Registered Nurse (RN) PACU Float Pool

Inova; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement matches 5%

Tuition and student loan assistance

Mental health support for employees

Paid time off and parental leave

Job summary

Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, VA is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) for the PACU Float Pool, on-site. The role involves comprehensive patient assessments, care planning, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to support patients through the healthcare continuum.

A BSN and VA RN licensure are required, with BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications encouraged. Inova offers robust benefits, tuition/loan assistance, and generous work-life balance supports to a large, respected

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program with active RN license in Virginia or eligibility
• Minimum of 2 years PACU RN experience preferred
• Certifications: BLS for Healthcare Providers, ACLS, NIHSS

Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive patient health assessments by interpreting data and forming care plans
• Supports and guides patients and families through care transitions
• Advocates for patients while coordinating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal outcomes
• Documents care activities accurately and maintains records per standards
• Maintains ongoing professional development with at least six formal contact hours annually

Skills

Critical thinking

Patient advocacy

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Job description

Falls Church, VA, United States (On-site)

Job Description

Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) PACU Float Pool to join the team.

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:offeringup 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:offeringpaid 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 Records
• May perform additional duties as assigned

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, and4. 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: Experience: 2+ years of PACU RN experience preferred
• Certifications- BLS for Healthcare Provider Certification (American Heart Association), ACLS (American Heart Association) & NIHSS

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.

Job Info

• Locations Inova Fairfax Hospital (On-site)