Registered Nurse (RN) - Bone Marrow Transplant Infusion Center and Clinic - Days

VCU Health • Richmond, VA

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About The Position

The Clinical Nurse provides direct, age-specific patient care based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care, and accurately documents that care. The role supports patients and families by helping prevent illness and injury, maintain wellness, and provide comfort. Nurses safely administer prescribed medications and identify incompatibilities or interactions. Responsibilities and clinical expectations vary by level: Clinical Nurse I integrates technical skills and theoretical knowledge and begins to develop unit-level leadership skills; Clinical Nurse II demonstrates mastery of clinical skills, responds appropriately to changes in patient situations, 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, intervenes appropriately, and serves as a clinical role model.

Practice follows documented orders, the regulations governing nursing in Virginia, the ANA Code of Ethics, national nursing practice standards, and VCUHS 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.

The posting lists compensation ranges by level: Clinical Nurse I, $34.00–$49.50; Clinical Nurse II, $34.65–$51.97; and Clinical Nurse III, $36.38–$54.58. Actual offers depend on relevant work experience, credentials, and qualifications.

Requirements

• Current RN licensure in Virginia or an eligible or compact state at hire; current Virginia RN licensure 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.
• 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: 12–24 months of RN experience.
• Clinical Nurse III: 3 years of clinical experience.
• Ability to practice within Virginia nursing regulations and follow applicable professional 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 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 patient comfort.
• Recognize or anticipate changes in patient situations and intervene appropriately, according to clinical level.
• Mobilize resources to meet individualized patient and family needs.
• Provide direction and education and undertake unit-level leadership or role-model responsibilities, 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 assignments carried out by RNs, LPNs, care partners, unit secretaries, and others.

What This Job Offers

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