Charge Nurse - Emergency Room - Part Time Rotating Days/Nights

Position: Emergency Room Nursing

Job Summary:

The purpose of the role is to provide direct clinical supervision to assist in maintaining appropriate clinical standards and to facilitate the functioning of nursing units or assigned area for a defined shift.

Education:

• Bachelors 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)
  • Currently in a Non-Ladder RN position within VH with a minimum of 5 years of recent relevant experience
  • 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 and at a close range, to match or detect differences between colors, shades of color, brightness, and to judge distances.
• Able to speak clearly and identify and understand speech.

Benefits:

At Valley Health, we believe everyone is a caregiver, and our goal is to create an environment where our caregivers thrive physically, financially, and emotionally. In addition to a competitive salary, our most popular benefits for full-time employees include:

• A Zero-Deductible Health Plan
• Dental and vision insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance
• Retirement Savings Match
• A Robust Employee Assistance Program to help with many aspects of emotional well-being
• Membership to Healthy U: An Incentive-Based Wellness Program

Valley Health also offers a health savings account & flexible spending account for childcare, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, and professional development. Several perks come with working for the largest employer in the region, such as discounts to on-campus dining, and more.