Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) - Pediatric Ophthalmology

Inova Health System; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement match

Education assistance

Student loan assistance

Mental health support

Job summary

Inova Health System's Inova Children's Multispecialty seeks an Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) to join the Pediatric Ophthalmology team. This full-time day-shift role runs Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, at the Fairfax location.

The RN will perform clinic duties such as prior authorizations, medication refills, injections, and patient education, delivering safe, holistic care in a fast-paced outpatient setting and supporting team productivity.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's or ADN; BSN within 5 years if ADN.
• RN license in Virginia or eligible.
• BSN within 5 years if ADN is required.
• BLS certification from American Heart Association.
• 1 year RN experience preferred.
• Pediatrics/ophthalmology experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs essential duties for clinic/non-acute operations: prior authorization, medication refills, in-basket, injections, patient education.
• Provides safe, holistic care in a physician practice or outpatient setting and educates patients and families.
• Incorporates data to improve care and supports practice improvements.
• Provides guidance to others as a resource, preceptor and mentor.
• Ensures efficiency in delivery of care; prioritizes care and maximizes team productivity.
• Makes independent clinical decisions based on education and experience.

Skills

Patient education

Holistic care

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or Associate's Degree

BLS Certification (American Heart Association)

Job description

Inova Children's Multispecialty is looking for a dedicated Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) to join the Pediatric Ophthalmology team. This role will be full time day shift from Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm.

Job Location: 8280 Willow Oaks Corporate Dr., STE 300, Fairfax, VA 22031

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.

Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) Job Responsibilities:

• Performs essential duties necessary to clinic or non-acute operations to include:

  • Prior authorization

  • Medication refills

  • In-basket

  • Injections

  • Patient education

• Provides safe/therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way in a physician practice or other outpatient setting. Incorporates differences into the provision of care while integrating knowledge, skills and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families to include patient and family education. Achieves desired patient outcomes by using an integrated approach.

• Incorporates data and information to improve care and enhances outcomes while ensuring improvements in practice settings. Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice while serving as a resource, preceptor and mentor.

• Ensures efficiency in the delivery of care. Determines immediate priorities and offers solutions for problems. Works with the team to achieve maximum productivity.

• Makes independent clinical decisions based on knowledge drawn from education and experience.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree Nursing or Associate's Degree. If RN has an Associates Degree (ADN); must complete BSN within 5 years of start date.Licensure: RN licensed, or eligible to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse.

• Experience: 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 the American Heart Association.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse

• Experience in Pediatrics, Ophthalmology