Night Shift Registered Nurse (RN) Surgical Unit

Inova Health; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Retirement match (5%)

Education assistance (up to $5,250/yr)

Student loan assistance (up to $10,000

Mental health support

Paid time off & parental leave

Job summary

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital in Virginia is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our Medical/Surgical Unit on the night shift. The role offers an opportunity to deliver patient‑centered care within a nationally recognized health system.

You will perform comprehensive assessments, develop plans of care, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and support patients and families through the continuum of care. Inova is an equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• BSN required or achieved within 5 years if ADN held.
• 1 year of RN clinical experience.
• Licensed or eligible for licensure as RN in Virginia.
• BLS from American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive patient health assessments by interpreting data sets.
• Formulates individualized plans of care based on assessments.
• Delivers patient- and family-centered care across the continuum of care.
• Advocates for patients' rights and provides guidance to resolve issues.
• Coordinates care and transitions with the healthcare team and external services.
• Documents all patient care activities per standards.

Skills

Patient assessment

Care planning

Clinical decision making

Team collaboration

Patient education

Advocacy

Education

BSN from an accredited nursing program

ADN with BSN completion within 5 years

Tools

EHR (electronic health records)

Job description

Job Description

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our Medical/Surgical Unit Full Time, night Shift. 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.

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: offeringup 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: offeringpaid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules.

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

• 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
• Experience: A minimum of 1 year of Registered Nurse clinical experience.
• Licensure: Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse
• Certification: BLS from American Heart Association

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. 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, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy‑related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.