Registered Nurse; RN - Medicine Specialty Unit - Rotating

Our Medicine Specialty Unit is a 32-bed medicine unit with a mix of acute and intermediate care patients. It is the specialty unit for the hospital's sickle cell population and its nurses receive advanced education on management of patients with sickle cell disease. RNs mainly work with hospitalist teams consisting of Attending Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers to care for patients with a wide range of medical diagnoses.

Common primary diagnoses include but are not limited to sickle cell crisis, sepsis, respiratory failure, kidney and liver injury, CHF exacerbation, and diabetes complications. RNs collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to educate patients and facilitate safe transitions of care.

• Practice evidence-based care for patients with complex medical and surgical diagnoses
• Serve patients through the continuum of care
• Provide 24-hour accessibility to hospitalists and teaching physician services
• Offer access to multiple Watson rooms, a unique space for team members to practice mindfulness
• Create a supportive and nurturing environment for experienced and new graduate nurses with an emphasis on work‑life balance
• Promote nursing autonomy, professional development and advancement
• Deliver exceptional care through inter‑professional collaboration

This job integrates technical skills and theoretical knowledge to meet the needs of the patient and family. It assists the health care team with the prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness, and provision of comfort. It provides direction, education, and begins to acquire leadership skills at the unit level. It delivers and accurately documents direct, age‑specific care to a patient or group of patients based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care.

It also safely administers prescribed medications, identifying incompatibilities and/or interactions.

This job demonstrates a mastery of clinical skills and begins to apply this knowledge to a specific patient population. It assists the health care team with the prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness, and provision of comfort. It recognizes changes in patient situations and intervenes appropriately. It mobilizes resources to meet the individualized needs of patient/families. It provides direction, education, and assumes leadership responsibilities at the unit level.

It delivers and accurately documents direct, age‑specific care to a patient or group of patients based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care. It safely administers prescribed medications, identifying incompatibilities and/or interactions.

This job demonstrates clinical knowledge at the unit level and begins to apply this knowledge to a specific patient population. It assists the health care team with the prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness, and provision of comfort. It anticipates changes in patient situations and intervenes appropriately. It provides direction, education, and serves as a role model in a clinical setting.

It delivers and accurately documents direct, age‑specific care to a patient or group of patients based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care. It safely administers prescribed medications, identifying incompatibilities and/or interactions.

• Clin I, Clin II, Clin III:
  Current RN licensure in Virginia or eligible or compact state

• Clin I, Clin II, Clin III:
  Current RN licensure in Virginia, AHA BLS HCP Certification or equivalent

• Clin I: N/A
• Clin II: 12 to 24 months RN experience
• Clin III: 3 years of clinical experience

• Clin I:
  Experience as an LPN, nursing assistant or care partner in either an acute care setting or as applicable to area of practice
• Clin II, Clin III:
  Academic Health Care Experience;
  Experience with similar patient population in either an acute care setting or as applicable to area of practice

• Cli…