Charge Nurse - Acute - 1076

Emergency Room RN

Job Description:

• Provide direct clinical supervision to maintain appropriate clinical standards
• Facilitate the functioning of nursing units or assigned area for a defined shift

Education:

• Bachelor's in Nursing preferred

Experience:

• 2 years in Healthcare/Medical - Nursing General
• Required RN experience:
  • Currently an RN III within VH, or meets criteria to be hired as an RN III (all 5 of the last 5 calendar years in a comparable acute care specialty setting)
  • Or currently in a Non-Ladder RN position within VH with a minimum of 5 years of recent relevant experience
  • Or currently an RN II within VH with a minimum overall rating of exceeds standards on most recent VH performance appraisal

Certification & Licensures:

• RN Nursing License required
• BLS Certification (Basic Life Support) - American Heart Healthcare Provider (HCP) - AHA approved required
• National certification by specialty organization preferred
• Based on primary state of residency and in accordance with current Virginia Board of Nursing Regulations, must be licensed or eligible to practice pending licensure as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia with either a:
  • Multi-state license; under the Nurse Licensure Compact OR Single-state license, valid in Virginia only
• New hires must have American Heart Association (AHA) appropriate certification prior to completion of orientation

Qualifications:

• Demonstrates ability to set priorities and make appropriate decisions
• Competent to provide care using the nursing process
• Demonstrates mentoring, teaching, and leadership skills
• Knowledge in the cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological stages of human growth and development

Physical Demands:

• Light to heavy physical demand (20 to 100 lbs)
• Frequent hand washing required
• Occasional sitting
• Frequent standing, walking, bending, squatting, crouching, kneeling, lifting, pulling, pushing, carrying, holding, stretching, reaching, climbing
• Frequent repetitive arm, hand and finger movements
• Frequent use of surgical and medical equipment and materials
• Visual ability to see details at a distance (corrected to 20/40) and at a close range
• Able to speak clearly and understand the speech of another person
• Able to focus on a single source of auditory information in the presence of other distracting sounds

Benefits:

• Zero-Deductible Health Plan
• Dental and vision insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance
• Retirement Savings Match
• Robust Employee Assistance Program for emotional wellbeing
• Membership to Healthy U: An Incentive-Based Wellness Program
• Additional perks include a health savings account, flexible spending account for childcare, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, and discounts to on-campus dining