Registered Nurse (RN) Postpartum Unit- Part Time

Inova Health; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 61,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

Retirement match (5%)

Tuition and loan assistance

Mental health support services

Flexible work schedules and remote/hy­

Remote and hybrid career opportunities

Job summary

Inova Alexandria Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for the Postpartum Unit. This part-time night role consists of two 12-hour shifts per week, 7:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. The successful candidate will hold a BSN and Virginia RN licensure (or eligibility), with preferred postpartum/postpartum unit experience.

Inova offers a strong culture of safety and quality, competitive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth within a nationally recognized healthcare system.

Qualifications

• BSN from an accredited school of nursing.
• Must be licensed or eligible for licensure as an RN in Virginia.
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience in critical care or postpartum units.
• Two years of postpartum RN experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient health assessments from multiple data sources.
• Develop individualized care plans based on assessments and trends.
• Provide family-centered care and advocate for patient rights.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure outcomes and smooth transitions.
• Document all care activities per standards and support continuity of care.

Skills

Patient assessment

Care planning

Team collaboration

Interprofessional communication

Education

BSN

Virginia RN Licensure

Tools

EHR Systems

Job description

About the role

Inova Alexandria Hospital is looking for a Registered Nurse (RN) to join the Postpartum Unit. This role will be Part-time Night Shift: 2x12 hour shifts per week, 7:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.

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.

Registered Nurse (RN) 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 (RN) Additional 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 : Required 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. Preferred: Two years of recent Registered Nurse (RN) experience on an inpatient postpartum unit.
• Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association required upon start | For Critical Care Units: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - Within 6 Months | For Pediatric Units: Pediatric Advanced Life Support- Within 6 Months | For Infusion Center Units: Obtain chemo card- within 3 months of hire
• Licensure: Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse or an active multi-state Registered Nurse license
• Preferred Qualifications: Two years of Registered Nurse (RN) experience on a Postpartum unit