RN - Pediatric Care Leader

$5,000 Sign On Bonus for offers accepted by February 28, 20265. Terms and Conditions apply

Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU combines award-winning research, education and clinical care with an uncanny understanding of what makes kids tick. Our team is a family. We work together to give every child in our growing community a chance to heal, recover and celebrate their super powers.

The role integrates technical skills and theoretical knowledge to meet the needs of the patient and family. This position assists the health care team with the prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness, and provision of comfort. The nurse provides direction, education, and begins to acquire leadership skills at the unit level. Direct, age‑specific care is delivered and accurately documented based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care.

Medications are safely administered with identification of incompatibilities and/or interactions.

The Clinical Nurse II demonstrates mastery of clinical skills and applies this knowledge to a specific patient population. This role assists the health care team with the prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness, and provision of comfort. The nurse recognizes changes in patient situations and intervenes appropriately, mobilizes resources to meet individualized needs, provides direction, education, and assumes leadership responsibilities at the unit level.

Direct, age‑specific care is delivered and accurately documented based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care. Medications are safely administered with identification of incompatibilities and/or interactions.

The Clinical Nurse III demonstrates clinical knowledge at the unit level and applies this knowledge to a specific patient population. The role assists the health care team with the prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness, and provision of comfort. The nurse anticipates changes in patient situations and intervenes appropriately, provides direction, education, and serves as a role model in a clinical setting.

Direct, age‑specific care is delivered and accurately documented based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care. Medications are safely administered with identification of incompatibilities and/or interactions.

• 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…