Registered Nurse; RN - Behavioral Health and Psychiatric Medicine Clinic, West Complex - Outpatient

Capable clinician, focused on expanding knowledge and skills. Consistently provides effective direct care, as part of the interdisciplinary team, to a variety of complex patients. Manages care and implements treatment plans at a refined skill level in collaboration with patients, their families, physicians, and other members of the health care team. Seeks as well as provides feedback for improved clinical practice.

Assumes a beginning leadership role but seeks mentoring in this process.

This job description integrates the AAACN Scope and Standards of Practice for Professional Ambulatory Care Nursing, the ANA Nursing:
Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements, with the UVA Nursing Professional Practice Model.

• Relationship Based Care
  - Self and Colleagues: reflects the influence of the nurse's relationship with self, colleagues, and patient/family on the patient's experience.
• Relationship Based Care
  - Patients and Families: reflects the influence of the nurse's relationship with self, colleagues, and patient/family on the patient's experience.
• Expert Caring: encompasses clinical assessment, planning, prioritizing, coordinating, and implementation of care.
• Empowered Leaders: demonstrate knowledge of and actively participate in shared governance.
• Lifelong Learners: encompasses professional development through formal education, professional certification, and internal and external learning opportunities and recognizes the value of external professional organizations. Supports onboarding of new team members and precepts as applicable.
• Quality Achievement: includes adherence to clinical documentation guidelines, comprehension of outcomes data, engagement in performance improvement activities, and commitment to standard work.
• Innovation: is demonstrated by the application of technologies that support patient care, actively seeking to implement evidence-based practice and new knowledge generated by nursing research.
• Additional duties: may be assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Graduate of an accredited nursing program required. Bachelor of Science in Nursing required within 5 years of hire.

1 year of relevant experience.

Licensed to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia. American Heart Association (AHA) Healthcare Provider BLS certification required.

Job requires standing for prolonged periods, frequently traveling, bending/stooping. Proficient communicative, auditory and visual skills; attention to detail and ability to write legibly; ability to lift/push/pull 20-50lbs. May be exposed to chemicals, blood/body fluids and infectious disease.

Pay range: $37.51 - $49.82 hourly. Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education.

• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off, Long-term and Short-term Disability, Retirement Savings
• Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Certification and education support
• Generous Paid Time Off

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