Registered Nurse (PRN)-Cardiac Care Unit (CCU)

Company: Riverside Health System
Location: Newport News
Posted on: March 26, 2020

Job Description:

Job Description Works under the supervision of the Nurse manager and the Director and is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating the total nursing care of assigned patients. The RN may work in a variety of settings in the Critical Care/Telemetry Complex and roles within Riverside Health System. The RN utilizes communication critical thinking problem solving and decision making to create a care plan for each patient based on physiological psychosocial and cultural diversity. Responsible for supervising and delegating non-professional personnel working directly with him/her to ensure optimum patient care. Must demonstrate competence in dealing with age related needs of the specific patient populations served in the Critical Care/Telemetry units/departments. Works under the direction of leadership and a multi-disciplinary team to provide a comprehensive range of services or clinical care associated with and in accordance with standards of excellence established by Riverside Health system and facility goals and strategic plans. Riverside began serving the Virginia Peninsula community in 1916. In 1963, Riverside moved to the present 72-acre location in Newport News on J. Clyde Morris Boulevard. A 450-bed facility, Riverside Regional Medical Center is the Virginia Peninsulas most comprehensive medical facility combining the most recent computerized medical technology with a healing environment. The Pavilion is a 250,000 sq. ft., $107 million, 3-story addition to Riverside Regional Medical Center, which opened in 2013. This acute care facility provides a regional cancer care center, the Peninsula regions only comprehensive stroke center, the areas only open-heart surgery program, the regions only Level II Trauma Center, and a cornerstone neurosciences program that includes the Chesapeake, Riverside and University of Virginia Radiosurgery Center. Education: MSN, BSN, ADN, or nursing diploma required. Specialty certification in field highly encouraged.Degree/Diploma: Associates DegreeProgram of Study: NursingDegree/Diploma: Bachelors DegreeProgram of Study: NursingDegree/Diploma: Masters DegreeProgram of Study: Nursing Experience: 1 year of acute care Registered Nursing expereince required. License / Certification: Licensed RN or board eligible by the State of Virginia or compact state. CPR required for all Critical Care/Telemetry units. ACLS preferred.

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