Night Shift Registered Nurse (RN) Medical/Surgical Unit

Inova Health; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation bonus

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Job summary

Inova Alexandria Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Medical/Surgical unit on the night shift. This full-time role offers a sign-on bonus and relocation assistance to support your transition.

As a member of the Inova team, you will provide comprehensive patient assessments, develop care plans, advocate for patients, document care, and collaborate across disciplines to improve outcomes. BSN preferred, Virginia license required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year RN clinical experience in acute care.
• BSN from an accredited school; ADN with BSN completion within 5 years of start date acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive patient health assessments and interprets data trends.
• Forms individualized care plans based on assessments.
• Provides patient- and family-centered care; collaborates with the healthcare team.
• Advocates for patient rights and serves as a clinical resource to staff.

Skills

RN experience

Acute care

Clinical assessment

Patient advocacy

Education

BSN

Virginia RN license

Job description

Inova Alexandria Hospital Medical/Surgical unit is seeking a Registered Nurse looking to take the next step in their journey, full time, Night shift

Sign on Bonus & Relocation Bonus available

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the natio n

Featured Benefits :

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave

Job Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive patient health assessments by interpreting multiple data sets and synthesizing their interrelationships
• Formulates individualized plans of care based on assessment findings and interpreting trends in patient populations to achieve best practice
• Conducts all patient care in a patient and family centered manner, integrating knowledge, skills and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum of care
• Advocates for patients' rights from the patient and family perspective and provides counsel while acting as a resource to resolve issues
• Accesses resources from all disciplines to achieve desired patient outcomes and coordinates healthcare and alternate services for patient/family transition planning
• Documents all patient care activities, as per documentation standards, and assists healthcare team members with documentation
• Evaluates the process to achieve outcomes, anticipates patient variances and makes revisions to plans of care
• Makes clinical decisions based on experience, patient population data and intuition while promoting the development of clinical decision making of all team members
• Communicates effectively, works cooperatively with others, and has respect for and an understanding of other clinical disciplines
• Assists staff to assess patients' learning needs and outcomes measurement of patient education
• Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice while serving as a clinical resource, preceptor, and mentor and delegates patient care activities and coordinates unit activities as needed
• Utilizes standards, guidelines and pathways for care delivery and ensures that the process for delivery of care is synthesized from direct patient/family communication, technology and other healthcare team member collaboration
• Demonstrates evidence of self-development by obtaining a minimum of six formal contact hours and maintains own Team Member Continuing Education Record
• Evaluates clinical and quality outcomes and contributes to performance improvement initiatives
• May perform additional duties as assigned

Requirements

• Experience : A minimum of 1 year of Registered Nurse clinical experience in the acute care setting
• Education : BSN from an accredited school of nursing If RN has an Associate's Degree (ADN); must complete BSN within 5 years of start date
• Certification : BLS from American Heart Association (AHA)
• Licensure : RN Licensed or eligible to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia
• Preferred qualifications : 1-2 years of Medical/Surgical experience