Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical/Surgical Unit

Inova Health; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Retirement matching

Education assistance

Student loan assistance

Mental health support

Paid time off

Parental leave

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

The Registered Nurse at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus joins the Medical/Surgical Unit on a full-time basis. You will provide knowledgeable clinical care, coordinate with care teams, and support patients and families during the continuum of care. Schedule is 3 x 12-hour day shifts (7:00 am to 7:00 pm).

Eligible for sign-on bonus and relocation assistance, with a focus on safety and quality as recognized by U.S. News & World Report and Fortune 100 Top Hospitals.

Qualifications

• Education: BSN from an accredited school of nursing; if RN has an ADN, BSN must be completed within 5 years of start date.
• Experience: a minimum of 1 year of Registered Nurse clinical experience.
• Licensure: Licensed or eligible for licensure in Virginia as a Registered Nurse.
• Certification: BLS from American Heart Association.
• Preferred experience: 1–2 years in Medical/Surgical.

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 trends.
• Delivers patient and family centered care coordinating with the healthcare team.
• Advocates for patients' rights and provides counseling as a resource.
• Coordinates care and transitions for patient/family with other disciplines.
• Documents patient care activities according to standards and assists with documentation.
• Evaluates outcomes and revises care plans as needed.
• Makes clinical decisions using experience and patient data, promoting team development.
• Communicates effectively with team members and respects other disciplines.
• Supports staff learning needs and acts as a mentor/preceptor when appropriate.
• Uses standards and pathways to deliver care in collaboration with the team.

Education

BSN from an accredited school of nursing

ADN with BSN within 5 years

Job description

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our Medical/Surgical Unit Full Time. Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance eligible.

Schedule: 3 x 12 Hrs Day Shift (7:00 am - 7:00 pm)

Inova Fairfax Hospital is proud to be recognized as one of the top 10 Major Teaching Hospitals in the U.S. We maintain accolades for high-quality patient care and safety, recognized by top ranking in U.S. News & World Report for the past four years. We're also included in the 2024 Fortune/PINC AI 100 Top Hospitals.

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, flexible work schedules.

The Registered Nurse provides knowledgeable and caring clinical practice and care coordination through an understanding of patients, families, nurses and healthcare delivery teams. Consistently provides safe and therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way while incorporating differences into the provision of care and conducting all patient care in a patient/family centered manner. Integrates knowledge, skills and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum, to include patient and family education. Communicates effectively and works cooperatively with others while having respect for and an understanding of other clinical disciplines. Determines processes for delivery of care from direct patient/family communication, technology and other healthcare team member collaboration.

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

Registered Nurse 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
• Preferred experience : 1-2 years in Medical/Surgical