatibilities or interactions. Depending on the clinical level, the nurse applies clinical knowledge to patient populations, recognizes or anticipates changes in patient situations, mobilizes resources, educates patients and the health care team, and assumes unit-level leadership responsibilities. Nurses practice according to Virginia nursing regulations, the ANA Code of Ethics, national nursing practice standards, and VCUHS policies and procedures. The position serves patients as appropriate to the unit assignment and requires work across all three shifts, weekends, and holidays. Shift rotations and schedules are established with the Nurse Manager or Practice Manager and may be adjusted to meet unit requirements.

Requirements

• Current RN licensure in Virginia, or eligibility for licensure in Virginia or a compact state, at hire.
• 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.
• Clinical Nurse II: 12 to 24 months of RN experience.
• Clinical Nurse III: 3 years of clinical experience.
• 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.
• Ability to work all three shifts, weekends, and holidays; individual schedules and rotations may be adjusted to meet unit requirements.
• Physical requirements include lifting 20–50 lbs; prolonged standing and sitting; frequent bending; walking; climbing; and reaching.
• Ability to work around potentially hazardous and infectious substances.
• Strong recall, reasoning, problem-solving, hearing, clear speech, legible writing, reading, and logical thinking.

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.
• Clinical Nurse II and III: 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

• Provide direct, age-specific patient care based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care.
• Accurately document patient care.
• Assist the health care team with preventing illness and injury, maintaining wellness, and providing comfort.
• Safely administer prescribed medications and identify incompatibilities or interactions.
• Recognize or anticipate changes in patient situations and intervene appropriately, depending on clinical level.
• Mobilize resources to meet individualized patient and family needs, as appropriate to clinical level.
• Provide direction and education to patients, families, and the health care team.
• Assume unit-level leadership responsibilities and organize, delegate, and supervise the work of other staff.
• Follow documented physician or licensed independent provider orders and practice within applicable Virginia nursing regulations, professional standards, and VCUHS policies and procedures.

What This Job Offers

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