Registered Nurse - Wound Ostomy

Inova Health System • Alexandria, VA

15h • Onsite

About The Position

Inova Alexandria Hospital is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) to join the Wound Ostomy team. This role will be Full-Time; Options: 3-12-Hour Shifts or 5-8-Hour Shifts. 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
• 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

• Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse (CWOCN)
• Familiar with our Wound Ostomy Team
• Comfortability with speaking in front of an audience
• Strong teamwork ethic

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
• 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
• 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 қачество outcomes and contributes to performance improvement initiatives
• May perform additional duties as assigned

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision coverage
• a robust team member wellness program
• Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day
• 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
• paid time off
• paid parental leave
• flexible work schedules

What This Job Offers

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