Registered Nurse-RN

The Registered Nurse (RN) may provide direct primary nursing care to patients, supervise and direct licensed nurses and certified nursing assistants in a professional manner. The RN may also work in the role of Nursing Supervisor.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS - Administrative:

• Serves as House Supervisor in the absence of DON, ADON, and/or RN Supervisor.
• Supports and participates in the center’s Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Program.
• Participates on committees as needed or assigned.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS – Clinical

• Ability to supervise and direct licensed and non-licensed nursing employees.

• Ability to promote and maintain an effective working relationship with physicians/physician extenders, lab, and pharmacy partners to ensure the proper and safe care of patients.

• Ability to promote and maintain an effective working relationship with nursing employees, other departments, patients, families, visitors, and other health care centers.

• Directs and supervises the delivery of patient care.

• Makes rounds to observe and assess patients daily. Reports any significant change in a patient’s condition to other team members, the physician/physician extender, the patient and legal representative. Completes required documentation.

• Monitors to ensure that nursing care documentation is appropriate, concise, and timely.

• Keeps nursing administration and management informed regarding evaluations of patient care.

• Participate in clinical rounds with medical providers when indicated to provide pertinent information regarding the patient’s care/condition and will follow through with the physician/physician extender orders.

• Reviews physician/physician extender orders, diagnostic and pharmacy reports. Follows up with pharmacy regarding a change in medication.

• Ability to address complaints and follow-up in a timely manner. Keeps nursing administration/management informed of complaint/follow-up outcomes.

• Completes incident/accident reports and performs follow-up to address concerns. Incident/accidents will be reported to administrative nursing personnel.

• Performs physical assessment for patients, recognizes normal and abnormal physiological findings and compared against the patient’s baseline. Reports findings as indicated.

• Performs wound care in accordance with physician/physician-extender orders. Documents treatments completed.

• Assists in the development of the patient’s plan of care and assists updating the plan of care as indicated.

• Performs nursing tasks or skills in accordance with standards of practice.

• Participates in the admission, discharge and transfer of patients.

• Provides direct care to patients when needed including the administration of medication and the provision of wound care.

• Provides report for new patient admissions, as indicated, while ensuring that rooms are ready and prepared to receive a new patient admission prior to the patient arriving, as indicated.

• Performs other duties, as assigned.

• Current RN license in good standing with the Virginia Department of Health Professions.

• Two years of medical-surgical experience as a RN, preferred.

• Demonstrates excellent clinical, customer service and leadership skills.

• Current CPR Healthcare Provider certification.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Prolonged periods standing, walking, working and frequently pulling, pushing, and bending
• Must be able to lift 25 pounds at a time
• Must be able to move 150 pounds with assistance