Registered Nurse - Neurosurgery - Full time
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 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 (RN III) provides care to the assigned patient population and completes annual mandatory and unit-specific competencies. The RN III also meets Professional Practice Ladder requirements, including taking charge nurse responsibility, participating in performance improvement and department initiatives, sharing information from unit or hospital committees, and completing an eligible education, seminar, conference, workshop, or nursing article activity. The nurse maintains and submits an annual portfolio, participates on a committee, validates participation, solicits and validates patient and family satisfaction, participates in unit peer review, and develops educational materials for staff, patients, or family members.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
- Minimum of 5,616 hours of RN experience for advancement to RN III.
- Must meet all requirements of an RN II.
- Valid or eligible Virginia Registered Nurse licensure, with either a Nurse Licensure Compact multi-state license or a Virginia-only single-state license.
- Current American Heart Association-approved BLS Certification (Basic Life Support), Healthcare Provider level; new hires must have appropriate AHA certification before completing orientation.
- Competence in providing care using the nursing process.
- 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 demonstrate 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 and complete annual mandatory and unit-specific competencies.
- Meet Professional Practice Ladder requirements, including assuming charge nurse responsibility and participating in performance improvement and department initiatives.
- Share information with the Director/Designee and coworkers from unit or hospital committees, and complete a qualifying education, seminar, conference, workshop, or nursing article activity.
- Maintain a current portfolio and submit it to the Director/Designee annually by March 1.
- Participate on a committee and provide validation of participation.
- Solicit and validate patient and family satisfaction, participate in unit peer review, and develop educational materials for staff, patients, or family members.
- Provide care appropriate to patients' cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological stages of growth and development.
Benefits
- Zero-deductible health plan
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition assistance
- Retirement savings match
- Employee assistance program
- Healthy U incentive-based wellness program
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending account for childcare
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Professional development
- Discounts to on-campus dining
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
