Registered Nurse (RN) - Short Stay - Nights

VCU Health•Richmond, VA

1d•$34 - $55

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides direct, age-specific care to patients based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care, and accurately documents that care. The role supports prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness, and patient comfort; safely administers prescribed medications while identifying incompatibilities or interactions; and provides direction and education to the health care team. Responsibilities and clinical expectations vary by level: Clinical Nurse I integrates technical skills and theoretical knowledge and begins to acquire unit-level leadership skills; Clinical Nurse II demonstrates mastery of clinical skills, recognizes changes in patient situations, mobilizes resources to meet 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. The nurse follows documented physician or licensed independent provider orders, Virginia nursing practice regulations, the ANA Code of Ethics, established national nursing practice standards, and VCUHS policies and procedures. Clinicians organize work and delegate and supervise others, including RNs, LPNs, care partners, and unit secretaries. The position serves patient age groups as appropriate to the unit assignment. Clinicians work all three shifts, including weekends and holidays. Shift rotation and schedules are established with the Nurse Manager or Practice Manager and may be adjusted to meet unit requirements. The role involves lifting 20–50 pounds; exposure to potentially hazardous and infectious substances; prolonged standing and sitting; frequent bending; walking; climbing; and reaching. The work also requires recall, reasoning, problem solving, hearing, clear speech, legible writing, reading, and logical thinking. The environment may be fast-paced or steady-paced, noisy, and involve multiple priorities and frequent, intense customer interactions. Compensation ranges by level are 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.
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.
Practice within the regulations governing nursing in the Commonwealth of Virginia and follow the ANA Code of Ethics, established national nursing practice standards, and VCUHS policies and procedures.
Ability to meet the stated physical and mental/sensory demands, including lifting 20–50 pounds and exposure to potentially hazardous and infectious substances.

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

Integrate technical skills and theoretical knowledge to address the needs of patients and families.
Help prevent illness and injury, maintain wellness, and provide comfort.
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.
Recognize or anticipate changes in patient situations and intervene appropriately, according to clinical level.
Mobilize resources to meet individualized patient and family needs, as appropriate to clinical level.
Provide direction and education to the health care team and assume or demonstrate unit-level leadership, as appropriate to clinical level.
Follow physician or licensed independent provider orders, nursing practice regulations, professional nursing standards, and VCUHS policies and procedures.
Organize work, delegate assignments, and supervise other staff, including RNs, LPNs, care partners, and unit secretaries.
Work shifts, weekends, and holidays according to unit schedules and requirements.