DECEMBER 2026 RN NEW GRAD ONLY-Gretna ED-FT/7p-7a

Centra Health•Gretna, VA

About The Position

The professional registered nurse plans, coordinates, and manages care for assigned patients in accordance with Centra’s Professional Practice Model. The RN leads collaboration with the interdisciplinary team and helps create the interdisciplinary plan of care. Throughout each patient’s stay, the RN coordinates care processes, delegates appropriately, promotes quality and service, maintains a safe patient environment, and contributes to a healthy work environment. Nursing practice reflects the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses, the Virginia Nurse Practice Act, and the ANA Principles of Nurse Staffing. The RN assesses patients, develops and updates individualized care plans, provides and evaluates nursing interventions, and teaches patients and families according to their needs. The role includes coordinating complex care, supervising delegated work, escalating changes in patient condition, participating in service recovery and quality improvement activities, and advocating for patients while protecting their confidentiality, autonomy, dignity, and rights. This posting is for a December 2026 new graduate in the Gretna Emergency Department, full-time, with a 7 p.m.–7 a.m. shift.

Requirements

Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing.
Registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia and/or holds a compact license to practice in Virginia.
AHA BLS Provider certification.
For Emergency Department: Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support.

Responsibilities

Conduct individualized and ongoing patient assessments, prioritize data collection, and reprioritize care as patient needs or condition change.
Integrate nursing interventions into the multidisciplinary plan of care using appropriate standards and patient outcomes.
Develop and modify individualized care plans and establish measurable patient goals with patients, families, and the health care team.
Perform provider-ordered treatments accurately and promptly, and carry out therapeutic nursing interventions in accordance with the care plan.
Recognize urgent or emergent patient risks, respond appropriately, and initiate emergency resuscitative measures when indicated.
Manage care for the assigned specialty patient population in a culturally sensitive, nonjudgmental, and nondiscriminatory manner.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to ensure appropriate patient care interventions.
Evaluate patient responses to care, revise the interdisciplinary plan as needed, and document assessment findings, responses, and progress.
Identify patient and family learning needs, provide adapted education, and involve them in the plan of care and treatment decisions.
Maintain nursing competency and meet learning and professional development needs, including required educational programs.
Coordinate multiple and complex care demands, supervise delegated care according to personnel abilities and patient acuity, and report changes in patient condition.
Participate in service recovery and resolve conflicts appropriately, consistently, and in a timely manner.
Support appropriate resource utilization, including organizational efforts to flex during low census.
Participate in quality assurance data collection, communicate recurring practice concerns, and contribute to quality and safety initiatives.
May participate in research or evidence-based practice projects and communicate or interpret relevant findings and quality improvement data at an entry level.
Maintain confidentiality, advocate for patients, protect patient rights and dignity, and maintain professional nurse-patient boundaries.
Perform other duties as assigned.