Description:
Schedule : Sunday – Saturday, Every other weekend
Job Location Type : In Person
Your experience matters
At Lifepoint Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Health Support Center (HSC) team, you’ll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members to positively impact our mission of making communities healthier ®.
More about our team
Our community is growing and thriving. To better serve our community̢۪s growth Sovah Health - Danville Emergency Department is currently under a complete renovation to better serve our patients.
The new Emergency Department will be a 31-bed unit with a 4:1 ratio for acute patients, with designated behavioral health safe rooms. Our Emergency Department provides care to patients across the lifespan for all medical emergencies. We are a designated Chest Pain Center & Certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center.
We are an academic teaching site for residents, medical students, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and physician assistants.
We offer opportunities for educational growth for all our employees to grow and succeed.
As a Sovah Health team member, you will have a voice to improve patient care and feel a strong sense of satisfaction in making a difference in the healthcare community as well as patients everyday lives.
How you̢۪ll contribute
A Registered Nurse (RN) who excels in this role:
·Accurately performs patient assessments and identifies patient needs
·Identifies and initiates appropriate nursing interventions
·Provides care appropriate to condition and age of the patient
·Performs timely and appropriate documentation relating to medical necessity in the medical record
·Responsible for completion and revision of the Interdisciplinary Care Plan for each patient
·Performs timely and accurate QI assessments
Why join us
We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:
Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities
More about Sovah Danville
Sovah Health - Danville (“Danvilleâ€) is a 250-bed academic community hospital with the region's only designated Chest Pain Center & Certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center. The second largest employer in the City of Danville, the facility has served the community and region for more than 120 years and was formerly known as The Memorial Hospital and Danville Regional Medical Center.
Danville has comprehensive surgical services, 24-hour emergency services, a home health & hospice agency, an advanced wound healing center, cardiac rehabilitation center, two cardiac catheterization labs, a one-day surgery center, and medical & radiation oncology services.
The hospital is accredited by American College of Cardiology (ACC) Accreditation Services for Chest Pain Center and Heart Failure, accredited by the American College of Surgeons̢۪ Commission on Cancer and is a member of the Duke Heart Network and Duke Telestroke Network.
Qualifications:
What we̢۪re looking for
The right candidate will providedirect and indirect patient care under the direction of a registered nurse and/or physician.Provides for personal care, comfort and assists with safe, clean environment, maintains equipment and supplies. Under the supervision of an RN, performs basic patient care activities.
Applicants should have a current VA RN license or compact state
Bachelors degree preferred but not required
Additional requirements include:
American Heart Association Basic Life Support required
Experience in acute care hospital, preferred
American Heart Association ACLS
·Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) American Heart Association OR Emergency Nurse Association (ENPC) required
Trauma Nurse Certification Course (TNCC) Emergency Nurse Association, preferred)
EEOC Statement
Sovah Health – Danville is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Sovah Health - Danville is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.
