Registered Nurse

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

• Assessing patients and identifying actual and potential patient care needs.
• Ensuring rooms and equipment are clean prior to bringing patient to a room.
• Evaluating the patient/family response to the treatment and modifying care accordingly.
• Completing accurate, concise documentation in the patient's chart in a timely manner while patient is in the department.
• Conveying respect of patient's rights and treating all patients with dignity.
• Practicing and promoting positive customer/peer relations while fostering a learning work environment.
• Triage patients by accurately accessing and documenting weight, vital signs, chief complaint, and history
• Assisting the providers with patient care and performing procedures as ordered (i.e. – Phlebotomy, specimen collection, splints, patient positioning for procedures)
• Administering, ordering, and documenting medications
• Obtaining lab samples using safe standard procedures and accurately documenting completion of procedure.
• Performing IV insertions and fluid management
• Participating and attending mandatory meetings and training sessions.

LEADERSHIP:

• Monitor and facilitate patient flow through the clinical area.
• Identify and assume care of high risk/high acuity patients.
• Serve as a resource to PCTs for patient care questions and concerns.
• Ensure daily tasks and checklists are completed.

Required Education/Experience:

• Graduate from an approved nursing program
• Valid state license to practice nursing in the state of Virginia
• Current certification in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) (preferred)
• One year nursing experience in pediatrics (preferred)
• Emergency/Urgent Care experience (preferred)