Registered Nurse - Surgical Telemetry Step Down - Part time

Valley Health System • Winchester, VA

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse II provides care to the assigned patient population and uses nursing skills to carry out 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.

RN II nurses complete annual mandatory competencies and any unit-specific competencies identified by the Director or designee. They also meet Professional Practice Ladder requirements, including assuming Charge Nurse responsibility, participating in PI activity and department initiatives, sharing relevant information with the Director or designee and coworkers, maintaining an annual portfolio, soliciting and validating patient and family satisfaction, participating in unit peer review, and developing educational materials for staff, patients, or families. The portfolio is submitted annually by March 1.

This is a part-time position in the Surgical Telemetry Step-Down department at Valley Health. The listed pay range is $34.00–$48.87.

Requirements

• Associate-level nursing education is required (RN diploma, ASN, or ADN).
• RN license required; must be licensed or eligible to practice pending licensure as a Registered Nurse in the applicable Virginia and/or West Virginia work state, with an NLC multistate license or a valid single-state license for the applicable state.
• American Heart Association-approved BLS certification for Healthcare Providers is required; new hires must have appropriate AHA certification before completing orientation.
• Advancement to RN II requires at least 1,872 full-time or part-time hours of RN experience, or 936 hours if the nurse holds a BSN, and completion of a performance evaluation.
• Must meet all requirements of an RN I.
• Must be competent to provide care using the nursing process and based on the cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological stages of human growth and development.
• Must have a reliable means of phone communication with the hospital.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Relevant specialty certification.

Responsibilities

• Carry out the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, evaluation, documentation, and time management.
• Provide care to the assigned patient population using the nursing process and considering cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological stages of human growth and development.
• Direct, coordinate, and implement patient teaching, quality and safety initiatives, and activities of other health team personnel.
• Maintain quality communication, teamwork, leadership, professionalism, and professional nursing standards.
• Complete annual mandatory competencies and unit-specific competencies identified by the Director or designee.
• Meet Professional Practice Ladder requirements, including assuming Charge Nurse responsibility, participating in PI activity and department initiatives, and sharing information with the Director or designee and coworkers.
• Maintain and submit a current Professional Practice Ladder portfolio to the Director or designee annually by March 1.
• Routinely solicit and validate patient and family satisfaction and participate in unit peer review.
• Develop a bulletin board or poster that provides educational information to staff, patients, or family members.

Benefits

• Zero-deductible health plan (listed among popular benefits for full-time employees).
• Dental and vision insurance.
• Generous paid time off.
• Tuition assistance.
• Retirement savings match.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Healthy U incentive-based wellness program.
• Health savings account and flexible spending account for childcare.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Professional development.
• Discounts on on-campus dining.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree