RN II-Dedicated Admissions Office-Float

About the role

Western State Hospital (WSH), a 302‑bed Joint Commission/CMS‑accredited psychiatric facility in the Shenandoah Valley, is seeking an RN II for the Admissions Office/Float position. The role provides professional nursing coverage for the Admissions Office and serves as a hospital‑wide float RN when admissions coverage is not required. The position supports WSH’s recovery‑oriented, trauma‑informed approach to patient care in a 24‑hour, 7‑day psychiatric hospital.

Responsibilities

• Complete the nursing admission process for newly admitted patients.
• Provide age‑appropriate psychiatric nursing care and develop/implement individualized nursing care plans.
• Administer medications and treatments.
• Respond to behavioral and medical emergencies.
• Ensure timely and accurate clinical documentation.
• Provide coverage for the Admissions Office nurse during leave and may be assigned to inpatient units based on staffing needs.
• When assigned to a unit, perform charge nurse responsibilities, coordinate staff assignments, communicate significant patient/staffing concerns, and promote safe, effective delivery of nursing care.
• Serve as a clinical resource and role model for nursing staff; assist with orientation and training of new employees.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, participate in performance improvement activities, and support WSH's recovery‑oriented, trauma‑informed approach.
• Provide leadership in performance management: communicate unit goals, coach/mentor staff, deliver feedback, address performance concerns.
• Ensure staff competency through ongoing education, identify training needs, document completed education, collaborate with RNCB/RNC.
• Promote a safe and therapeutic environment via monthly environmental rounds, monitor safety issues, model professional behavior.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills using verbal, written, electronic channels; use chain of command; collaborate with scheduling, shift leadership, and unit RNs.
• Provide direct patient care using the nursing process and evidence‑based practices: medication administration, assessment, documentation, active engagement in treatment planning.
• Monitor patient and milieu acuity through regular rounding, report significant clinical changes to supervisors/physicians, ensure accurate documentation on patient tracking tools.
• Participate in interdisciplinary collaboration: exchange clinical information, contribute to patient education and clinical evaluations, engage in Psychosocial Rehabilitation programs.
• Demonstrate professional development: complete required annual competencies, maintain BLS certification, complete core competency packet, provide in‑service training.
• Support unit reliability and teamwork: maintain dependable attendance, respond to emergencies, assist coworkers, accept pull assignments, flex schedule or work extended shifts as needed.
• Uphold professional nursing standards: delegate tasks, supervise