Registered Nurse - New Graduates

About the role

Western State Hospital is hiring new Registered Nurses!

$7,500 sign on bonus will be awarded to new hires to state service with a one-year written agreement required.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct psychiatric patient care using the nursing process, evidence-based practices, and specialized training to support mental wellness and recovery in a 24/7 therapeutic environment.
• Ensure a safe, secure, and therapeutic milieu by conducting regular rounds, monitoring patient and unit acuity, responding to emergencies, and maintaining accountability for patient and staff safety.
• Participate actively in interdisciplinary treatment planning by observing, assessing, and reporting patient behaviors, interventions, medical changes, and overall well-being to appropriate clinical staff.
• Administer medications and treatments in accordance with hospital policies and procedures and maintain accurate documentation of all care delivered.
• Document and communicate patient information clearly and professionally through written, verbal, and electronic methods to support accurate care coordination and compliance.
• Serve as a role model for recovery principles, professionalism, and therapeutic interpersonal interactions across adult acute, geriatric, and extended rehabilitation units.
• Provide performance management support to nursing staff through coaching, mentoring, feedback, training, performance issue documentation, and ongoing education to maintain competency and quality care standards.
• Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams by engaging in clinical discussions, participating in patient education, supporting PSR programming, and contributing to positive team dynamics.
• Maintain compliance with all safety, regulatory, and environmental standards by completing environmental rounds, reporting hazards, and adhering to HIPAA Level One requirements and essential staff expectations.
• Demonstrate reliability, teamwork, and adaptability by maintaining attendance standards, supporting staffing needs across units, assisting coworkers, and responding flexibly to emergent or changing patient care demands.

Requirements

• Must have or have the ability to obtain a Registered Nurse license that can be utilized in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Able to delegate and supervise nursing staff.
• Effective communication (written, verbal and sign).
• Ability to participate in interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Able to work overtime due to staffing emergencies in a 24-hour 7 day per week psychiatric hospital which at times may mean working a 16-hour shift if and when necessary.
• Complete all annual competency training to include TOVA III with physical restraints.
• Complete and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers with the American Heart Association.
• Demonstrates knowledge of recovery/trauma informed care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s and Master's Degree in Nursing from an accredited institution or higher education.
• Psych Nursing experience.
• Veteran or Veteran Spouse.
• Bilingual in Spanish.

Skills

• Knowledge of recovery/trauma informed care.

Benefits

• 13 paid holidays.
• 12+ paid vacation days.
• 9 paid sick days.
• 4+ paid family personal days per year.
• Family Medical Leave.
• Short- and Long-term disability coverage.
• Low-cost, comprehensive Anthem or AETNA health insurance benefits.
• Group life and optional life insurance.
• Flexible Reimbursement accounts.

Pay

Competitive salaries: RN II-Starting Pay from $79,572 and increases to commensurate with experience, education, and credentials. Total compensation including paid time off and benefits begins at $120,408 for this role.

Schedule

This position works a set 12-hour shift on a two-week rotating schedule. Employees work 36 hours one week and 48 hours the following week or vice versa. Available shifts are 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. or 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.