Registered Nurse Fellow (RN) Medical Critical Care Stepdown

Inova • Falls Church, VA

4d • $39 - $64 • Onsite

About The Position

Inova Fairfax Hospital is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse Fellow (RN) to transition to the Medical Critical Care Stepdown Unit. This role is full-time, involving 3-12-hour shifts (nights 7:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. or rotating day/night shifts 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.) with weekend and holiday rotations. A sign-on bonus and relocation assistance are available for eligible nurses. Inova is a national healthcare leader recognized for safety, quality, and patient experience, and is a top employer in the D.C. metro area and the nation. The Intermediate Care (IMC), also known as the Medical Critical Care Stepdown Unit (MCCSU), is a 24-bed unit caring for stable but critically ill patients requiring a high degree of support. The patient population includes a wide range of medical and surgical diagnoses such as Kidney transplant, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Respiratory Disorders, End of Life Cancer, and Ventilator management with an emphasis on weaning. Assignments are based on patient acuity and staff skill level, with a usual nurse/patient ratio of 3:1.

Requirements

• 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
• 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.
• 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

Nice To Haves

• Intermediate Care, ED, PCU, PACU, and/or Cardiac Telemetry strongly preferred (willing to consider other acute care experience).
• Good communication skills, professional, team player, takes feedback well, proactive listener.

Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive patient health assessments by interpreting multiple data sets and synthesizing their relationships.
• 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.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Robust team member wellness program
• Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Up to $5,250 per year in education assistance
• Up to $10,000 for student loans
• 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost for team members, their spouses/partners, and their children.
• Paid time off
• Paid parental leave
• Flexible work schedules
• Sign-on Bonus
• Relocation Assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree