Registered Nurse - Medical Telemetry - Full time

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. They are 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to the assigned patient population
• Complete yearly mandatory competencies and unit-specific competencies identified by the Director/Designee
• Complete Professional Practice Ladder requirements including: assuming responsibility as Charge Nurse, participating in PI Activity and department initiatives, communicating and sharing information to Director/Designee and co-workers from unit or hospital committee, attending a Valley Health paid Education/Seminar/Conference, workshop or Nursing Article
• Maintain a current portfolio submitted to Director/Designee annually by March 1st
• Routinely solicit and validate patient/family satisfaction
• Participate in peer review for unit
• Develop bulletin board or poster that provides educational information to staff/patients/family members

Education

• Associates Nursing (RN Diploma, ASN or ADN) is required
• Bachelors Nursing (BSN) is preferred

Licensure & Certifications

• RN License is required. Based on primary state of residency and in accordance with current Virginia Board of Nursing Regulations, must be licensed or eligible to practice pending licensure as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia with either: a Multi-state license under the Nurse Licensure Compact OR a Single-state license valid in Virginia only
• BLS Certification (Basic Life Support) - American Heart 'Healthcare Provider' (HCP) - AHA approved required. New hires must have American Heart Association (AHA) appropriate certification prior to completion of orientation
• Relevant Specialty Certification is preferred

Qualifications

• Competent in providing care based on the cognitive, physical, emotional and chronological stages of human growth and development
• Competent to provide care to patients utilizing the nursing process
• Must have a reliable means of phone communication with hospital
• If an RNA beginning employment as an RN I or promoting to an RN I from any VH position, must secure an Eligibility to Test Letter (or interim phone primary source verification and documentation of same by VH Nurse Recruitment, while awaiting letter to come in the mail) from the Virginia Board of Nursing if a Virginia resident or non-compact state resident. (If resides in a Compact state other than Virginia, cannot commence employment as an RNA; must first secure home state's Compact license with multi-state privileges and may then commence RN employment as an RN I.)

Benefits

• Zero-Deductible Health Plan
• Dental and vision insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance
• Retirement Savings Match
• Robust Employee Assistance Program
• Membership to Healthy U: An Incentive-Based Wellness Program
• Health savings account & flexible spending account for childcare
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Professional development
• Discounts to on-campus dining and more