Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) or Associate's degree (AD) with a plan to obtain BSN within 5 years.
Minimum of 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse in Critical Care or completion of a critical care fellowship.
Current BLS & ACLS certifications from the American Heart Association.
Licensed or eligible for licensure in Virginia as a Registered Nurse or possess an active multi-state RN license.
Experience in Intermediate Care, Progressive Care, or Cardiac Telemetry preferred; CV Surgery experience is a plus.
Responsibilities
Perform comprehensive patient health assessments by interpreting multiple data sets.
Formulate individualized care plans based on assessment findings and patient population trends.
Conduct patient care in a family-centered manner, integrating knowledge and skills.
Advocate for patients' rights and provide counsel to resolve issues.
Coordinate healthcare and services for patient/family transition planning.
Document all patient care activities according to standards and assist team members with documentation.
Evaluate clinical outcomes and contribute to performance improvement initiatives.
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision coverage along with a wellness program.
Retirement plan with Inova matching the first 5% of contributions from day one.
Tuition assistance up to $5,250 per year and up to $10,000 for student loans.
Mental health support with 25 free therapy sessions per year for team members and their families.
Paid time off, parental leave, and flexible work schedules.
Full Job Description
Job Description
Inova Fairfax is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Cardiovascular Stepdown team. On our 24-bed intermediate care unit, our team delivers specialized, patient-centered care in a collaborative environment, supporting patients through recovery following complex cardiac and vascular surgeries. This role will be full-time day + night rotations (days vary); 7:00a.m. - 7:00 p.m. + 7:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.; no on-call; weekend (4 shifts per 6 weeks) and holiday rotations. Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance available for eligible nurses.
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, & flexible work schedules.
Registered Nurse (RN) Cardiovascular Intermediate Care (CVSD) 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
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, Progressive Care, Cardiac Telemetry. CV Surgery experience a plus!
About Inova Health Systems
Inova Health Systems is a non-profit healthcare organization that provides medical services to patients in Virginia and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The organization was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. Inova Health Systems operates several hospitals and medical centers, as well as a network of primary care and specialty clinics. The organization is committed to providing high-quality, patient-centered care and is recognized for its expertise in areas such as cancer care, heart and vascular care, and women's health.
