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Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical Surgical Progressive Care - Rotating

VCU Health System

Richmond, Virginia

Eligibility
Med surgTelemetry

Posted Jul 31

Shift and hours
Rotating
Unit and setting
Med-Surg · Hospital
License
RN license Compact LicenseCompact License
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

New grads
Welcomed
License
Compact License Check your license

What it pays

The role and schedule

Precepting
You would precept other nurses
Weekends
Weekends required

The workplace

VCU Health System
Health system employer
An academic system where new nurses land in a residency program by default and can climb a Clinical Nurse I–III ladder tied to pay. Charting runs on Epic, and schedules include 3x12s, nights, rotating, and a 32-hour weekend incentive track.
VCU Health System, in its own words

Worth asking

  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to ask
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Build questions for this role

Your fit

On your path

Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.

About this role

The Medical-Surgical Care Unit is a 28-bed telemetry capable unit with the capacity for 9-10 stepdown ICU beds. The MSCU is focused on caring for the adult population experiencing both chronic and acute illnesses with complex comorbidities and diverse social needs. The Clinical Nurse I job Integrates technical skills and theoretical knowledge to meet the needs of the patient and family.

This job assists the health care team with the prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness, and provision of comfort. This job provides direction, education, and begins to acquire leadership skills at the unit level. This job delivers and accurately documents direct, age-specific care to a patient or group of patients based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care.

This job also safely administers prescribed medications, identifying incompatibilities and/or interactions. The Clinical Nurse II job demonstrates a mastery of clinical skills and begins to apply this knowledge to a specific patient population. The Clinical Nurse III job demonstrates clinical knowledge at the unit level and begins to apply this knowledge to a specific patient population.

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What's around it?

In Richmond, VA

Richmond, VAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 2% below the US average

Median rent
$1,372/mo
Household income
$64,587/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

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