Registered Nurse - CVOR - Full time

Valley Health•Winchester, VA

10d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is responsible for effectively carrying out the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, evaluation, documentation, and time management. The nurse is also responsible for communication, teamwork, leadership, and professionalism, and 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 assigned patient population and completes yearly mandatory and unit-specific competencies. The RN II also fulfills Professional Practice Ladder requirements, including taking responsibility as Charge Nurse; participating in performance improvement activities and department initiatives; sharing information with the Director/Designee and coworkers from unit or hospital committees, paid education events, or nursing articles; and submitting a current portfolio annually by March 1. The role includes soliciting and validating patient and family satisfaction, participating in unit peer review, and developing educational bulletin-board or poster materials for staff, patients, or families.

Requirements

Associate-level nursing education (RN Diploma, ASN, or ADN) is required.
RN license is required; must be licensed or eligible to practice pending licensure as a Registered Nurse in Virginia with a multistate Nurse Licensure Compact license or a Virginia-only single-state license.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider certification is required; new hires must hold appropriate AHA certification before completing orientation.
Advancement to RN II requires at least 1,872 full-time or part-time RN hours, or 936 hours if the candidate holds a BSN, and completion of a performance evaluation.
Must meet all requirements of an RN I.
Must be competent to provide care based on the cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological stages of human growth and development.
Must be competent to provide care using the nursing process.
Must have a reliable means of phone communication with the hospital.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Relevant specialty certification preferred.

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 assigned patient population using the nursing process and appropriate knowledge of human growth and development.
Complete yearly mandatory and unit-specific competencies.
Fulfill Professional Practice Ladder requirements, including assuming Charge Nurse responsibility and participating in performance improvement activities and department initiatives.
Share information with the Director/Designee and coworkers from unit or hospital committees, paid education events, or nursing articles.
Maintain and submit a current Professional Practice Ladder portfolio annually by March 1.
Solicit and validate patient and family satisfaction, participate in unit peer review, and develop educational materials for staff, patients, or families.