Registered Nurse (RN) - Adult Psychiatry - Day

VCU Health • Richmond, VA

2d • $34 - $55

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides direct, age-specific care to patients in adult psychiatry, following medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care. The role supports prevention of illness and injury, wellness maintenance, and patient comfort; administers prescribed medications safely while identifying incompatibilities or interactions; and accurately documents care. Nurses provide direction and education, collaborate with the health care team, and organize work and delegate or supervise assignments by other staff. Responsibilities and clinical expectations vary by level: Clinical Nurse I integrates technical skills and theoretical knowledge and begins to acquire unit-level leadership skills; Clinical Nurse II demonstrates mastery of clinical skills, recognizes changes in patient situations, mobilizes resources for individualized patient and family needs, and assumes unit-level leadership responsibilities; Clinical Nurse III demonstrates unit-level clinical knowledge, anticipates changes in patient situations, intervenes appropriately, and serves as a clinical role model.

Nurses follow provider orders, Virginia nursing regulations, the ANA Code of Ethics, established national nursing practice standards, and VCUHS policies and procedures. Clinicians work all three shifts, including weekends and holidays. Specific schedules and shift rotations are established with the Nurse Manager or Practice Manager and may be adjusted to meet unit needs.

Compensation ranges are $34.00–$49.50 for Clinical Nurse I, $34.65–$51.97 for Clinical Nurse II, and $36.38–$54.58 for Clinical Nurse III. Actual offers depend on relevant work experience, credentials, and qualifications.

Requirements

• Current RN licensure in Virginia or eligibility for licensure in Virginia, or licensure in a compact state, at hire.
• Current Virginia RN licensure and AHA BLS HCP certification or equivalent for continued employment.
• Diploma or associate degree from a professional nursing program recognized or approved by the corresponding state's Board of Nursing.
• Registered nurses without a bachelor's degree in nursing or higher must enroll in an approved RN-to-BSN program within two years of their start date and complete it within five years, unless grandfathered under previous requirements.
• Clinical Nurse II: 12 to 24 months of RN experience.
• Clinical Nurse III: 3 years of clinical experience.

Nice To Haves

• Clinical Nurse I: Experience as an LPN, nursing assistant, or care partner in an acute care setting or as applicable to the area of practice.
• Clinical Nurse II and III: Academic health care experience and experience with a similar patient population in an acute care setting or as applicable to the area of practice.
• Completion of a bachelor's degree in nursing or higher from an accredited program.
• Clinical Nurse III: Certification in a specialty area.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and accurately document direct, age-specific care in accordance with medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care.
• Safely administer prescribed medications and identify incompatibilities or interactions.
• Assist the health care team with illness and injury prevention, wellness maintenance, and provision of comfort.
• Recognize or anticipate changes in patient situations and intervene appropriately, depending on clinical level.
• Mobilize resources to meet the individualized needs of patients and families.
• Provide direction and education and undertake unit-level leadership responsibilities appropriate to clinical level.
• Organize work and delegate and supervise assignments carried out by RNs, LPNs, Care Partners, Unit Secretaries, and other staff.
• Follow provider orders, Virginia nursing regulations, the ANA Code of Ethics, national nursing practice standards, and VCUHS policies and procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree