RN - Med/Surg - Tazewell - Nights

Carilion Clinic•Tazewell, VA

4d•$34 - $50•Onsite

About The Position

This full-time, night-shift Registered Nurse position is located at Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital in Tazewell, Virginia. The RN is accountable for coordinating and providing individualized care for patients of all ages, using delegation and critical-thinking skills within a collaborative, team-oriented approach. The nurse delivers respectful, empathetic care and customer service to patients, families, visitors, and colleagues. The RN assesses, plans, implements, documents, and evaluates patient care and age-specific interdisciplinary plans of care, adapting them as patient conditions change. The position includes administering treatments and medications, identifying and addressing patient and caregiver education needs, advocating for patients, and applying knowledge of growth and development. The RN contributes to quality and performance improvement, demonstrates clinical expertise in rapidly changing circumstances, and works to improve patient outcomes and use of resources. The role also involves serving as a clinical role model, managing resources and priorities, completing assigned projects, helping resolve patient and personnel situations, orienting new employees, providing staff feedback, participating in unit, hospital, or system activities, and assisting with unit or department education.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited college school of professional nursing or an approved program and eligible to sit for the Virginia licensure exam.
Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in Virginia or eligible to obtain Virginia RN licensure.
AHA BLS-HCP required.
May be required to obtain and maintain BLS, ACLS, PALS, or NRP based on the specific work unit.
Computer skills required for use of the EPIC electronic medical record.

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, implement, document, and evaluate patient care to achieve optimal outcomes for patients of all ages.
Complete age-specific admission and ongoing assessments and use them to develop and update plans of care.
Collaborate with the healthcare team, patients, and families to develop, implement, and evaluate age-specific interdisciplinary plans of care.
Accurately administer and document treatments and medications using automated computer systems and electronic medical records.
Identify, incorporate, implement, and document patient and caregiver education needs.
Contribute to Carilion Clinic performance improvement activities and provide evidence-based, quality patient care.
Advocate for patients, protect their rights, and provide psychological, social, and cultural support.
Apply knowledge of growth and development to care for patients served.
Use clinical, leadership, and/or education pathways to support quality patient care and performance improvement.
Plan strategies to reduce length of stay, turnaround time, and resource consumption while improving patient outcomes.
Serve as a role model for clinical practice for coworkers, students, and physicians.
Manage resources, establish priorities, and modify the environment to meet patient care needs.
Complete manager- or director-assigned projects within specified timelines and guidelines.
Use problem-solving methods to help resolve patient and personnel situations in the work area.
Take an active role in orienting new employees and provide staff feedback through appropriate communication and documentation.
Participate in unit, hospital, and/or system activities to provide input on practice, environment, and work issues.
Assist with education activities for the unit or department.