Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room
About the role
The Clinical Nurse I, II, and III jobs integrate technical skills and theoretical knowledge to meet the needs of patients and families. They assist the healthcare team in preventing illness and injury, maintaining wellness, and providing comfort. They provide direction, education, and assume leadership responsibilities at the unit level. They deliver and accurately document direct, age-specific care based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care. They safely administer prescribed medications, identifying incompatibilities and/or interactions.
Responsibilities
- Assists the healthcare team in the prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness, and provision of comfort.
- Mobilizes resources to meet the individualized needs of patients/families.
- Recognizes changes in patient situations and intervenes appropriately.
- Delivers and accurately documents direct, age-specific care to a patient or group of patients based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care.
- Safely administers prescribed medications, identifying incompatibilities and/or interactions.
Qualifications
- Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for Hire: Current RN licensure in Virginia or eligible or compact state. Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for continued employment: Current RN licensure in Virginia, AHA BLS HCP Certification or equivalent.
- Experience: Clin I: N/A. Clin II: 12 to 24 months RN experience. Clin III: 3 years of clinical experience.
- Experience Preferred: Clin I: Experience as an LPN, nursing assistant, or care partner in either an acute care setting or as applicable to area of practice. Clin II, Clin III: Academic Health Care Experience; Experience with similar patient population in either an acute care setting or as applicable to area of practice.
- Education/training: Clin I, Clin II, Clin III: Diploma or Associates Degree from a professional nursing program recognized and/or approved by the corresponding state’s Board of Nursing. All registered nurses without a Bachelor's degree in Nursing (or higher) will be required to enroll in an approved RN to BSN program within two years of their start date and to complete the program within five years of their start date unless grandfathered under previous requirements. Clin III: Certification in specialty area.
Skills
Strong recall, reasoning, problem-solving, hearing, speaking clearly, writing legibly, reading, logical thinking, fast pace environment, steady pace, ability to handle multiple priorities, frequent and intense customer interactions, noisy environment.
Benefits
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Pay
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Schedule
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