Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room Labor Pool
About The Position
This position is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the total nursing care of assigned patients. The RN may work in a variety of settings and roles within Riverside Health System. The RN uses communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills to create an individualized care plan based on patients’ physiological, psychosocial, and cultural needs. The role supervises and delegates to non-professional personnel working directly with the RN to support optimum patient care. The RN must demonstrate competence in addressing age-related needs of the patient populations served. Working under the direction of leadership and a multidisciplinary team, the RN provides a comprehensive range of services or clinical care in accordance with Riverside Health System standards of excellence, facility goals, and strategic plans. The position includes assessing clinical and psychosocial needs in Critical Care/Telemetry units or departments, partnering with patients and families to develop and evaluate care plans, applying evidence-based practice, coordinating care with interdisciplinary teams, supporting safe transitions, educating patients and caregivers, completing required documentation, prioritizing and delegating tasks, responding to emergencies, and seeking support when needed.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse (RN) license from the Virginia Department of Health Professions (required).
- CPR/BLS certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute (required).
- Healthcare/Medical – Nurse: Registered Nurse experience (preferred).
- Competence in addressing age-related needs of the patient populations served.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (preferred).
- Healthcare/Medical – Nurse: Registered Nurse experience (preferred).
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ clinical and psychosocial needs using standards of practice applicable to the specialty or patient population.
- Partner with patients and families to develop, implement, and evaluate care plans, treatments, and procedures.
- Assess and incorporate evidence-based standards of practice.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to coordinate care.
- Facilitate safe patient transitions to the next care setting as part of the plan of care.
- Promote patient throughput so patients receive consistent, competent, and ethical care.
- Focus on quality outcomes and address customer needs using current evidence-based practice and quality measures.
- Adapt education methods to support understanding among diverse patient populations and their families.
- Individualize and coordinate patient and discharge education, including education for family members and caregivers; evaluate comprehension and document it.
- Complete required clinical and quality documentation in accordance with Riverside Health System standards and regulatory requirements.
- Delegate and prioritize tasks appropriately to facilitate quality patient care and meet patient-care needs.
- Recognize and respond to emergency situations.
- Evaluate personal support needs and use available systems to address them.
- Supervise and delegate work to non-professional personnel working directly with the RN.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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