Registered Nurse - General Medicine - Full time

Valley Health•Winchester, VA

6d•$34 - $49

About The Position

The Registered Nurse uses nursing skills to carry out the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, evaluation, documentation, and time management. The role requires effective 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 II (RN II) provides care to the population assigned to the unit. The RN II completes annual mandatory competencies and unit-specific competencies identified by the Director or designee, as well as Professional Practice Ladder requirements. These include assuming charge nurse responsibilities; participating in performance-improvement activity and department initiatives; sharing information with the Director or designee and coworkers from unit or hospital committees, education events, or nursing articles; and maintaining and submitting an annual portfolio by March 1. The RN II routinely solicits and validates patient and family satisfaction, participates in unit peer review, and develops educational bulletin board or poster materials for staff, patients, or family members.

Requirements

Associate degree or diploma in nursing (RN Diploma, ASN, or ADN).
RN license, or eligibility to practice pending licensure, in the applicable Virginia and/or West Virginia state of work assignment, through a multistate Nurse Licensure Compact license or a valid single-state license.
American Heart Association-approved Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider certification; new hires must have the appropriate AHA certification before completing orientation.
Meet all requirements of an RN I.
Demonstrate competence in providing care using the nursing process.
Have a reliable means of phone communication with the hospital.
For advancement to RN II: at least 1,872 full-time or part-time hours of RN experience, or 936 hours if holding a BSN, and completion of a performance evaluation.

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.
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 demonstrate competence in providing care across cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological stages of human growth and development.
Complete yearly mandatory competencies and unit-specific competencies identified by the Director or designee.
Complete Professional Practice Ladder requirements, including assuming charge nurse responsibilities, participating in performance-improvement activity and department initiatives, and sharing information with colleagues and leadership.
Maintain and submit an annual portfolio to the Director or designee by March 1.
Solicit and validate patient and family satisfaction, participate in unit peer review, and develop educational materials for staff, patients, or families.