Registered Nurse - Nursing Facility - Full time - Varied Shifts
About The Position
The Registered Nurse is responsible for applying nursing skills throughout the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, evaluation, documentation, and time management. The nurse supports effective communication, teamwork, leadership, and professionalism; directs, coordinates, and implements patient education and quality and safety initiatives; and coordinates 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 annual mandatory and unit-specific competencies. RN II professional practice requirements include assuming Charge Nurse responsibilities, participating in performance-improvement activities and department initiatives, sharing information with the Director/Designee and coworkers from committees, education events, or nursing articles, and maintaining an annual portfolio submitted by March 1. The RN II also 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.
Requirements
- Associate degree in Nursing, RN Diploma, ASN, or ADN.
- Registered Nurse licensure; must be licensed or eligible to practice pending licensure in Virginia and/or West Virginia, as applicable, with a multistate license under the Nurse Licensure Compact.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider certification; new hires must hold appropriate AHA certification before completing orientation.
- Advancement to RN II requires at least 1,872 full-time or part-time hours of RN experience, or 936 hours if holding a BSN, and completion of a performance evaluation.
- Meets all requirements of an RN I.
- Competent to provide care based on cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological stages of human growth and development.
- Competent to provide care using the nursing process.
- Must have a reliable means of phone communication with the hospital.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree 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 and quality and safety initiatives.
- Coordinate activities of other health team personnel while maintaining professional nursing standards.
- Provide care to the assigned patient population.
- Complete annual mandatory and unit-specific competencies.
- Meet Professional Practice Ladder requirements, including assuming Charge Nurse responsibilities, participating in PI activity and department initiatives, and sharing relevant information with the Director/Designee and coworkers.
- Maintain and submit an annual portfolio to the Director/Designee 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.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Zero-deductible health plan
- Dental and vision insurance
- Generous paid time off
- Tuition assistance
- Retirement savings match
- Employee Assistance Program
- Healthy U incentive-based wellness program
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending account for childcare
- Life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Professional development
- Discounts to on-campus dining
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
