Registered Nurse (RN) - Pediatric Acute Care, Wage

This is your moment to join the team at one of the nation’s premier academic health systems and the #1 Children’s Hospital in Virginia, as recognized by U.S. News & World Report. Our hospital is a nationally acclaimed pediatric academic center, offering advanced specialty and surgical care services for children and their families.

About the Role

We are seeking experienced Registered Nurses to join our Magnet-recognized Academic Medical Center, dedicated to providing exceptional care and fostering innovation in healthcare. Our Nursing Professional Governance Organization (NPGO) Clinical Career Ladder (CCL) supports individual development aligned with personal goals and demonstrated nursing practice. Clinician behaviors reflect the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics, organized within the UVA Nursing Professional Practice Model. The CCL fosters RN engagement and retention by promoting excellence, ethical practice, and continuous improvement.

Join us in a role that empowers you to lead, mentor, and contribute meaningfully to organizational goals while advancing your own career. Duties integrate the ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements, and the UVA Nursing Professional Practice Model.

Responsibilities

• Relationship Based Care - Self and Colleagues: Reflects the influence of the nurse’s relationship with self, colleagues, and patient/family on the patient experience.
• Relationship Based Care - Patients and Families: Reflects the influence of the nurse’s relationship with self, colleagues, and patient/family on the patient experience.
• Expert Caring: Encompasses clinical assessment, planning, prioritizing, coordinating, and implementation of care.
• Empowered Leaders: Demonstrate knowledge of and actively participate in shared governance.
• Lifelong Learners: Encompasses professional development through formal education, professional certification, internal and external learning opportunities, and recognizes the value of external professional organizations. Supports onboarding of new team members and precepts as applicable.
• Quality Achievement: Includes adherence to clinical documentation guidelines, comprehension of outcomes data, engagement in performance improvement activities, and commitment to standard work.
• Innovation: Demonstrated by application of technologies that support patient care, actively seeking to implement evidence-based practice and new knowledge generated by nursing research.
• In addition to the above, other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Education: Graduate of an accredited nursing program required. Bachelor of Science in Nursing required within 5 years of hire.
• Experience: 1 year of relevant experience.
• Licensure/Certifications: Licensed to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia. American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required.

Physical Demands

• Job requires standing for prolonged periods, frequently traveling, bending/stooping.
• Proficient communicative, auditory, and visual skills; attention to detail and ability to write legibly.
• Ability to lift/push/pull 20–50 lbs.
• May be exposed to chemicals, blood/body fluids, and infectious disease.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits, including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Retirement Savings Plans.
• Opportunities for professional growth with a Clinical Career Ladder and leadership roles.
• Additional perks such as sign-on bonuses, education support, and generous paid time off.

Pay

The pay range for this role is $39.90 - $53.00 hourly. Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education.

About the Organization

• Prestigious Academic Excellence: Work within UVA Health, a nationally acclaimed academic hospital and Level 1 Trauma Center.
• Comprehensive Pediatric Services:
  • 60-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
  • 25-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
  • 38-bed Acute/Intermediate Care Pediatric Unit
• UVA Health is a world-class Magnet-recognized academic medical center and health system with a Level 1 trauma center.
• 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” guide rates UVA Health University Medical Center as “High Performing” in 5 adult specialties and 14 conditions/procedures.
• One of 70 National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers.
• UVA Health Children’s is named the best children's hospital in Virginia by 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report, with 9 specialties ranked among the best in the nation.
• Our footprint also encompasses 3 community hospitals and an integrated network of primary and specialty care clinics throughout Charlottesville, Culpeper, Northern Virginia, and beyond.