Registered Nurse (RN) New Graduate - Medical/Surgical Units

Inova Health System; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team health benefits

Retirement match

Education assistance

Mental health support

Work-life balance

Job summary

Inova Health System is seeking new graduate nurses for a one-year RN Grad Fellow program across its Northern Virginia facilities. Fellows will enhance clinical reasoning, leadership, and communication while delivering high-quality patient care in acute settings.

The program emphasizes education, mentorship, and professional development, with opportunities in inpatient units across Inova's network and a path toward continued nursing careers within the system.

Qualifications

• RN licensure in Virginia (or privilege under eNLC)
• BLS for Healthcare Provider required on start
• Education: BSN/MSN/ADN; ADN pathway includes enrollment in BSN within 2 years and completion within 5 years

Responsibilities

• Make clinical decisions based on experience and data; mentor team on decision making.
• Support and empower patients and families through the care continuum.
• Coordinate care transitions and planning with other services.
• Develop and implement an educational plan for identified needs and track progress.

Skills

Clinical decision making

Patient advocacy

Communication

Education

BSN/MSN/ADN

Job description

New Registered Nurses Graduating October 2026 through January 2027! Cohorts start in Spring 2027!
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, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

RN Grad Fellow Job Responsibilities

• Makes clinical decisions based on experience, patient population data and intuition. Promotes clinical decision making development in all team members. Provides validation of clinical decisions for other team members. Seeks validation from others for complex patients or unfamiliar situations.
• Supports and empowers patients and families as they progress through the healthcare continuum from health promotion to end of life decisions. Counsels and acts as a resource to resolve issues. Advocates for patients’ rights from the patient/family perspective. Assists in assessing patients’ learning needs and outcomes measurement of patient education. Anticipates ethical, spiritual and cultural needs while intervening to maximize patient outcomes. Coordinates healthcare and alternate services for patient and family transition planning.
• Integrates knowledge, skills and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum of care to include patient and family education. Interprets trends in patient populations to achieve best practice.
• Collaborates in the development and implementation of an educational plan for identified needs. Reviews self-development plan and professional goals and seeks new knowledge toward the progression of professional goals. Demonstrates evidence of self-development by obtaining a minimum of six formal contact hours. Maintains own Team Member Continuing Education Record.

Program Summary

At Inova, we want you to succeed; that is why our New Graduate Residency program focuses on preparing you for your nursing career.Ournurse residency program is not a repeat of nursing school. As a resident of this one-year program, you’ll be given ample opportunities to expand your clinical reasoning, communication, and leadership skills in the acute care setting.

https://www.inova.org/new-grad-nurse-residency

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience: Less than one (1) year as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); Master of Science Degree in Nursing (MSN); OR Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN)
  • If Associates Degree RN, the following requirements will apply:
    • Enroll in an accredited BSN program within 2 years of start date
    • Complete BSN within 5 years of start date
• Licensure/ Certification:
  • Currently licensedas a Registered Nurse in the State of Virginia or hold a privilege to practice in the State of Virginia under the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association required upon start

Positions available for various facilities, shifts and specialty areas.

Facilities

• Inova Alexandria Hospital 4320 Seminary Rd, Alexandria, VA 22304
• Inova Fairfax Medical Campus 3300 Gallows Rd, Falls Church, VA 22042
• Inova Fair Oaks Hospital 3600 Joseph Siewick Dr, Fairfax, VA 22033
• Inova Loudoun Hospital 44045 Riverside Pkwy, Leesburg, VA 20176
• Inova Mount Vernon Hospital 2501 Parkers Ln, Alexandria, VA 22306

Shifts: All (Day shift, mid-shift, Night shift)

Specialty Areas: Inpatient units only

Want to learn more about Nursing at Inova Health System? Follow the link below:

https://www.inova.org/about-inova/nursing-inova

About Inova Health

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 25,000+ 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’s Anti-Discrimination Employment Policy

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.

Please note that this posting is for consideration on any current and future positions in our Nurse New Graduate Residency Program at Inova.