Registered Nurse - Neuro-Surgical - Per Diem - Shift Varies
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 nurse supports quality 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 Per Diem provides care to the assigned patient population and completes annual mandatory and unit-specific competencies. The role also requires completing Professional Practice Ladder requirements, including assuming Charge Nurse responsibilities, participating in PI activity and department initiatives, sharing information with the Director/Designee and coworkers from unit or hospital committees, and completing a Valley Health-paid education, seminar, conference, workshop, or nursing article. The nurse maintains and submits a portfolio to the Director/Designee annually by March 1, routinely solicits and validates patient and family satisfaction, participates in unit peer review, and develops an educational bulletin board or poster for staff, patients, or family members.
Requirements
- Associate-level nursing education is required; an RN diploma, ASN, or ADN is accepted.
- Two years of RN experience is required.
- RN license is required, or eligibility to practice pending licensure in Virginia under applicable Virginia Board of Nursing regulations; this must be a Nurse Licensure Compact multistate license or a Virginia-only single-state license.
- American Heart Association-approved BLS (Basic Life Support) Healthcare Provider certification is required; new hires must have the appropriate AHA certification before completing orientation.
- Competence in providing care based on patients’ cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological stages of growth and development.
- Competence in providing patient care using the nursing process.
- Reliable means of phone communication with the hospital.
- For an RNA beginning employment as an RN I or promoting to RN I from another Valley Health position, obtain the specified Virginia Board of Nursing Eligibility to Test Letter or interim phone primary-source verification and documentation if a Virginia or non-compact-state resident. A resident of a compact state other than Virginia must first obtain a home-state compact license with multistate privileges before starting RN employment.
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.
- Provide care to the assigned patient population.
- Direct, coordinate, and implement patient teaching, quality and safety initiatives, and activities of other health team personnel.
- Maintain standards of professional nursing and support quality communication, teamwork, leadership, and professionalism.
- Complete annual mandatory competencies and applicable unit-specific competencies.
- Complete Professional Practice Ladder requirements, including assuming Charge Nurse responsibilities, participating in PI activity and department initiatives, sharing committee information, and completing a qualifying educational activity.
- Maintain a portfolio and submit it to the Director/Designee annually by March 1.
- Routinely solicit and validate patient and family satisfaction.
- Participate in peer review for the unit.
- Develop a bulletin board or poster with educational information for staff, patients, or family members.
Benefits
- A zero-deductible health plan (listed among popular benefits for full-time employees).
- Dental and vision insurance.
- Generous paid time off (listed among popular benefits for full-time employees).
- Tuition assistance.
- Retirement savings match.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Membership in Healthy U, an incentive-based wellness program.
- Health savings account and flexible spending account for childcare.
- Life insurance.
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
- Professional development.
- Discounts on on-campus dining.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
