Registered Nurse Short Stay Unit (4P North) Part Time-Flexible Hours
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 includes supervising and delegating to nonprofessional personnel to support optimal patient care, and demonstrating competence in addressing the age-related needs of the unit’s patient populations. The RN works with leadership and a multidisciplinary team to provide clinical services in accordance with Riverside Health System standards and facility goals. The RN assesses patients’ clinical and psychosocial needs, partners with patients and families to develop and evaluate care plans, collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, and supports safe transitions to the next level of care. The role also promotes timely patient throughput and evidence-based quality care, adapts education to patient and family needs, coordinates and evaluates patient and discharge education, completes clinical and quality documentation, prioritizes and delegates tasks, and responds to emergencies.
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.
- Virginia Registered Nurse license or license 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.
- Weekend and irregular shifts.
Nice To Haves
- One year of RN experience preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
- Associate degree in nursing preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the total nursing care of assigned patients.
- Develop individualized care plans based on patients’ physiological, psychosocial, and cultural needs.
- Supervise and delegate to nonprofessional personnel to support optimal patient care.
- 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.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team in care coordination and facilitate safe transitions to the next level of care.
- Promote timely patient throughput and evidence-based quality care.
- Adapt education methods to support patient and family understanding; coordinate, deliver, evaluate, and document patient and discharge education.
- Complete required clinical and quality documentation in accordance with Riverside Health System standards and regulatory requirements.
- Prioritize and delegate tasks to meet patient care and service needs.
- Recognize and respond to emergency situations, evaluate resource needs, and use systems to ensure support is provided.
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus of up to $7,000 for eligible RNs with two years of nursing experience.
- Sign-on bonus of up to $6,000 for eligible RNs with less than two years of experience.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
