Registered Nurse (RN) - Neuroscience ICU - Rotating - PRN

VCU Health • Richmond, VA

1d • $34 - $55

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the Neuroscience ICU, a 28-bed unit providing neurocritical care for patients with diseases involving the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. The unit is part of VCU’s comprehensive stroke center. New graduates and experienced candidates are welcome to apply.

Depending on clinical level, the nurse integrates technical skills and theoretical knowledge to meet patient and family needs; provides and accurately documents direct, age-specific care within medical orders and a multidisciplinary plan; safely administers prescribed medications and identifies incompatibilities or interactions; and supports illness and injury prevention, wellness, and comfort. Clinical responsibilities progress from developing unit-level leadership skills to demonstrating clinical mastery, recognizing or anticipating changes in patient situations, mobilizing resources, and serving as a clinical role model.

The nurse practices within Virginia nursing regulations and applicable professional standards, follows provider orders and VCU Health System policies and procedures, and organizes work and delegates and supervises others as applicable. Clinicians work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays; schedules may be adjusted to meet unit requirements. Compensation ranges by clinical level are $34.00–$49.50 per hour for Clinical Nurse I, $34.65–$51.97 for Clinical Nurse II, and $36.38–$54.58 for Clinical Nurse III. Offers depend on relevant experience, credentials, and qualifications.

Requirements

• Current RN licensure in Virginia, or eligibility for Virginia licensure or licensure in a compact state.
• Current Virginia RN licensure and AHA BLS HCP certification or equivalent are required for continued employment.
• Diploma or associate degree from a professional nursing program recognized or approved by the corresponding state Board of Nursing.
• 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 to 24 months of RN experience.
• Clinical Nurse III: 3 years of clinical experience.
• Ability to work all three shifts, weekends, and holidays; shift rotation and schedules are established with the Nurse Manager or Practice Manager and may be adjusted to meet unit requirements.
• Physical capacity for lifting 20–50 pounds; prolonged standing and sitting; frequent bending; walking distances; climbing; and repetitive or extensive reaching.
• Ability to work amid potentially hazardous and infectious substances.
• Strong recall, reasoning, problem-solving, hearing, clear speech, legible writing, reading, and logical thinking.
• Ability to work in a fast- or steady-paced, noisy environment, handle multiple priorities, and manage frequent and intense customer interactions.

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

• Provide direct, age-specific nursing care according to medical orders and an integrated multidisciplinary plan of care.
• Accurately document care provided.
• 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, as appropriate to clinical level.
• Provide direction and education and assume unit-level leadership responsibilities, as appropriate to clinical level.
• Organize work and delegate and supervise others, including RNs, LPNs, care partners, and unit secretaries.
• Follow provider orders, Virginia nursing regulations, professional nursing standards, and VCU Health System policies and procedures.

What This Job Offers

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