Registered Nurse (RN) Medical Critical Care Stepdown Unit

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Tuition assistance up to $5,250

Mental health coaching sessions

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

Inova Health System in Falls Church, VA is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse (RN) for the Medical Critical Care Stepdown Unit. Responsibilities include patient assessments, developing care plans, and advocating for patients. Minimum qualifications include an AD or BSN, 1 year of RN experience in critical care, and BLS & ACLS certifications. The role offers a night shift schedule, benefits like tuition assistance, mental health support, and a sign-on bonus for eligible candidates.

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse in a critical care setting.
• Must obtain BSN within 5 years if starting with AD.
• Certification in BLS and ACLS is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient health assessments.
• Develop individualized care plans based on assessments.
• Advocate for patients and provide counseling.
• Document patient care activities according to standards.
• Coordinate healthcare for patient/family transition planning.

Skills

Critical thinking

Patient advocacy

Patient assessments

Care planning

Education

BSN or AD nursing degree

Tools

BLS Certification

ACLS Certification

Job description

Registered Nurse (RN) Medical Critical Care Stepdown Unit

Falls Church, VA, United States

Job Description

Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Medical Critical Care Stepdown Unit. This role will be full-time 3-12-hour nights, 7:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. with weekend & holiday rotations (approximately 5 weekend shifts in a 6-week period + 2 holiday shifts per year). Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance available for eligible nurses.

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.

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) Medical Critical Care StepdownJob 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 experience).
• Other: Good communication skills, professional, team player, takes feedback well, proactive listener.

Inova Health System 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.