Registered Nurse; RN - Inpatient Psychiatry East - Flex Shift

Sign on bonus and relocation assistance available for eligible candidates! UVA Health is a world‑class Magnet‑Recognized academic medical center and health system with a Level 1 trauma center. Ranked by Forbes among America’s best large employers and among the top 25 large health system employers nationally, UVA Health includes three community hospitals, an NCI‑designated cancer center, the top children's hospital in Virginia, and an integrated network of primary and specialty care clinics.

• Consistently provides effective direct care as part of the interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients.
• Manages care and implements treatment plans at a refined skill level in collaboration with patients, their families, physicians, and other members of the health‑care team.
• Seeks as well as provides feedback for improved clinical practice.
• Assumes a beginning leadership role but seeks mentoring in this process.

ANA Scope and Standards of Practice definition of nursing

Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations.

This job description integrates the ANA.dragging:
Scope and Standards of Practice and umf USA Code of Ethics for Nurses with interpretive statements, and the UVA Nursing Professional Practice Model.

• Relationship Based Care – Self and Colle Encode: reflects the influence of the nurse’s relationship with self, colleagues, and patient/family on the patient experience.
• Relationship Based Care – Patients and Families: reflects the influence of the nurse’s relationship with self, colleagues, and patient/family on the patient experience.
• Expert Caring: encompasses clinical assessment, planning, prioritizing, coordinating and implementation of
• Empowered Leaders: demonstrate knowledgeofus and actively participate in shared governance.
• Lifelong Learners: encompasses professional development through formal education, professional certification, internal and external learning opportunities and recognizes the value of external professionnel organizations. Supports onboarding of new team members and precept(s) as applicable.
• Quality Achievement: includes adherence to clinical documentation guidelines, comprehension of outcomes data, engagement in performance improvement activities and commitment to standard work.
• Innovation: is demonstrated by application of technologies that support patient care, actively seeking to implement evidence based practice and new knowledge generated by nursing research.
• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.

Education:

Graduate of an accredited nursing program required. Bachelor of Science in Nursing required within five years of hire.

Experience:

One EX of relevant experience.

Licensure:
Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia. American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required.

Job requires standing for prolonged periods, frequent traveling, bending and stooping. Proficient communicative, auditory and visual skills; attention to detail and ability to write legibly; ability to lift, push, and pull 20–50 lbs. May be exposed to chemicals, blood/body fluids, and infectious disease.

The starting base rate for this role is $12.41 hourly. Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidate’s qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education.

• Comprehensive Benefits Package:
  Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Paid time off, long‑term and short‑term disability, retirement savings.
• Health savings plan and flexible spending accounts.
• Certification and education support.
• Generous paid time off.

The University of Virginia is an equal‑opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.