Registered Nurse (RN) - Internal Traveler Program/Inpatient Solid Organ Transplant Acute Care

At UVA Health we recognize nurses as the heart of healthcare. Here, nurses are a part of a community of medical practitioners, faculty, students, and amazing team members who together exercise ingenuity, develop self-governance tools and push the boundaries of knowledge in the service to the common good.

UVA Health nurses work in all areas of medicine, side-by-side with the nation’s leading clinicians and are part of a professional nursing community that is actively involved in transforming health and inspiring hope for all Virginians and beyond.

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  Varies by assignment
  
  
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  The Internal Traveler Program is an opportunity to explore the boundless possibilities for nurses at UVA Health.
  
  Internal Traveler positions are:
  
  
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  Non-benefitted position
  
  
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  compensated competitively with other traveler positions; hourly flat rate - no differentials or incentive pay
  
  
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  available in a wide variety of clinical practice opportunities, and
  
  
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  are offered in 13-week blocks, which may be renewed up to a maximum of 39 weeks.
  
  
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  One-time $2,500.00 incentive pay with first 13 week assignment.
  
  
• Please visit link http://hr.virginia.edu/careers-uva/uva-health-career-programs/uva-health-internal-traveler-program
  

Position Compensation Range: - Hourly

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: Graduate of an accredited nursing program required. Bachelor of Science in Nursing required within 5 years of hire.
Experience: Minimum of one year RN experience.
Licensure: Licensed to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia. American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Post-transplant care skills Preferred

If no post-transplant skills, must have complex medical-surgical skills

Progressive care skills and experience

Complex hazardous IV and medication administration

Post-surgical care skills and experience

Surgical wound and drain care and management

Patient education experience

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Job requires standing for prolonged periods, frequently bending/stooping/traveling. Proficient communicative, auditory and visual skills; Attention to detail and ability to write legibly; Ability to lift/push/pull > 100lbs. May be exposed to fumes, chemicals, vibrations, humidity, cold, heat, noise, outdoor climate, blood/body fluids and infectious disease.

The University of Virginia, i ncluding the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.