Registered Nurse (RN) Imaging

Inova Health System • Alexandria, VA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Inova Alexandria Hospital is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) Imaging to join the team. This role will be PRN (variable schedule based on departmental coverage needs); On Call Requirement: One (1) Weekend per Month; General Office Hours: Monday - Friday 6:00 am - 4:30/5:00 pm, Saturdays (8:00 am - 4:00 pm), Sundays (8:00 am - 12:00 pm), & Holidays (8:00 am - 12:00 pm).

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.
• Basic Life Support from the 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

• 2+ years of RN experience in Imaging, ICU, ED, Cardiac, PACU, or another critical care environment.
• Confidence in administering medications independently and reading/interpreting ECGs independently.
• ACLS from the American Heart Association upon start
• Flexible and adaptable with scheduling
• Comfortable working a variety of shift lengths and days based on departmental needs
• Willing to participate in the rotating Saturday on-call schedule.

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
• Accesses resources from all disciplines to achieve desired patient outcomes and coordinates healthcare and alternate services for patient/family transition planning
• Makes clinical decisions based on experience, patient population data and intuition while promoting the development of clinical decision making of all team members
• 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

Benefits

• Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree