Registered Nurse (RN) - Ambulatory Psychiatry Clinic- Days

VCU Health • Richmond, VA

6d • $34 - $55 • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in VCU’s Ambulatory Psychiatry/Addictions Division Clinics, located in Jackson Ward and the Northside. The clinics provide care to patients with psychiatric, psychotherapy, substance use, and psychological needs, ranging from pediatrics to geriatrics and including specialties such as mood, thought, and personality disorders or dysfunction, eating disorders, geriatrics, autism spectrum, and psychiatric oncology. The clinical team includes RNs, CMAs, and MHPs.

Depending on clinical level, the nurse demonstrates mastery of clinical skills or clinical knowledge at the unit level and applies it to a patient population. The role supports prevention of illness and injury, wellness, and comfort; recognizes or anticipates changes in patient situations and intervenes appropriately; mobilizes resources to meet individualized patient and family needs; and provides direction, education, and unit-level leadership or clinical role modeling. The nurse provides and accurately documents age-specific direct care based on medical orders and an integrated multidisciplinary plan, and safely administers prescribed medications while identifying incompatibilities and interactions.

The nurse follows documented physician or licensed independent provider orders, Virginia nursing regulations, the ANA Code of Ethics, national nursing practice standards, and VCUHS policies and procedures. Nurses organize work and may delegate and supervise assignments carried out by other RNs, LPNs, care partners, and unit secretaries. Clinicians work across all three shifts, weekends, and holidays; specific rotations and schedules are established with the Nurse Manager or Practice Manager and may be adjusted to meet unit requirements.

Requirements

• Current RN licensure in Virginia, or eligibility for Virginia licensure or licensure in a compact state, at hire.
• For continued employment, current Virginia RN licensure and AHA BLS HCP certification or equivalent.
• Clinical Nurse II: 12 to 24 months of RN experience.
• Clinical Nurse III: 3 years of clinical experience.
• Diploma or associate degree from a professional nursing program recognized or approved by the corresponding state Board of Nursing.
• RNs 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.
• Ability to work all three shifts, weekends, and holidays; schedules and rotations are established with the Nurse Manager or Practice Manager and may be adjusted to meet unit requirements.
• Physical requirements include lifting 20–50 lbs; prolonged standing and sitting; frequent bending; walking distances; climbing steps, ladders, or other structures; and reaching overhead or repetitively.
• The role involves exposure to potentially hazardous and infectious substances and requires strong recall, reasoning, problem solving, hearing, clear speech, legible writing, reading, and logical thinking.
• The role requires working in fast- and steady-paced and noisy environments, handling multiple priorities, and managing 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; 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

• Deliver and accurately document direct, age-specific patient care according to medical orders and an integrated multidisciplinary plan of care.
• Safely administer prescribed medications and identify incompatibilities or interactions.
• Assist the health care team with illness and injury prevention, wellness maintenance, and provision of comfort.
• Recognize or anticipate changes in patient situations and intervene appropriately.
• Mobilize resources to meet individualized patient and family needs.
• Provide direction and education, and assume unit-level leadership or serve as a clinical role model as applicable to clinical level.
• Follow documented physician or licensed independent provider orders and practice within Virginia nursing regulations, the ANA Code of Ethics, national nursing practice standards, and VCUHS policies and procedures.
• Organize work and delegate and supervise assignments carried out by RNs, LPNs, care partners, unit secretaries, and others.

What This Job Offers

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