Riverside Health

Non-profit integrated health system delivering care

Registered Nurse

Corporate & Technical TrainingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSmithfield, VA, USA$41 - $56.38 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in Nursing is required.
At least 1 year of registered nurse experience in an acute care setting is required.
A Registered Nurse license in Virginia or a compact state is required upon hire.
CPR/BLS certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute is required upon hire.
ACLS Provider certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute is required upon hire.
PALS Provider certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute is required upon hire.

Responsibilities

Assess learning needs and plan, implement, and evaluate educational activities for staff and patients in assigned areas, with a focus on the facility and associated departments.
Plan and implement teaching strategies for all levels of facility personnel, accounting for participants' readiness to learn and ensuring competent services consistent with established standards, age-specific and cultural sensitivity, facility goals, and strategic plans.
Assist with developing, maintaining, and systematizing policies, procedures, care, and services.
Coordinate and integrate services throughout Riverside Health System and the community.
Maintain affiliations and networks with professional, civic, and service organizations that support professional development and relationships aligned with the organization's mission, vision, and values.
Participate in budget planning and monitoring for defined areas, including determining appropriate resource allocation.
Create and maintain an integrated work environment and service/care delivery team that is efficient, competent, and professional and meets or exceeds strategic, facility, and customer-service goals.
Monitor clinical activities to identify expected and unexpected risks and learning opportunities.
Improve service and patient-care outcomes by interpreting and maintaining regulatory and accreditation standards in accordance with patient safety standards and the Riverside Code of Conduct.
Address physician, staff, patient, and community issues or concerns and follow through within 72 hours.
Communicate with the team to ensure understanding and proactively identify, follow through on, and immediately resolve issues.
Be available to educate staff on all shifts as needed and cover the unit to care for patients as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

A Master's degree in Nursing or Healthcare is preferred.
At least 1 year of experience teaching in a clinical or formal setting is preferred.
Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) certification from the American Academy of Pediatrics is preferred upon hire.
Trauma Nursing Core Course Provider certification from the Emergency Nurses Association is preferred upon hire.
Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) certification from the Emergency Nurses Association is preferred upon hire.
A specialty certification, such as CMSRN or CCRN, is preferred upon hire.

Smithfield, Virginia

Hiring Range

$41.00 - $56.38/Hourly
Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.
Overview
The RN Specialty Educator functions under the direction and guidance of the Nurse Manager. The Educator serves as a consultant, change agent, and facilitator in assessing learning needs and in planning, implementing, and evaluating educational activities for the staff and patients of the assigned areas with a core focus on facility and associated departments. The Educator plans and implements teaching strategies for all levels of facility personnel. As a Clinical Expert, the Educator must demonstrate knowledge of the participant's readiness to learn and ensure the provision of competent services in the provision of a comprehensive range of services in accordance with standards of excellence, age-specific and cultural sensitivity established by Riverside Health System and facility goals and strategic plans. Performs other duties as assigned. Must be available to educate staff on all shifts as needed. Must exhibit flexibility to cover unit as needed to care for patients.

What you will do

Assists with the development, maintenance and systemization of policies, procedures, care and services provided. Effectively coordinates and integrates services throughout RHS and the community. Maintains knowledge, affiliation/networks with professional/civic/service organizations that support professional development/relationships that align with the Mission, Vision and Values of RHS.
Participates in budget planning and monitoring for defined areas to include appropriate resource allocation determination.
Creates and maintains an environment that provides integrated leadership and management of the work environment that produces a service/care delivery team that is efficient, competent, and professional in order to produce outcomes and results that meet and/or exceed the strategic/facility/customer service goals of RHS.
Monitors clinical activities to identify both expected and unexpected risks and opportunities for learning. Strives to continuously improve service and patient care outcomes through the interpretation and maintenance of regulatory and accreditation standards in accordance with patient safety standards, Standards of Excellence and Riverside Code of Conduct.
Monitors clinical activities to identify both expected and unexpected risks and opportunities for learning. Strives to continuously improve service and patient care outcomes through the interpretation and maintenance of regulatory and accreditation standards in accordance with patient safety standards, Standards of Excellence and Riverside Code of Conduct.
Demonstrates the ability to address physician, staff, patient, and community issues/concerns and follow-through within 72 hours. Communicates with the team to ensure understanding. Demonstrates competency and skills in the proactive identification and follow-through of issues to include immediate resolution.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelors Degree, Nursing (Required) and
Masters Degree, Nursing or Healthcare (Preferred)

Experience

1 year RN experience in acute care setting (Required)
1 year Experience with teaching in a clinical or formal setting (Preferred)

Licenses and Certifications

Registered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) Licensed as Registered Nurse in state of Virginia or compact state Upon Hire(Required) and
CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire(Required) and
ACLS Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire(Required) and
PALS Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire(Required) and
Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) - American Academy of Pediatrics Upon Hire(Preferred) and
Trauma Nursing Core Course Provider - Emergency Nurses Association Upon Hire(Preferred) and
Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association Upon Hire(Preferred)
Specialty Certification (e.g., CMSRN, CCRN, etc.) Upon Hire (Preferred)

To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers.

About the Company

Riverside Health

Non-profit integrated health system delivering care

Riverside Health is a non-profit, integrated network of hospitals, physicians, continuing care facilities, and wellness centers that provides comprehensive health care services to people in eastern Virginia. Its model combines hospital care, outpatient services, and long-term care under one system to coordinate care across facilities. It operates using community-based clinics and hospitals to deliver high-quality care with a focus on accessibility and care continuity, rather than profit. Riverside's goal is to improve community health by offering coordinated, accountable health services through a regional network founded in 1915.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Newport News, VA
Founded: 1915

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