Registered Nurse, Critical Care Stepdown

Job Summary

Provides direct patient care to patients using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice. Reports to Director. FLSA:
Non‑exempt.

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Graduate of a Program in Professional Nursing required.
• Current RN license required to practice in the state of VA.

• BCLS.
• ACLS within one year of hire/transfer.

• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgement, ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• Flexibility in scheduling and ability to work all shift patterns including weekends, holidays to insure continuity of care and appropriateness of nursing coverage to all units.
• Previous experience in acute care hospital setting preferred.
• Successful completion of orientation checklist, pharmacology exam, and skills/credentials/competency requirements of specific unit.

• Perform plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment.
• Document patient care given.
• Monitor, record, and communicate patient condition to the care team, physician, patient, and family as appropriate.
• Detect changes in patient status, report to appropriate health care team member and utilize resources as dictated by the acuity.
• Assign priorities to the patient's problems with highest priority given to problems that are most urgent and critical.
• Assist patients with performing activities of daily living including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
• Collaborate as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
• Evaluate learning needs of patient and/or family and provide patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
• Advocate for the physical and emotional well‑being of the patient.

• Perform other duties as assigned by Supervisor or Director.