Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery - Part Time - Shift Varies

Valley Health•Winchester, VA

3d•$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, and includes directing, coordinating, and implementing 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 for the assigned patient population and completes required annual and unit-specific competencies. The RN II also fulfills Professional Practice Ladder requirements, including assuming Charge Nurse responsibilities, participating in performance improvement activities and department initiatives, sharing information with the Director/Designee and coworkers from committees or educational events, and maintaining and submitting an annual portfolio. The role includes seeking and validating patient and family satisfaction, participating in unit peer review, and developing educational materials for staff, patients, or families.

Requirements

Associate-level nursing education, such as an RN Diploma, ASN, or ADN.
RN license, or eligibility to practice pending licensure, in the applicable state of work assignment (Virginia and/or West Virginia), with either an NLC multistate license or a single-state license valid in the applicable state.
American Heart Association-approved BLS (Basic Life Support) Healthcare Provider certification; new hires must have the appropriate AHA certification before completing orientation.
For Labor and Delivery RNs, ACLS or EKG is required within six months of hire.
For Labor and Delivery RNs, a Pharmacology Class is required within six months of hire.
Meet all requirements of a RN I.
Competence in providing care based on the cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological stages of human growth and development.
Competence in providing care using the nursing process.
A reliable means of phone communication with the hospital.
Advancement to RN II requires at least 1,872 full-time or part-time hours of RN experience, or 936 hours if the nurse holds 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 contribute to 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 patient population assigned to the RN II.
Complete annual mandatory competencies and unit-specific competencies.
Fulfill Professional Practice Ladder requirements, including assuming Charge Nurse responsibilities and participating in performance improvement activities and department initiatives.
Share information with the Director/Designee and coworkers from unit or hospital committees and from Valley Health-paid education, seminars, conferences, workshops, or nursing articles.
Maintain a current portfolio and submit it to the Director/Designee annually by March 1.
Routinely solicit and validate patient and family satisfaction.
Participate in unit peer review and develop educational bulletin boards or posters for staff, patients, or family members.