RN Shore Cancer Center

Riverside Hospital•Onancock, VA

12d

About The Position

Works under the supervision of the Nurse Manager and Director to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for assigned patients. The RN may work in a variety of settings and roles within the Critical Care/Telemetry Complex and Riverside Health System. The position uses communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making to create individualized care plans that address patients’ physiological, psychosocial, and cultural needs. The RN supervises and delegates work to nonprofessional personnel to support optimum patient care and demonstrates competence in meeting the age-related needs of the patient populations served in Critical Care/Telemetry units and departments. In collaboration with leadership and a multidisciplinary team, the RN provides clinical care and services in accordance with Riverside Health System standards and facility goals and strategic plans.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) license from the Virginia Department of Health Professions (required).
CPR/BLS certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute (required).
Registered Nurse experience (preferred).
Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (preferred).

Nice To Haves

Registered Nurse experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ clinical and psychosocial needs using standards of practice relevant to the specialty or patient population.
Partner with patients and families to develop, implement, and evaluate plans of care, treatments, and procedures.
Apply evidence-based standards of practice.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to coordinate care.
Facilitate safe patient transitions to the next care setting as part of the plan of care.
Promote timely patient throughput and consistent, competent, and ethical care.
Focus on quality patient-care outcomes and address customer needs using current evidence-based practice and quality measures.
Adapt education methods to support comprehension across diverse patient populations.
Coordinate and individualize patient and discharge education, including education for family members or caregivers; evaluate comprehension and document it.
Complete required clinical and quality documentation in accordance with Riverside Health System standards and regulatory requirements.
Delegate and prioritize tasks appropriately to support quality care and meet patient-care needs.
Recognize and respond to emergency situations.
Assess personal support needs and use available support systems.
Supervise and delegate work to nonprofessional personnel providing direct patient care.