Rn Jobs in Tacoma, VA

About The Position

Requirements

• Associate degree or diploma in Nursing.
• Diploma and ADN hires must complete a BSN within 60 months of hire, or have at least 5 years of Registered Nurse experience at the time of hire; experience may be in direct patient care or indirect RN roles.
• Current Arizona nursing license or compact-state licensure upon hire; Arizona licensure must be obtained within 60 days of hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from training course C upon hire.
• Unit-specific certification as required by the specialty-area DOP.
• At least 1 year of RN experience is required for all float positions.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• More than 10 months of med-surg or acute specialty-setting experience.
• National certification for the unit-specific patient population.

Responsibilities

• Collect and prioritize health data systematically, involving the patient’s family as appropriate.
• Analyze assessment data and develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized, family-centered, developmentally appropriate, and culturally relevant plans of care.
• Identify expected outcomes tailored to each patient and their health problems.
• Implement care-plan interventions, including treatments, medications, and emergency or resuscitative measures consistent with standing orders, policies, and procedures.
• Provide care addressing patients’ physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs using a family-centered approach.
• Evaluate patient progress toward outcomes and document observations, interventions, monitoring data, and other relevant information.
• Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of care plans and nursing practice to support safe, cost-effective, high-quality patient outcomes.
• Apply ethical principles, maintain current nursing knowledge, and follow professional standards, statutes, regulations, and applicable policies.
• Promote professional development through positive role modeling, peer relationships, and participation in preceptor or mentor programs.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and multidisciplinary healthcare providers to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care.
• Develop and evaluate evidence-based standards of care and identify improvements to nursing practice.
• Use evidence-based research and support the integration of research into clinical practice to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
• Use resources effectively and efficiently while considering safety, effectiveness, and cost.
• Direct licensed practical nurses and nursing aides and delegate patient-care tasks when appropriate.
• Precept new-hire staff and students and support completion of competency skills.
• For direct care of stroke patients, maintain knowledge of stroke symptoms, protocols, NIHSS, Stroke Alert procedures, quality indicators, and patient education resources.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus available up to $10,000.