Registered Nurse (RN) - Full Time - Days - Imaging

Smithfield, Virginia

Opening in early 2026, Riverside Smithfield Hospital will bring high-quality healthcare closer to home for Isle of Wight County residents. Located on a beautifully landscaped 27-acre medical campus at 19339 Benn’s Grant Boulevard in Smithfield , the new hospital will provide modern facilities and comprehensive medical services to meet the growing needs of the community.

The 200,000-square-foot, three-story facility will offer a range of essential healthcare services including an Emergency Department, Diagnostic Imaging Services, 38 Medical / Surgical beds, 12 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds and 4 Operating Rooms. Join our team and be a part of an exciting opportunity to shape the future of healthcare in Smithfield, delivering compassionate, patient-centered care in a state-of-the-art environment.

We anticipate start dates to begins Fall, 2025.

Opening in early 2026, Riverside Smithfield Hospital will bring high-quality healthcare closer to home for Isle of Wight County residents. Located on a beautifully landscaped 27-acre medical campus at 19339 Benn’s Grant Boulevard in Smithfield, the new hospital will provide modern facilities and comprehensive medical services to meet the growing needs of the community.

The 200,000-square-foot, three-story facility will offer a range of essential healthcare services including an Emergency Department, Diagnostic Imaging Services, 38 Medical / Surgical beds, 12 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds and 4 Operating Rooms. Join our team and be a part of an exciting opportunity to shape the future of healthcare in Smithfield, delivering compassionate, patient-centered care in a state-of-the-art environment.

We anticipate start dates to begins Fall, 2025.

Overview

Works under the supervision of the Imaging department leader and is responsible for assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating the total nursing care of assigned patients. The RN may work in a variety of settings in the Imaging Department (Riverside Diagnostic Center, MRI, CT, Ultrasound, and Nuclear Medicine). The RN utilizes communication, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making to create a care plan for each patient based on physiological, psychosocial and cultural diversity. Works under the direction of leadership and a multi-disciplinary team to provide a comprehensive range of services or clinical care associated with and in accordance with standards of excellence established by Riverside Health system and facility goals and strategic plans.

What You Will Do

Assess patient before, during, and after administration of conscious sedation and provide appropriate care. Physiologic measurement monitoring should include, but not be limited to, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, blood pressure, cardiac rate and rhythm, and patient's level of consciousness per moderate sedation protocol.

Administers procedures including, but not limited to, conscious sedation, guided-needle biopsies and drains, catheter insertion, guided ablation, IV starts, and chest tube insertion under direction of Provider.

Ability to delegate and prioritize tasks appropriately to facilitate quality patient care and ensure patient care needs are met. Able to recognize and respond to emergency situations. Evaluates own needs for support and uses identified systems to meet need.

Demonstrates a sense of urgency to facilitate patient throughput to assure patients receive consistent, competent, and ethical care. Focuses on quality outcomes of patient care when addressing customer’s needs to include current evidence based practice and quality measures.

Demonstrate competence in dealing with needs of the specific patient populations, including critical care patients, served in Imaging Services and ability to modify education method to ensure patient / family comprehension. Educates by assuming responsibility to individualize and coordinate patient education, and discharge specific education that includes family / caregiver. Evaluates for patient comprehension and documents.

Partners with patients and families to develop, implement and evaluate plan of care, treatments and procedures that contribute to the physiological and psychosocial outcomes of the patient. Assesses and incorporates evidence-based standards of practice. Collaborates with interdisciplinary team in the coordination care. Facilitates safe patient transitions to the next care setting as part of plan of care.

Accurately completes all required clinical and quality documentation consistently per RHS standards and regulatory requirements. Review reports such as monthly imaging data, moderate sedation audits, biopsy reports, and crash cart files.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelors Degree, Nursing (Preferred) or Associates Degree, Nursing (Preferred) or Program Graduate, Nursing (Nursing Diploma is minimum education requirement, Associate’s or Bachelor’s in Nursing accepted in lieu of Nursing Diploma) (Required)

High School Diploma or GED, HS Diploma / GED only required if Nursing Diploma Graduate (Required)

Experience

1 year Related Experience (Preferred)

Licenses and Certifications

Registered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) Licensed as Registered Nurse by the state of Virginia or compact state Upon Hire (Required)

CPR / BLS Certification - American Heart Association / American Red Cross / American Safety and Health Institute (AHA / ARC) Upon Hire (Required)

ACLS Provider - American Heart Association / American Red Cross / American Safety and Health Institute (AHA / ARC) Upon Hire (Required)

Other Requirements

Weekend Shifts

Work / Float in more than one work location

To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https : / / www.riversideonline.com / careers .