Job DescriptionThe Medical Cardiac ICU at Inova Loudoun Hospital is seeking an experienced ICU Registered Nurse to join their amazing team. This is a full-time, night shift position, 7:00pm - 7:00am. 3 x 12-hour shifts/week. Must be able to orient during various shifts
This Beacon Award Winning Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a challenging Medical/Cardiac ICU that cares for a variety of diagnoses in our 12-bed unit. The patient population includes but is not limited to end-stage disease processes, sepsis, advanced heart failure, stroke, cardiac arrest, respiratory failure and others that require more intensive nursing care.
The Inova RN:-Provides knowledgeable and caring clinical practice and care coordination through an understanding of the patient, family, nurse, and healthcare delivery team.
-Consistently provides safe, therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way. Incorporates differences into the provision of care.
-Conducts all patient care in a patient and family-centered manner.
-Integrates knowledge, skills, and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum, including patient and family education.
-Uses an integrated approach toward patient outcomes.
-Serves as an empowering body to influence patient empowerment, and successful outcomes of financial and clinical quality, through relationships and access-based knowledge. Utilizes standards, guidelines, and pathways for care delivery.
-Determines process for delivery of care from direct patient and family communication, technology, and other healthcare team member collaboration.
-Ensures improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for self-development in life-long learning
Minimum Qualifications:- Experience: 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse in a critical care setting or completion of a critical care fellowship.
- Certifications: BLS for healthcare provider certification from AHA required. ACLS (must obtain within 6 months of hire).
- Licensure: RN licensed, or eligible to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia as an RN.
- Education: BSN from an accredited school of nursing.
If RN has an Associates Degree (ADN)- must complete BSN within 5 years of start date.
Preferred Qualifications:- 2+ years of ICU experience
- Unit involvement
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