Registered Nurse - Float - Full Time - Third Shift

About the role

The registered professional nurse is responsible for utilizing job skills to effectively carry out the nursing process: including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, evaluation, documentation and time management. She/he is responsible for quality communication, teamwork and leadership/professionalism. Also directs, coordinates and implements patient teaching, quality/safety initiatives, and activities of other health team personnel while maintaining standards of professional nursing.

A Registered Nurse II (RN II) is responsible for the care of the population they are assigned. A RN II is required to complete yearly mandatory competencies, any unit-specific competencies identified by the Director/Designee, and Professional Practice Ladder requirements, which include:

• Assuming responsibility as Charge Nurse
• Participating in PI Activity and department initiatives
• Communicating and sharing information from unit or hospital committees, Valley Health-paid education/seminar/conference workshops, or nursing articles
• Maintaining a current portfolio submitted annually by March 1st
• Routinely soliciting and validating patient/family satisfaction
• Participating in peer review for the unit
• Developing bulletin boards or posters providing educational information to staff, patients, and family members

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Nursing (RN Diploma, ASN, or ADN) required; Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred
• Advancement to this level requires a minimum of 1,872 full-time or part-time hours (936 if holding a BSN) of RN experience and completion of a performance evaluation
• RN License required (Multi-state license under the Nurse Licensure Compact or single-state license valid in Virginia)
• BLS Certification (Basic Life Support) – American Heart Association (AHA) ‘Healthcare Provider’ (HCP) required; new hires must obtain AHA certification prior to completion of orientation
• Relevant specialty certification preferred
• Meets all requirements of a RN I
• Competent to provide care based on cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological stages of human growth and development
• Competent to provide care using the nursing process
• Must have a reliable means of phone communication with the hospital

Benefits

At Valley Health, we believe everyone is a caregiver, and our goal is to create an environment where our caregivers thrive physically, financially, and emotionally. For full-time employees, benefits include:

• A zero-deductible health plan
• Dental and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off
• Tuition assistance
• Retirement savings match
• A robust Employee Assistance Program to support emotional wellbeing
• Membership to Healthy U: an incentive-based wellness program
• Health savings account and flexible spending account for childcare
• Life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• Professional development opportunities
• Discounts on on-campus dining and other regional perks

For more details, visit valleyhealthbenefits.com.

Pay

$34.00 - $48.87 per hour