Registered Nurse (RN) - Inpatient Renal Unit / Dialysis

Come join the team at Virginia's #1 Hospital! UVA Health is seeking RNs to join our award-winning interdisciplinary team within our 600+ bed Academic University Medical Center. The Inpatient Renal Unit is a procedural unit focused on providing a variety of extracorporeal / dialysis treatments to a wide range of patients with various diagnoses.

The Renal Unit is seeking Registered Nurses who would focus their skillset in intermittent dialysis, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), supporting peritoneal dialysis, and different types of apheresis. Applicants should be open to learning all modalities while on orientation. We encourage our RNs to obtain specialty certification as soon as the prerequisites for CDN or CNN are met. If this sounds like you, we would love to speak to you about a possible future on the Renal Unit!

We are seeking a capable clinician, focused on expanding knowledge and skills. 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 Nursing : Scope and Standards of Practice and the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements, and the UVA Nursing Professional Practice Model.

• Relationship Based Care - Self and Colleagues : 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 care.
• Empowered Leaders : demonstrate knowledge of 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 professional organizations. Supports onboarding of new team members and precepts 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.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education : Graduate of an accredited nursing program required. Bachelor of Science in Nursing required within 5 years of hire.

Experience : 1 year 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.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

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

Position Compensation Range : $39.90 - $53.00 Hourly

Benefits

UVA Health is a world-class Magnet Recognized academic medical center and health system with a level 1 trauma center. 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report "Best Hospitals" guide rates UVA Health University Medical Center as "High Performing" in 5 adult specialties and 14 conditions / procedures. We are one of 70 National Cancer Institute designated cancer centers. UVA Health Children's is named by 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report as the best children's hospital in Virginia with 9 specialties ranked among the best in the nation. Our footprint also encompasses 3 community hospitals and an integrated network of primary and specialty care clinics throughout Charlottesville, Culpeper, Northern Virginia, and beyond.

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Click here to read more about UVA's commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.