RN, Clinical Ladder - UVA Continuum Home Health - Float

Explore a rewarding career opportunity as part of our dedicated team caring for patients in their home. UVA Continuum Home Health Care is the Home Health department of UVA Health. We are an academic home health agency, providing care in the community for 30 years. We serve Central Virginia, including Charlottesville, Albemarle, Augusta, Rockingham, Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro, Nelson, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Louisa, Orange, Madison, Greene and Culpeper. The Home Care Registered Nurse is an experienced nurse who provides hands on care to medically complex patients with a wide variety of diagnosis. Our interdisciplinary care teams work together to provide exceptional care to patients. The Registered Nurse serves as the leader of the health care team establishing a relationship with the patient and their caregivers, collaborating with physicians and other team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate an individualized plan of care that promotes optimal health. UVA Health/Continuum is a Magnet hospital committed to patient centered and evidence based care. Apply today to join us caring for patients in our community.

Benefits of Joining UVA Health:
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance,
Paid Time Off, Long-term and Short-term Disability, Retirement Savings
Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Certification and education support
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Clinical Career Ladder for Professional Growth
• Promotion opportunities

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.

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.

• 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.

Position Compensation Range: $82,992.00 - $110,240.00 Annual

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 required. Valid Virginia Driver’s License required. American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required. PHYSICAL DEMANDS Job may require sitting for prolonged periods, frequently standing, 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.

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.