Night Shift Registered Nurse (RN) Medical Unit

Inova Health System; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus

Relocation Assistance

Job summary

Inova Health System is seeking a Registered Nurse on the Medical Unit for full-time night shifts in Falls Church, Virginia. This role involves providing compassionate and knowledgeable clinical practice, including patient assessments and care coordination.

The candidate must have a Bachelor's or Associate's Degree in Nursing, a valid RN license for Virginia, and at least one year of nursing experience. A sign-on bonus and relocation assistance are available.

Qualifications

• Licensed or eligible for licensure in Virginia as a Registered Nurse.
• 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Certification in Basic Life Support from American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient health assessments.
• Formulate individualized plans of care.
• Conduct patient care in a patient-centered manner.
• Advocate for patients' rights.

Skills

Patient assessment

Care coordination

Effective communication

Clinical decision making

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or Associate's Degree (with BSN completion)

Job description

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is seeking a Registered Nurse on the Medical Unit Full Time Nights

Sign-on Bonus & Relocation Available

Inova Fairfax Hospital is proud to be recognized as one of the top 10 Major Teaching Hospitals in the U.S. We maintain accolades for high-quality patient care and safety, recognized by top ranking in U.S. News & World Report for the past four years. We’re also included in the 2024 Fortune/PINC AI 100 Top Hospitals.

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 nation.

The Registered Nurse provides knowledgeable and caring clinical practice and care coordination through an understanding of patients, families, nurses and healthcare delivery teams. Consistently provides safe and therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way while incorporating differences into the provision of care and conducting all patient care in a patient/family centered manner. Integrates knowledge, skills and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum, to include patient and family education. Communicates effectively and works cooperatively with others while having respect for and an understanding of other clinical disciplines. Determines processes for delivery of care from direct patient/family communication, technology and other healthcare team member collaboration.

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

Additional Requirements

• Certification - Basic Life Support from American Heart Association
• Licensure - Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse or an active multi-state Registered Nurse license
• Experience - 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse
• Education - Bachelor's Degree Nursing or Associate's Degree. If RN has an Associate's Degree, must complete BSN within 5 years of start date.