Registered Nurse

Company: Mary Washington Healthcare
Location: Fredericksburg
Posted on: March 12, 2025

Job Description:

Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiothoracic Intermediate Care Unit, Full Time, Night, Sign-On Bonus, and Relocation Assistance For External Candidates at Mary Washington Healthcare summary:
The Level II Registered Nurse in the Cardiothoracic Intermediate Care Unit provides comprehensive, patient-centered care to critically ill patients requiring close monitoring and advanced cardiac interventions. Collaborating with the healthcare team, the RN applies evidence-based practices, coordinates care, and ensures communication with patients and families to improve outcomes. This role involves leadership, professional development, and participation in quality improvement initiatives within the hospital setting.
Start the day excited to make a difference---end the day knowing you did. -Come join our team.Job Summary:

The Level II Competent Registered Nurse is clinically able to care for patients. The Level II MWHC nurse demonstrates the ability to collaborate with the healthcare team to improve the quality of care in the designated clinical area by incorporating research and implementing evidenced-based knowledge into practice. The Level II Competent Registered Nurse assumes the accountability and responsibility as a professional nurse for providing total, comprehensive, continuous, and patient-centered care for an assigned group of patients. The RN is responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation.Interested in continuing your nursing practice in our Cardiothoracic Intermediate Care Unit at Mary Washington Hospital? Apply Here! Cardiothoracic Intermediate Care Unit (2 North) specializes in the care of critically ill patients that require close monitoring for a variety of reasons such as thoracic surgeries, open heart surgeries, TAVRS and other innovative cardiac procedures, respiratory failure and complex medical patients. Our dynamic team members collaborate to ensure we provide our patients and their families with excellent patient centered care. We have been recognized as a 3 Star TAVR Program as well as other cardiac program distinctions.Practice Standards for a Level II Registered Nurse:In the MWHC Practice Standards, a Level II Registered Nurse is outlined in the following areas of:

• Exemplary Professional Practice Standards
• Structural Empowerment Practice Standards
• Transformational Leadership Practice Standards
• New Knowledge, Innovations, and Improvement Practice StandardsEssential Functions & Responsibilities:
  • Direct and coordinate nursing care, including oversight of licensed and unlicensed personnel in any assigned or delegated tasks using the nursing process and interdisciplinary teamwork to achieve desired patient outcomes.
  • Coordinate involvement of the patient, family and health team members in patient care, including patient/family teaching and discharge planning.
  • Communicate and coordinate the plan of care and other pertinent information to/from other health care team members.
  • Assist Leadership to define standards of excellence for patient care; participate in improvement of patient care services.
  • Participate in, contribute to and integrate performance improvement into care delivery and participate in quality improvement activities.
  • Participate in orientation of new permanent and temporary staff members.
  • Act as point of contact on hospital and departmental policies and procedures to nurses and other health team members.
  • Participate in daily operational activities necessary for safe patient/staff environment.
  • Provide input to the Nurse Manager regarding unit needs.
  • Participate in unit, departmental and hospital committees for formulation of nursing and hospital policies and procedures.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.Qualifications:
    • Graduate of an accredited nursing program and has experience as a Registered Nurse.
    • Valid RN License from Virginia or reciprocal compact state required.
    • AHA BLS Provider CPR required at hire
    • AHA ACLS Provider required within 6 months
    • NIHSS (Bluecloud) required within 90 daysAs an EOE/AA employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.
      
      Keywords:
      Registered Nurse, Cardiothoracic Nursing, Intermediate Care Unit, Patient Care, Healthcare Team Collaboration, Evidence-Based Practice, Patient-Centered Care, Critical Care Nursing, Quality Improvement, Nursing Leadership
      

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