Registered Nurse (RN) Fellow - Surgical Unit

Inova • Fairfax, VA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse Fellow to join their Medical/Surgical Unit. This is a full-time position with a day shift schedule. The fellowship is designed to integrate novice nursing abilities with new knowledge and skills for safe, high-quality patient care. The role involves performing patient assessments, following care plans under supervision, organizing and delivering patient care, providing compassionate care, stating clinical rationales, working efficiently within the healthcare team, accurately documenting patient care, participating in multidisciplinary rounds, and integrating new knowledge and skills. Fellows are required to attend and participate in all learning sessions for the RN Fellowship, completing assignments on time and demonstrating a willingness to learn and apply new skills. The position may also involve serving as a preceptor after orientation and competency completion. The hospital is a leading nonprofit healthcare provider in Northern Virginia, recognized for safety, quality, and patient experience, and is a top employer.

Requirements

• BSN from an accredited school of nursing. If RN has an Associate’s Degree (ADN); must complete BSN within 5 years of start date.
• A minimum of 1 year of Registered Nurse clinical experience. This position will consider RN's with LTC, Rehab, Home Health and Outpatient experience.
• BLS from American Heart Association (AHA)
• Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse or an active multi-state Registered Nurse license.

Responsibilities

• Performs patient assessments to collect basic data.
• Follows written plans of care, standards and practice guidelines while utilizing pathways under the supervision of an experienced RN.
• Utilizes assessment data and patient preferences to identify patient care needs.
• Organizes, prioritizes and delivers patient care to assigned patients by utilizing Inova's Nursing Professional Practice Model and Care Delivery Model (i.e. procedures, therapies, tests and patient education) to achieve desired outcomes.
• Monitors patients' progress toward expected outcomes and adjusts plans of care accordingly.
• Provides compassionate and empathetic hands-on care while maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality.
• States rationale for clinical decisions based on educational knowledge, principles and evidence-based practices.
• Works efficiently within the healthcare team to achieve maximum productivity and identified outcomes.
• Accurately documents all patient care activities, as per documentation standards, and seeks assistance from others to further develop documentation skills.
• Participates in multidisciplinary rounds and meetings as an active member of the healthcare team.
• Successfully integrates novice nursing abilities with new knowledge and the capacity to incorporate and transfer these skills into the delivery of safe/high quality patient care.
• Identifies and seeks out members of the healthcare team as a resource to increase practice/knowledge while seeking validation of clinical decisions from unit resources.
• Showcases openness to feedback, mentoring and suggestions from colleagues to implement change and enhance care.
• Attends and participates in all learning sessions assigned for successful completion of the Registered Nurse (RN) Fellowship.
• Completes all assignments (e.g. classroom work, computer-based learning modules, laboratory simulations and assigned readings on time and is able to recall, comprehend and apply them in the classroom and clinical settings).
• Demonstrates a willingness to learn new skills, verbalize reasoning and demonstrate use of equipment and supplies involved in providing safe/high quality and effective patient care.
• May serve as a preceptor following appropriate orientation and competency completion.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Robust team member wellness program
• Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions for retirement
• 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, spouses/partners, and 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: Entry Level