RN Registered Nurse Applicant - 5W (NIGHTS)

Duties And Responsibilities

• Demonstrates a theoretical knowledge base that facilitates the integration of clinical and inter-personal skills required for team cohesion, positive customer service, and quality patient care.
• Completes comprehensive nursing assessments based on patient history, patient presentation, and appropriate standards of care and protocols.
• Communicates with healthcare team (nurses, physicians, patients, etc.) in a timely and comprehensive manner.
• Recognizes and facilitates patient and family engagement in plan of care.
• Provides patient education in a manner that meets the health literacy, socio-cultural, psychological, cognitive, functional, and spiritual needs of the patient and their family.
• Accurately and efficiently documents patient care per hospital policy.
• Accepts responsibility for professional development; participates and completes competencies, attends assigned learning sessions, self-reflects on nursing practice and communication opportunities, and requests educational assistance when needed.
• Responds positively to change and demonstrates a willingness to learn new workflows and best practices.
• Contributes to a safe environment for patients by initiating emergency measures as appropriate, responding to monitor/safety alarms, and reporting hazards.
• Contributes to the prevention of infectious diseases among employees, patients, and visitors by adhering to Infection Control policies and procedures.
• Supports compliance with hospital accreditation, state licensure, and other external accrediting agency requirements.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited Registered Nurse Program with documentation of application to take the RN state boards in the Commonwealth of Virginia or compact state.
• Inpatient experience preferred.
• Applicant must be eligible to take the state board censure exam for Registered Nurse and hold current BLS certification.