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VCU Medical Center Acute Care Medicine Unit

VCU Medical Center in downtown Richmond is the health hub of an amazing community. As the only academic medical center in the region, we offer access to the most advanced treatments and technologies in the area. Our physicians, nurses, and staff are committed to providing exceptional care. We are the only comprehensive Level I trauma center in Virginia verified in adult, pediatric, and burn trauma care.

Acute Care Medicine Unit

North Hospital 1st and 2nd Floors

31 private bed unit caring for general and progressive levels of care

Subspecialty of caring for adults with cystic fibrosis

AACN Gold Beacon Award recipient - consecutive winner

Our Medicine Units :

Practice evidence-based care for patients with complex medical and surgical diagnoses

Serve patients through the continuum of care

Provide 24-hour accessibility to hospitalists and teaching physician services

Offer access to multiple Watson rooms a unique space for team members to practice mindfulness

Create a supportive and nurturing environment for experienced and new graduate nurses with an emphasis on work-life balance

Promote nursing autonomy, professional development, and advancement

Deliver exceptional care through interprofessional collaboration

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. This job assists the health care team with the prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness, and provision of comfort. This job recognizes changes in patient situations and intervenes appropriately. This job mobilizes resources to meet the individualized needs of patient / families. This job provides direction, education, and assumes leadership responsibilities 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 safely administers prescribed medications, identifying incompatibilities and / or interactions.

The Clinical Nurse III job demonstrates clinical knowledge at the unit level and begins to apply this knowledge to a specific patient population. This job assists the health care team with the prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness, and provision of comfort. This job anticipates changes in patient situations and intervenes appropriately. This job provides direction, education, and serves as a role model in a clinical setting. 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 safely administers prescribed medications, identifying incompatibilities and / or interactions.