Registered Nurse (Rn) - Ambulatory Surgery Center, Part Time, Day

No Nights, Weekends or Holidays! This position is in the PACU

Job Summary:

The Level II Competent Registered Nurse is clinically able to care for patients. The Level II MWHC nurse demonstrates the ability to collaborate with the healthcare team to improve the quality of care in the designated clinical area by incorporating research and implementing evidenced-based knowledge into practice. The Level II Competent Registered Nurse assumes the accountability and responsibility as a professional nurse for providing total, comprehensive, continuous, and patient-centered care for an assigned group of patients. The RN is responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

• New Knowledge, Innovations, and Improvement Practice Standards
• Transformational Leadership Practice Standards
• Exemplary Professional Practice Standards
• Structural Empowerment Practice Standards

• Participate in unit, departmental and hospital committees for formulation of nursing and hospital policies and procedures.
• Act as point of contact on hospital and departmental policies and procedures to nurses and other health team members.
• Participate in daily operational activities necessary for safe patient/staff environment.
• Participate in orientation of new permanent and temporary staff members.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Communicate and coordinate the plan of care and other pertinent information to/from other health care team members.
• Direct and coordinate nursing care, including oversight of licensed and unlicensed personnel in any assigned or delegated tasks using the nursing process and interdisciplinary teamwork to achieve desired patient outcomes.
• Provide input to the Nurse Manager regarding unit needs.
• Assist Leadership to define standards of excellence for patient care; participate in improvement of patient care services.
• Coordinate involvement of the patient, family and health team members in patient care, including patient/family teaching and discharge planning.
• Participate in, contribute to and integrate performance improvement into care delivery and participate in quality improvement activities.

• AHA BLS Provider CPR required at hire.
• AHA PALS Provider required within 90 days.
• A BSN is not required for RNs assigned to FASC
• AHA ACLS Provider required within 6 months.
• Valid RN License from Virginia or reciprocal compact state required.
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program and has experience as a Registered Nurse.