Registered Nurse (RN) Critical Care Float Pool

Inova Health System; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement matching

Tuition assistance

Mental health support

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Virginia seeks a Registered Nurse for the Float Pool. The successful candidate will conduct patient assessments, develop care plans, and advocate for patient needs through various healthcare settings. Candidates must possess a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and a minimum of two years' nursing experience. Certification in BLS and other relevant specialty certifications is required. Competitive benefits available.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
• Licensed Registered Nurse or eligible for licensure in Virginia.
• Minimum of two years of nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient health assessments.
• Formulate individualized plans of care based on assessment findings.
• Support and empower patients and families throughout their healthcare continuum.
• Advocate for patients' rights and resolve issues.
• Document all patient care activities as per standards.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare teams.

Skills

Patient assessment

Care planning

Patient advocacy

Documentation

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Tools

BLS certification

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support

PALS certification

Job description

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: 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 (RN) Float Pool Job Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive patient health assessments by interpreting multiple, sometimes conflicting, 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.
• Supports and empowers patient/families as they progress through the healthcare continuum from health promotion to end of life decisions.
• Advocates for patients' rights from the patient/family perspective while providing counsel and acting as a resource to resolve issues.
• Anticipates ethical, spiritual and cultural needs of patients and intervenes to maximize 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 outcomes of documentation and contributes to related performance improvement initiatives.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary healthcare teams and leads other disciplines to meet desired outcomes.
• Acts as a clinical resource and serves as a mentor to healthcare team members.
• Demonstrates evidence of self-development by obtaining a minimum of six formal contact hours and maintains own Team Member Continuing Education Record.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Graduate of an accredited Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
  • If RNs have an Associate's Degree within 2 years of hire, they must meet with their nurse leader and conduct the following: 1. Identify which school they plan to attend, 2. Provide a written plan with anticipated BSN completion; 3. Submit a review of transcripts from the school indicating the required prerequisites and timeline for taking the courses, and 4. Complete BSN within 5 years of start date
• Licensure: Licensed Registered Nurse or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse or an active multi-state Registered Nurse license
• Experience: Minimum of two years of nursing experience
• Certification: BLS from the American Heart Association; if Critical Care Unit, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Upon Start; If Pediatric unit, PALS within 6 months of hire