DECEMBER 2026 RN NEW GRAD ONLY (LGH D27 Med Surg, FT, 7a-7p)

Unit Overview

33‑bed Medical‑Surgical Unit caring for adult patients with a broad range of acute medical and surgical conditions.

Typical cases: Congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, sepsis, diabetes, acute and chronic kidney disease, electrolyte imbalances, liver disease, hypo/hypertension, gastrointestinal disorders, cellulitis, stroke recovery, appendectomy, cholecystectomy, and general medical deconditioning.

Clinical skills required: Heparin infusions, Lasix and Bumex drips, IV fluid management, electrolyte replacement therapy, patient monitoring, complex discharge planning, and comprehensive patient education.

Centra Health is a regional, nonprofit healthcare system in Central Virginia, recognized with its fifth Magnet® designation for nursing excellence.

Responsibilities

• Assessment: Conduct individualized patient assessments, prioritize data collection, perform ongoing assessments, and integrate nursing interventions into the multidisciplinary plan of care.
• Planning: Develop, modify, and integrate individualized care plans with measurable patient goals in collaboration with patients, families, and the health‑care team.
• Intervention: Perform ordered treatments and therapeutic nursing interventions promptly; recognize and respond to urgent or emergent risks; initiate emergency resuscitative measures; provide culturally sensitive, non‑discriminatory care; collaborate with interdisciplinary team members.
• Evaluation: Evaluate patient responses to care, adjust the interdisciplinary plan as needed, document assessments, interventions, and progress toward problem resolution.
• Patient Education: Identify learning needs, adapt education to patients/families, ensure knowledge demonstration, and involve patients/families in the plan of care.
• Self and Peer Learning: Assess and meet personal learning and professional development needs; maintain competency; attend required and optional educational programs; review professional publications; engage in professional societies.
• Collaboration: Make sound judgments coordinating complex patient care demands; supervise delegated care; report changes in patient condition.
• Service Recovery: Participate in service recovery, use appropriate resources during complex situations, and handle conflict resolution promptly.
• Resource Utilization and Stewardship: Support appropriate resource utilization; may begin training for charge nurse or preceptor roles.
• Improvement Activities: Collect data for quality assurance, identify recurring practice concerns, participate in nurse‑sensitive quality initiatives, and demonstrate safety behaviors (e.g., Speak Up for Safety).
• Research/Evidence‑Based Practice/Quality Improvement Projects: Participate in research or EBP projects, interpret and communicate quality improvement data, and contribute to methods improving quality care.
• Ethics: Maintain confidentiality, protect patient autonomy, dignity, and rights, serve as patient advocate, and uphold professional boundaries.
• Other Duties: Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education: Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing.
• Experience: New graduate up to six months of RN experience.
• Licensure: Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia (or compact license) and AHA BLS Provider.
• Additional certifications (as applicable): Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and specialty‑specific certifications for areas such as Cath Lab/Electrophysiology, Operating Room, Critical Care, Endoscopy, PACU, Interventional Radiology, Birth Center, Outpatient Ambulatory Surgery, Plastic Surgery, and Emergency Department.

Pay

Salary range: $31.05 – $48.13 per hour.