New Grad Registered Nurse; RN - Progressive Care Medicine Unit - Rotating

Position: New Grad Registered Nurse (RN) - Progressive Care Medicine Unit - Rotating

Overview

$10,000 Sign On Bonus for offers accepted by November 30, 2025. Terms and Conditions apply.

Progressive Care Medicine is a 28 bed, telemetry unit with 16 progressive care beds, specializing in providing quality care to patients under the Hospital Medicine Service for a variety of complex medical diagnoses including infectious disease, respiratory disorders, acute renal and liver dysfunction. With exceptional teamwork, we strive to provide the best evidenced-based care to our patients. This unit is seeking energetic, compassionate, and safety-focused nurses to join our team.

Responsibilities

• Clinical Nurse I:
  Integrates technical skills and theoretical knowledge to meet patient and family needs; assists the health care team with prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness, and provision of comfort; provides direction, education, and begins to acquire leadership skills at the unit level; delivers and documents direct, age-specific care based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care;
  
  safely administers prescribed medications, identifying incompatibilities/interactions.
• Clinical Nurse II
  :
  Demonstrates mastery of clinical skills and applies knowledge to a specific patient population; assists with prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness, and provision of comfort; recognizes changes in patient situations and intervenes; mobilizes resources to meet individualized needs; provides direction, education, and assumes leadership responsibilities at the unit level; delivers and documents direct, age-specific care and safely administers medications.
• Clinical Nurse III
  :
  Demonstrates clinical knowledge at the unit level and applies it to a specific patient population; assists with prevention and wellness; anticipates changes and intervenes; provides direction, education, and serves as a clinical role model; delivers and documents direct, age-specific care and safely administers medications.

Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements

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

Licensure/Certification for continued employment

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

Experience

• Required
  :
  • Clin I: N/A
  • Clin II: 12 to 24 months RN experience
  • Clin III: 3 years of clinical experience
• Preferred
  :
  • Clin I:
    Experience as an LPN, nursing assistant or care partner in acute care or applicable area
  • Clin II, Clin III:
    Academic Health Care Experience; similar patient population in acute care or applicable area

Education/Training

• Required
  :
  Diploma or Associates Degree from a professional nursing program recognized/approved by the state Board of Nursing. All RNs without a BSN must enroll in an approved RN to BSN program within two years and complete within five years unless grandfathered.
• Preferred
  :
  Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (or higher);
  Clin III:
  Certification in specialty area

Independent actions

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

Supervisory responsibilities

• Clin I, Clin II, Clin III:
  Organizes work and delegates and supervises others (RNs, LPNs, Care Partners, Unit Secretaries, etc.)

Additional position requirements

• Clin I, Clin II, Clin III:
  Clinicians work all three shifts, weekends and holidays. Individual shift schedules established with Nurse Manager/Practice Manager. Schedules may be adjusted to meet unit requirements.

Age-specific groups served

As appropriate based on unit assignment.

Physical/Mental/Sensory/Emotional requirements

• Physical:
  Lifting 20-50 lbs; exposure to hazardous/infectious substances
• Activities:
  
  Prolonged standing/sitting, frequent bending, walking, climbing, reaching
• Mental/Sensory:
  Recall, reasoning, problem solving, hearing, clear speech, writing legibly, reading, logical thinking
• Emotional:
  Fast-paced environment, ability to handle multiple priorities, frequent interactions, noisy environment

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