New Graduate RN - Acute Care - Nights

Kickstart Your Nursing Career with Our 12-Month Nurse Residency Program!

Are you a New Graduate Nurse ready to take the next step in your career? At VCU Health, all new graduate nurses are automatically enrolled in our VIZIENT Nurse Residency Program, a program designed to support your transition into practice and help you thrive in your first year. In collaboration with the VCU School of Nursing, this program focuses on developing clinical leadership, decision-making skills, and hands‑on learning to ensure you're ready to deliver exceptional patient care.

• Monthly Resident Seminars for ongoing learning and development
• Hands‑on unit‑based learning & skill development for real‑world experience
• Focus on developing clinical decision‑making skills to enhance patient care
• Completion of an evidence‑based project to support best practices

With a proven track record of success, our Nurse Residency Program is the ideal foundation for your nursing career.

The Acute Care Unit at Tappahannock treats medical/surgical patients with a multitude of acute medical conditions, such as, diabetes, congestive heart failure, respiratory, pain management, surgical procedures, GI, and orthopedic. The unit is capable of offering telemetry monitoring when needed. The unit is structured with 24 private rooms and 6 rooms can be converted to semi-private to allow for 30 patients, three of these rooms have negative pressure.

Skill mix includes RNs, LPNs, Patient Care Techs, and Unit Secretaries. There is one full time Nurse Director and one full‑time Clinical Coordinator managing both Acute Care Unit and ICU. Staffing is based on patient census, acuity and adjusted accordingly per shift. Initial nursing data base assessments are completed within 24 hours of admission and reassessment minimum standards are every 12 hours or by adherence to appropriate nursing policies.

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

• Clin I, Clin II, Clin III:
  Diploma or Associates Degree from a professional nursing program recognized and/or approved by the corresponding state's Board of Nursing.
• All registered nurses without a Bachelor's degree in Nursing (or higher) will be required to enroll in an approved RN to BSN program within two years of their start date and to complete the program within five years of their start date unless grandfathered under previous requirements.

• Clin I, Clin II, Clin III:
  Completion of a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (or higher) from an accredited program
• Clin III:
  Certification in specialty area

• Follows documented physician/licensed independent provider orders.
• Practices within the boundaries of the regulations governing the practice of nursing in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Practice is guided by the ANA Code of Ethics for Nursing and established national nursing practice standards.
• All practice is guided by and follows the VCUHS policies and procedures and…