Registered Nurse Fellow (RN) Medical Critical Care Stepdown

Inova Health; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation assistance

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Retirement match

Tuition and student loan assistance

Mental health support

Paid time off and parental leave

Job summary

Inova Fairfax Hospital seeks a dedicated Registered Nurse Fellow to transition into the Medical Critical Care Stepdown Unit (MCCSU). This full-time role involves 3-12 hour night shifts or rotating day/night shifts, with weekend and holiday rotations.

A sign-on bonus and relocation assistance are available for eligible nurses. The MCCSU handles stable yet critically ill patients in a 24-bed unit, focusing on transition-level care and high-acuity needs.

Qualifications

• BSN or ADN required; if ADN, plan to complete BSN within 5 years from start date.
• 1 year RN experience in critical care settings (CCU/ICU) or completion of critical care fellowship.
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications; licensed or eligible for RN licensure in Virginia.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and interpret data trends.
• Develop and implement individualized care plans based on assessments.
• Provide patient- and family-centered care and collaborate with the care team.
• Advocate for patient rights and coordinate transitions to appropriate services.
• Document all patient care activities per standards; support team with documentation.
• Continuously evaluate care processes and adjust plans as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Clinical assessment

Documentation

Education

BSN

ADN

Job description

Job Description

Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse Fellow (RN) to transition to Medical Critical Care Stepdown Unit. This role will be full-time 3-12-hour nights, 7:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. or Rotating Day and Night shifts, 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. Weekend & Holiday Rotations (approximately 5 weekend shifts in a 6-week period + 2 holiday shifts per year). Sign-on Bonus & Relocation Available for Eligible Nurses.

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.

We honor our RN’S for providing world-class healthcare-every time, every touch- to each person in every community we have the privilege to serve! Inova Fairfax Hospital Intermediate Care (IMC) also known as the Medical Critical Care Stepdown Unit (MCCSU) is a 24-bed unit specializing in the care of stable but critically ill patients. Our goal is to provide transition-level care to patients who while stable, still require a high degree of support. The IMC/MCCSU patient population consists of a wide range of both medical and surgical diagnoses including Kidney transplant, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Respiratory Disorders, End of Life Cancer, and Ventilator management with an emphasis on weaning. Assignments are based on patient acuity and staff skill level. The usual nurse/patient ratio is 3:1.

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, and flexible work schedules

Registered Nurse Fellow (RN) Medical Critical Care Stepdown Job Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive patient health assessments by interpreting multiple data sets and synthesizing their relationships.
• 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: BSN or AD. If RN has an AD, within 2 years from date of hire, they must meet with their nurse leader and conduct the following: 1.) Identify which accredited school they plan to attend 2.) Provide a written plan with anticipated BSN completion date 3.) Submit a review of transcripts from the school indicating the required pre-requisites and timeline for taking the courses 4.) Complete BSN within 5 years of start date
• Experience: 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse, for Critical Care units, 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse in a critical care setting or completion of a critical care fellowship.
• Certification: BLS & ACLS from American Heart Association; Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse or an active multi-state Registered Nurse license

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience: Intermediate Care, ED, PCU, PACU, and/or Cardiac Telemetry strongly preferred (willing to consider other acute care experience).
• Other: Good communication skills, professional, team player, takes feedback well, proactive listener.

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.