Registered Nurse (RN) Cardiac Telemetry

Inova•Falls Church, VA

3h•Onsite

About The Position

Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) Cardiac Telemetry to join the team. This role will be part-time; night shift 7:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. (2- 12 hour shifts per week); rotating weekends (4 shifts per 6-week period). 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.

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

Prior Vascular Surgery, Cardiac Telemetry, or Medical Surgical Telemetry highly preferred.

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