Registered Nurse-PRN Float Pool Level II Trauma Center

Registered Nurse (RN) Emergency Services

Newport News, Virginia Overview Works under the supervision of the Nurse manager and the Director and is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating the total nursing care of assigned patients. The RN may work in a variety of settings in the Emergency Services Complex and roles within Riverside Health System. The RN utilizes communication, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making to create a care plan for each patient based on physiological, psychosocial and cultural diversity. Responsible for supervising and delegating non-professional personnel working directly with him/her to ensure optimum patient care. Must demonstrate competence in dealing with age related needs of the specific patient populations served in the Emergency Services units/departments. Works under the direction of leadership and a multi-disciplinary team to provide a comprehensive range of services or clinical care associated with and in accordance with standards of excellence established by Riverside Health system and facility goals and strategic plans.

What You Will Do

• Demonstrates ability to assess patient clinical and psychosocial needs by applying standards of practice as it relates to the specialty or patient population served in the Emergency Services Unit/Department.
• Partners with patients and families to develop, implement and evaluate plan of care, treatments and procedures that contribute to the physiological and psychosocial outcomes of the patient.
• Assess and incorporate evidence-based standards of practice.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team in the coordination care.
• Facilitates safe patient transitions to the next care setting as part of plan of care.
• Demonstrates understanding of diverse patient care populations and ability to modify education method to ensure patient/family comprehension.
• Educates by assuming responsibility to individualize and coordinate patient education, and discharge specific education that includes family/caregiver.
• Evaluates for patient comprehension and documents.
• Ability to delegate and prioritize tasks appropriately to facilitate patient care and ensure patient care needs are met.
• Able to recognize and respond to emergency situations.
• Evaluates own needs for support and uses identified systems to meet need.
• Accurately completes all required clinical and quality documentation consistently per RHS standards and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrates a sense of urgency to facilitate patient throughput to assure patients receive consistent, competent, and ethical care.
• Focuses on quality outcomes of patient care when addressing customer's needs to include current evidence based practice and quality measures.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelors Degree, Nursing (Preferred) or Associates Degree, Nursing (Preferred) or Program Graduate, Nursing (Nursing Diploma is minimum education requirement, Associate's or Bachelor's in Nursing accepted in lieu of Nursing Diploma) (Required) and High School Diploma or GED, HS Diploma/GED only required if Nursing Diploma Graduate (Required)
• Experience: 2 years ED RN Experience (Required)
• Licenses and Certifications: Registered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) or compact state Upon Hire(Required) and CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire(Required) and ACLS Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) (Required 1 yr RRMC) within 90 Days(Required) and PALS Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) (Preferred RRMC) within 180 Days(Required)
• Other Requirements: Call Rotation Weekend Shifts Irregular Shifts Work/Float in more than one work location