Registered Nurse (RN) Medical Cardiac ICU Nights

Inova•Leesburg, VA

14h•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Cardiac ICU at Inova Loudoun Hospital is seeking an experienced ICU Registered Nurse to join their amazing team. This is a full-time, night shift position, 7:00pm – 7:00am. 3 x 12-hour shifts/week. Must be able to orient during various shifts. This Beacon Award Winning Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a challenging Medical/Cardiac ICU that cares for a variety of diagnoses in our 12-bed unit. The patient population includes but is not limited to end-stage disease processes, sepsis, advanced heart failure, stroke, cardiac arrest, respiratory failure and others that require more intensive nursing care. Inova Loudoun Hospital is a growing 211-bed nationally recognized acute-care community hospital with a rich history of proudly serving our growing and diverse community since 1912. We provide compassionate and comprehensive care for the entire family. The Inova RN: -Provides knowledgeable and caring clinical practice and care coordination through an understanding of the patient, family, nurse, and healthcare delivery team. -Consistently provides safe, therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way. Incorporates differences into the provision of care. -Conducts all patient care in a patient and family-centered manner. -Integrates knowledge, skills, and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum, including patient and family education. -Uses an integrated approach toward patient outcomes. -Serves as an empowering body to influence patient empowerment, and successful outcomes of financial and clinical quality, through relationships and access-based knowledge. Utilizes standards, guidelines, and pathways for care delivery. -Determines process for delivery of care from direct patient and family communication, technology, and other healthcare team member collaboration. -Ensures improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for self-development in life-long learning.

Requirements

1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse in a critical care setting or completion of a critical care fellowship.
BLS for healthcare provider certification from AHA required.
RN licensed, or eligible to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia as an RN.
BSN from an accredited school of nursing. If RN has an Associates Degree (ADN)- must complete BSN within 5 years of start date.

Nice To Haves

ACLS (must obtain within 6 months of hire).
2+ years of ICU experience
Unit involvement

Responsibilities

Provides knowledgeable and caring clinical practice and care coordination through an understanding of the patient, family, nurse, and healthcare delivery team.
Consistently provides safe, therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way.
Incorporates differences into the provision of care.
Conducts all patient care in a patient and family-centered manner.
Integrates knowledge, skills, and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum, including patient and family education.
Uses an integrated approach toward patient outcomes.
Serves as an empowering body to influence patient empowerment, and successful outcomes of financial and clinical quality, through relationships and access-based knowledge.
Utilizes standards, guidelines, and pathways for care delivery.
Determines process for delivery of care from direct patient and family communication, technology, and other healthcare team member collaboration.
Ensures improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for self-development in life-long learning.