Advanced Clinical Support-Float RN

How You’ll Help Transform Healthcare:

As part of the health care team, assumes primary accountability for nursing coordination and provision of individualized care for patients of all ages. Utilizes delegation and critical thinking skills to provide quality service through a team-oriented, collaborative approach to patient care.
 

• Utilized in a clinical support float assignment, as determined by business/unit need, to reinforce a positive unit culture, build staffing consistency, and provide leadership and mentorship.
• Perform consistent charge nurse responsibilities as required by business.
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates patient care to achieve optimum patient outcomes as appropriate to the service area for patients of all ages.
• Age-specific admission and ongoing assessments are completed, documented, and used to develop a plan of care.
• Collaborates with members of the health care team/patient/family to develop, implement, and evaluate an age-specific interdisciplinary care plan. Revises plan according to changes in patient status.
• Treatments and medications for patients of all ages are accurately administered and documented utilizing automated computer systems, including electronic medical records.
• Patient/family (caregiver) educational needs are identified in a timely manner, incorporated into the plan of care, implemented, and documented appropriately.
• Contributes to Carilion Clinic’s performance improvement activities.
• Consistently demonstrates the role of patient advocate, protector of patient’s rights, and psychological/social/cultural support provider.
• Applies knowledge of growth and development to care for patients served appropriately.
• Determines and performs within clinical, leadership, and/or education pathways to support (direct/indirect) evidenced-based, quality patient care service and performance improvement.
• Exhibits clinical expertise in rapidly changing circumstances.
• Plans strategies to reduce the length of stay, turnaround time, and resource consumption and improve patient outcomes.
• Functions as a role model for clinical practice to coworkers, students, and physicians. Manages resources, establishes priorities, and modifies environment to meet patient care needs.
• Completes manager/director predetermined projects within a specified time frame and according to pre-established guidelines.
• Uses problem-solving methods to facilitate resolution to patient and personnel situations that present in the work area.
• Takes an active role in the orientation of new employees.
• Provides feedback to staff using appropriate communication and documentation.
• Provides input into practice, environment, and work issues by participating on unit, hospital, and/or system activities which facilitates staff participation/input in decision making.
• Assists with providing education activities for unit/department

What We Require:

Education: Graduate from a school of professional nursing. Bachelor of Nursing required or equivalent experience.

Experience: 1 year of clinical nursing experience preferred.

Licensure, certification, and/or registration: Current RN license in the state of Virginia required, or a new graduate of an approved program is eligible to sit for the Virginia licensure exam.

Life Support: Based on specific work units, employees may be required to obtain/maintain BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP.

Other Minimum Qualifications: Must complete orientation and competency requirements. Automated computer systems, including electronic medical records, need keyboarding skills and computer literacy. Must be able to meet essential job functions.

About Carilion

This is Carilion Clinic ...

An organization where innovation happens, collaboration is expected and ideas are valued. A not-for-profit, mission-driven health system built on progress and partnerships. A courageous team that is always learning, never discouraged and forever curious.

Headquartered in Roanoke, Va., you will find a robust system of award winning hospitals, Level 1 and 3 trauma centers, Level 3 NICU, Institute of Orthopedics and Neurosciences, multi-specialty physician practices, and The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute.

Carilion is where you can make your own path, make new discoveries and, most importantly, make a difference. Here, in a place where the air is clean, people are kind and life is good. Make your tomorrow with us.