Registered Nurse General Surgery Unit Full Time-Days
About The Position
The Registered Nurse works under the supervision of the Nurse Manager and Director and is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the total nursing care of assigned patients. The RN uses communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills to create individualized care plans based on patients’ physiological, psychosocial, and cultural needs. The role also supervises and delegates to non-professional personnel working directly with the RN to support optimum patient care. The RN must demonstrate competence in addressing the age-related needs of the patient populations served by the nursing unit. Working under leadership and with a multidisciplinary team, the RN provides comprehensive services and clinical care in accordance with Riverside Health System standards of excellence and facility goals and strategic plans. The position focuses on safe, individualized, evidence-based care, care coordination, patient education, documentation, and transitions to the next level of care.
Requirements
- Nursing diploma, associate degree in nursing, or bachelor's degree in nursing; a nursing diploma is the minimum education requirement.
- High school diploma or GED is required only for nursing diploma graduates.
- Registered Nurse (RN) license issued by the Virginia Department of Health Professions or licensure in a compact state, required upon hire.
- CPR/BLS certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute, required upon hire.
- Ability to demonstrate competence in the age-related needs of the patient populations served by the nursing unit.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in nursing.
- Associate degree in nursing.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ clinical and psychosocial needs using standards of practice relevant to the specialty or patient population.
- Demonstrate nursing-unit-specific competencies and equipment training.
- Partner with patients and families to develop, implement, and evaluate plans of care, treatments, and procedures that support physiological and psychosocial outcomes.
- Incorporate evidence-based standards of practice and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to coordinate care.
- Facilitate safe patient transitions to the next level of care.
- Facilitate patient throughput with a sense of urgency while ensuring consistent, competent, ethical, and evidence-based care.
- Modify education methods to support patient and family understanding, coordinate and deliver individualized patient and discharge education, evaluate comprehension, and document education.
- Complete required clinical and quality documentation in accordance with Riverside Health System standards and regulatory requirements.
- Delegate and prioritize tasks appropriately to support quality patient care and service excellence.
- Recognize and respond to emergencies, evaluate required resources and support, and use systems to ensure needs are met.
- Supervise and delegate work to non-professional personnel working directly with the RN.
Benefits
- Full-time RNs with two years of experience may be eligible for a $7,000 bonus.
- Full-time new graduate RNs are eligible for a $6,000 bonus.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
