Registered Nurse - Neurosurgery - Full time

Valley Health System•Winchester, VA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is responsible for applying nursing skills throughout the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, evaluation, documentation, and time management. The role also requires quality communication, teamwork, leadership, and professionalism. The nurse directs, coordinates, and implements patient teaching, quality and safety initiatives, and activities of other health team personnel while maintaining professional nursing standards. A Registered Nurse III provides care for the population assigned to their unit and completes annual mandatory and unit-specific competencies. The RN III also fulfills Professional Practice Ladder requirements, including assuming Charge Nurse responsibilities; participating in performance improvement activities and department initiatives; sharing information from unit or hospital committees; and completing a Valley Health-paid educational activity, seminar, conference, workshop, or nursing article. The nurse maintains and submits an annual portfolio by March 1, participates on a committee, solicits and validates patient and family satisfaction, participates in unit peer review, and develops educational bulletin-board or poster materials for staff, patients, or families. This position is in Surgical Services and is identified as full-time. The listed pay range is $47.05–$62.50.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Minimum of 5,616 hours of RN experience for advancement to this level.
Registered Nurse license, or eligibility to practice pending licensure, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with either a Nurse Licensure Compact multi-state license or a Virginia-only single-state license, according to applicable Virginia Board of Nursing regulations.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers; new hires must have the appropriate AHA certification before completing orientation.
Meet all requirements of a Registered Nurse II.
Competence in providing care using the nursing process and in caring for patients across cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological stages of human growth and development.
Reliable means of phone communication with the hospital.

Nice To Haves

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).
Relevant specialty certification.

Responsibilities

Apply 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 appropriate to the assigned patient population and the cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological stages of human growth and development.
Complete annual mandatory competencies and unit-specific competencies.
Fulfill Professional Practice Ladder requirements, including assuming Charge Nurse responsibilities and contributing to performance improvement activities and department initiatives.
Share information with the Director/Designee and coworkers from unit or hospital committee participation and a Valley Health-paid educational activity, seminar, conference, workshop, or nursing article.
Maintain a current portfolio and submit it annually to the Director/Designee by March 1.
Participate on a committee and provide validation of participation.
Solicit and validate patient and family satisfaction and participate in unit peer review.
Develop educational bulletin-board or poster materials for staff, patients, or family members.