Registered Nurse (RN) - Staffing Office/Float Pool (ICU) - Full Time Nights

About the role

The Level II Competent Registered Nurse is clinically able to care for patients. This role collaborates with the healthcare team to improve the quality of care in the designated clinical area by incorporating research and implementing evidenced-based knowledge into practice.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate nursing care, including oversight of licensed and unlicensed personnel in any assigned or delegated tasks using the nursing process and interdisciplinary teamwork to achieve desired patient outcomes.
• Cookbook involvement of the patient, family and health team members in patient care, including patient/family teaching and discharge planning.
• Communicate and coordinate the plan of care and other pertinent information to/from other health care team members.
• Aid Leadership to define standards of excellence for patient care; participate in improvement of patient care services.
• Participate in, contribute to and integrate performance improvement into care delivery and participate in quality improvement activities.
• Provide input to the Nurse Manager regarding unit needs.
• Participate in unit, departmental and hospital committees for formulation of nursing and hospital policies and procedures.
• Provides for the physical, mental and social well-being for individuals and families by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating for nursing care.
• Performs the comprehensive assessment and develops/implements and evaluates the plan of care as identified on admission and subsequent home visits.
• Provides appropriate and thorough education to patients and their caregivers as it relates to the plan of care.
• Serves as case manager to coordinate multidisciplinary services per the plan of care.
• Maintains acceptable productivity standard as determined by agency leadership.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary team meetings in order to share information and assist with patient management.
• Participates in staff and administrative meetings.
• Participates in quality and performance improvement activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program and has experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Valid RN License from Virginia or reciprocal compact state required.
• BSN is preferred; all Registered Nurses with an Associate's Degree in Nursing will be required to obtain their BSN within five years of hire. (Effective March 2014)
• AHA BLS Provider CPR required at hire.
• Additional certifications will be required according to the assigned unit.
• Two years of recent RN acute care experience required.
• MWHC will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status (EOE).
• We are also committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices and comply with all applicable pay transparency and pay equity laws.