Provide poison call center services to both the general public and health care facilities. Works closely with other team members including physicians, nurses, epidemiologist, and educators within the very specialized field of toxicology.

Provides case management and decision making to the public and healthcare professions:Participates in quality efforts:Managers multiple information systems:Lifelong learning encompasses:Empowered Leaders Demonstrate Knowledge and Actively Participate in Shared Governance: Relationship based care reflects the influence of the nurse’s relationship with self, colleagues and patient/family on patient experience:In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.Position Compensation Range: $39.90 - $53.00 Hourly

Additional Job Description

As a registered nurse specialist in poison information (RN SPI), you will be joining a team of toxicologists providing clinical oversight and guidance to the central and southern Virginia region.  The Blue Ridge Poison Center serves 54 counties, 19 cities, and 48 hospitals in our region.   An RN SPI working in our call center, provides telephone triage, assessment, management and follow up advice while working closely with toxicology fellows and attending’s to manage cases from the public, hospitals, and emergency services medical technicians and paramedics. 

Emergency or critical care background is preferred, but not required, and an RN SPI must be able to demonstrate critical thinking, and good clinical decision-making capability.  The ability to utilize several different integrated computer platforms, while managing low to high complexity clinical cases, is a necessary skill for success as an RN SPI.  Initial training and continuing education are integrated into the first three years of employment, as this is a highly specialized clinical discipline.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Certification: Certified Specialist in Poison Information

Education: Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Experience: 3 years relevant experience
Licensure: Licensed to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia. American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The University of Virginia, including 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 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.