Registered Nurse (RN) Acute Care Telemetry/Neuro Unit

Inova•Alexandria, VA

9h•$39 - $64•Onsite

About The Position

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital's Acute Care Unit is a 32-bed, semi-private telemetry unit specializing in cardiac, neuro, and heart failure patients. It is one of the hospital's two inpatient units that admit stroke patients. The Registered Nurse provides patient- and family-centered care and supports patients throughout the continuum of care. The position is full-time, working three 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.; days vary, with weekend and holiday rotations. A sign-on bonus and relocation assistance are available for eligible nurses.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Associate Degree (AD). Nurses with an AD must meet with their nurse leader within two years of hire to identify an accredited school, provide a written plan and anticipated BSN completion date, submit a transcript review showing prerequisites and course timeline, and complete the BSN within five years of their start date.
One year of experience as a Registered Nurse; for critical care units, one year of Registered Nurse experience in a critical care setting or completion of a critical care fellowship.
Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification 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.

Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive patient health assessments by interpreting multiple data sets and synthesizing their relationships.
Formulate individualized plans of care based on assessment findings and trends in patient populations to achieve best practice.
Conduct patient care in a patient- and family-centered manner, integrating knowledge, skills, and experience to meet patient and family needs throughout the continuum of care.
Advocate for patients' rights from the patient and family perspective, provide counsel, and act as a resource to resolve issues.
Access resources from all disciplines to achieve desired patient outcomes and coordinate healthcare and alternate services for patient and family transition planning.
Document patient care activities according to documentation standards and assist healthcare team members with documentation.
Evaluate processes for achieving outcomes, anticipate patient variances, and revise plans of care.
Make clinical decisions based on experience, patient population data, and intuition while promoting the development of clinical decision-making among team members.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Team member wellness program.
Retirement plan with Inova matching the first 5% of eligible contributions, starting on the first day.
Education assistance of up to $5,250 per year.
Student loan assistance of up to $10,000.
Up to 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions per person per year at no cost for team members, their spouses or partners, and their children.
Paid time off.
Paid parental leave.
Flexible work schedules.
Sign-on bonus for eligible nurses.
Relocation assistance for eligible nurses.