Registered Nurse - Med Surg - Full time - Varied Shifts
About The Position
The Registered Nurse is responsible for applying the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, identification of outcomes, planning, evaluation, documentation, and time management. The role requires effective communication, teamwork, leadership, and professionalism. The nurse directs, coordinates, and implements patient education, quality and safety initiatives, and the 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 applicable unit-specific competencies. RN II professional practice ladder requirements include taking charge nurse responsibility; participating in performance improvement activities and department initiatives; sharing information with the Director/Designee and coworkers from unit or hospital committees, Valley Health-paid educational events, or nursing articles; and maintaining and submitting an annual portfolio by March 1. The RN II also routinely seeks and validates patient and family satisfaction, participates in unit peer review, and develops educational bulletin board or poster materials for staff, patients, or families.
Requirements
- Associate degree or diploma in nursing (RN Diploma, ASN, or ADN).
- Advancement to this level requires at least 1,872 full-time or part-time hours of RN experience, or 936 hours if the nurse holds a BSN, and completion of a performance evaluation.
- Current RN license or eligibility to practice pending licensure in the applicable Virginia and/or West Virginia state of work assignment, through an NLC multistate license or a valid single-state license.
- American Heart Association-approved BLS (Basic Life Support) Healthcare Provider certification before completion of orientation for new hires.
- Meet all requirements of a RN I.
- Competence to provide care based on the cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological stages of human growth and development.
- Competence to provide care using the nursing process.
- 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, coordinate, and implement 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 applicable unit-specific competencies.
- Meet Professional Practice Ladder requirements, including assuming charge nurse responsibility and participating in performance improvement activities and department initiatives.
- Share information with the Director/Designee and coworkers from unit or hospital committees, Valley Health-paid education, seminars or conferences, or nursing articles.
- Maintain a portfolio and submit it annually to the Director/Designee by March 1.
- Routinely solicit and validate patient and family satisfaction.
- Participate in unit peer review and develop educational bulletin board or poster materials for staff, patients, or families.
Benefits
- Competitive salary.
- Zero-deductible health plan.
- Dental and vision insurance.
- Paid time off.
- Tuition assistance.
- Retirement savings match.
- Employee assistance program.
- Membership in Healthy U, an incentive-based wellness program.
- Health savings account and flexible spending account for childcare.
- Life insurance.
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
- Professional development.
- Discounts on on-campus dining.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
