Registered Nurse - General Medicine - Full time

Valley Health System•Winchester, VA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is responsible for using nursing skills to carry out the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, evaluation, documentation, and time management. The role requires quality 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 their unit. RN II responsibilities include completing annual mandatory and unit-specific competencies, meeting Professional Practice Ladder requirements, assuming charge nurse responsibilities, participating in performance improvement activities and department initiatives, and sharing information with the Director or designee and coworkers from unit or hospital committees, education events, or nursing articles. The nurse maintains and annually submits a current portfolio by March 1, 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. The position is in the GI/ENDO/GEN MED department and is listed as third shift. The pay range is $34.00–$48.87. Valley Health describes its work as focused on exceptional patient care, clinical quality, and supporting caregivers.

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 work state, through an NLC multistate license or a single-state license valid for that state.
American Heart Association-approved Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Provider (HCP); new hires must have appropriate AHA certification before completing orientation.
At least 1,872 full-time or part-time hours of RN experience for advancement to RN II, or 936 hours if holding a BSN, and completion of a performance evaluation.
Meet all requirements of an 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.

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 unit.
Complete annual mandatory competencies and unit-specific competencies.
Meet Professional Practice Ladder requirements, including assuming charge nurse responsibilities and participating in performance improvement activities and department initiatives.
Share information with the Director or designee and coworkers from unit or hospital committees, paid education or seminar or conference workshops, or nursing articles.
Maintain a current portfolio and submit it to the Director or designee annually by March 1.
Solicit and validate patient and family satisfaction.
Participate in unit peer review.
Develop educational bulletin board or poster materials for staff, patients, or family members.