Registered Nurse (RN) Expedited Observation Unit

Inova Health System • Alexandria, VA

8h • Onsite

About The Position

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Expedited Observation Unit is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) to join their team. This role will be part-time, night shift; 7:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. (2–12-hour shifts, days vary, including some weekends).

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, 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

• Previous Observation Unit, Medical Surgical Telemetry, or Acute Care Inpatient experience highly preferred

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

• offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and ah robust team member wellness program.
• Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• 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.
• offering paid time off, paid parental leave, and flexible work schedules.

What This Job Offers

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