RNCA

Virginia Information Technologies Agency • Petersburg, VA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Central State Hospital (CSH) is a 277-bed Joint Commission accredited psychiatric inpatient facility in Petersburg, Virginia, serving citizens of the Commonwealth since 1870. CSH operates the state's only maximum-security treatment facility (111 beds) and provides 166 beds for community individuals needing inpatient care, as well as those in the criminal justice system. The hospital emphasizes holistic, person-centered treatment, recognizing that recovery is individualized. Treatment modalities include medication, evidence-based group and individual therapy, peer support, psychosocial rehabilitation, vocational training, court preparation, and substance use treatment. A new, modern CSH facility is currently under construction, with a scheduled completion date of 2027.

Requirements

• License or eligibility to practice as Registered Nurse by Virginia State Board of Nursing in the State of Virginia.
• Graduation from an accredited school of registered nursing.
• Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of professional registered nursing to provide care appropriate to adult populations, including patient care treatments, wound prevention, falls prevention, and implementation of infection prevention and control practices.
• Ability to make appropriate nursing assessments and interventions for existing or potential patient care needs.
• Ability to safely and efficiently administer medications, assess effectiveness, and provide teaching to patient and family.
• Ability to perform infection prevention and control practices and appropriately apply standards in daily activities.
• Demonstrated oral, written, and electronic skills to adequately communicate with others including patient, family, and other customers; provide patient/family education; complete medical record documentation, and “handoff” information satisfactorily to other caregivers.
• Demonstrated successful interventions to manage conflict including crises and aggressive behavior, motivate others, work effectively in a constantly changing environment, and tolerate emotional stress.
• Some knowledge of the laws that identify & describe types of patients admitted to CSH, and of the accreditation/regulating organizations that establish standards.
• Computer skills to perform document development, learning tools, and electronic communication.
• Ability to hear and see in order to assess and respond to safety concerns.
• Ability to work overtime in a staffing emergency.
• Ability to successfully complete T.O. (Therapeutic Options of Virginia) Training and CPR.
• Supervisory skills to include performance improvement activities, documentation, and effective leadership ability.
• Ability to work in a secure and locked environment with individuals who are experiencing acute symptoms of mental illness and/or additional forensic/legal involvement.
• Physical ability for repetitious walking and/or standing; bending, lifting and reaching overhead to position, restrain, transfer, transport, and/or escort patients, and to perform or assist in activities of daily living.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in providing nursing care in healthcare setting according to the Nursing Process.
• Experience working with people with mental illness, geriatric issues, and/or substance abuse.
• Supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary treatment team to implement an effective Nursing Plan of Care as part of an integrated interdisciplinary Treatment Plan.
• Provide professional registered nursing care appropriate to adult populations, including patient care treatments, wound prevention, falls prevention, and implementation of infection prevention and control practices.
• Make appropriate nursing assessments and interventions for existing or potential patient care needs.
• Safely and efficiently administer medications, assess effectiveness, and provide teaching to patients and families.
• Perform infection prevention and control practices and appropriately apply standards in daily activities.
• Communicate adequately with others including patients, families, and other customers; provide patient/family education; complete medical record documentation, and "handoff" information satisfactorily to other caregivers.
• Perform successful interventions to manage conflict including crises and aggressive behavior, motivate others, work effectively in a constantly changing environment, and tolerate emotional stress.
• Utilize computer skills for document development, learning tools, and electronic communication.
• Assess and respond to safety concerns by hearing and seeing.
• Work overtime in a staffing emergency.
• Successfully complete T.O. (Therapeutic Options of Virginia) Training and CPR.
• Perform supervisory activities including performance improvement, documentation, and effective leadership.
• Work in a secure and locked environment with individuals who are experiencing acute symptoms of mental illness and/or additional forensic/legal involvement.
• Perform physical tasks such as repetitious walking and/or standing; bending, lifting and reaching overhead to position, restrain, transfer, transport, and/or escort patients, and to perform or assist in activities of daily living.

Benefits

• Choice of health plans
• Paid life insurance
• Retirement plans
• 13 paid holidays
• Annual leave
• Family personal leave
• Sick leave
• Employee discount programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees