12 Week Contract RN - Peds Cath Lab - Days
About The Position
The Temporary 12-Week Assignment – Registered Nurse job integrates technical skills and theoretical knowledge to meet the needs of the patient and family. This job assists the health care team with the prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness, and provision of comfort. This job provides direction, education, and begins to acquire leadership skills at the unit level. This job delivers and accurately documents direct, age-specific care to a patient or group of patients based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care. This job also safely administers prescribed medications, identifying incompatibilities and/or interactions.
Requirements
- Current RN licensure in Virginia or eligible or compact state
- At least 1 year of RN experience
- Diploma or Associates Degree from a professional nursing program recognized and/or approved by the corresponding state’s Board of Nursing
- Follows documented physician/licensed independent provider orders.
- Practices within the boundaries of the regulations governing the practice of nursing in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Practice is guided by the ANA Code of Ethics for Nursing and established national nursing practice standards.
- All practice is guided by and follows the VCUHS policies and procedures and established practice.
Nice To Haves
- Academic Health Care Experience
- Experience with similar patient population in either an acute care setting or as applicable to area of practice
- Completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (or higher) from an accredited program
Responsibilities
- Deliver and accurately document direct, age-specific care to a patient or group of patients based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care.
- Safely administer prescribed medications, identifying incompatibilities and/or interactions.
- Assist the health care team with the prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness, and provision of comfort.
- Provide direction and education to patients and families.
- Acquire leadership skills at the unit level.
Benefits
- Inventing better care, day by day by discovery
- Offer the best in care and empower the best in quality of life
- Exciting new medicine is happening at VCU Health
- One college and four health sciences schools
- An academic medical center
- A Level I trauma center
- One of only two NCI-designated cancer centers in Virginia
- The region’s only full-service children’s hospital
- More than 800 physicians in 200 specialties
- A community health center
- Dedicated research teams, facilities and valued partners in every field
- Internationally known physicians
- Top-ranked local specialists
- All-around all-stars at every level
- Pioneer of health
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
