Registered Nurse (RN) Overflow Unit
About The Position
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is seeking a Registered Nurse to join its Overflow Unit. The unit cares for patients with a variety of diagnoses, including medical/surgical and telemetry conditions, pulmonary disease, diabetes, renal conditions, and hypertension. This full-time position works 12-hour day shifts from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The role is eligible for a sign-on bonus and relocation assistance. The Registered Nurse provides knowledgeable, compassionate clinical care and care coordination through an understanding of patients, families, nurses, and healthcare delivery teams. The nurse provides safe, therapeutic, holistic, and systematic care in a patient- and family-centered manner, incorporating individual differences and supporting patients and families throughout the continuum of care, including through education. The nurse communicates and collaborates effectively with other clinical disciplines and determines care-delivery processes using direct patient and family communication, technology, and collaboration with healthcare team members. Inova is a nonprofit healthcare provider serving Northern Virginia. The organization states that its 26,000-plus team members provide healthcare to the communities it serves and describes its focus on safety, quality, patient experience, professional development, and a more compassionate future for healthcare. Inova Health is an equal opportunity employer.
Requirements
- BSN from an accredited school of nursing. Applicants with an ADN must complete a BSN within five years of their start date.
- At least one year of Registered Nurse clinical experience.
- BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
- Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse, or hold an active multi-state Registered Nurse license.
Nice To Haves
- Telemetry experience.
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 patient-population trends to achieve best practice.
- Provides patient- and family-centered care throughout the continuum, using knowledge, skills, and experience to meet patient and family needs.
- Advocates for patients' rights from the patient and family perspective, provides counsel, and serves as a resource to resolve issues.
- Accesses resources from multiple disciplines to achieve desired patient outcomes and coordinates healthcare and alternate services for patient and family transition planning.
- Documents patient care activities according to documentation standards and assists healthcare team members with documentation.
- Evaluates care processes and outcomes, anticipates patient variances, and revises plans of care as needed.
- Makes clinical decisions based on experience, patient-population data, and intuition, while promoting clinical decision-making development among team members.
- Communicates effectively and works cooperatively with respect for and understanding of other clinical disciplines.
- Assists staff in assessing patients' learning needs and measuring patient-education outcomes.
- Provides direction and guidance to others; serves as a clinical resource, preceptor, and mentor; delegates patient-care activities; and coordinates unit activities as needed.
- Uses standards, guidelines, and pathways for care delivery, incorporating direct patient and family communication, technology, and healthcare team collaboration.
- Obtains at least six formal contact hours for self-development and maintains a Team Member Continuing Education Record.
- Evaluates clinical and quality outcomes and contributes to performance-improvement initiatives.
- May perform additional duties as assigned.
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.
- Mental health coaching or therapy sessions at no cost for team members, spouses or partners, and children: 25 sessions per person per year.
- Paid time off.
- Paid parental leave.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Sign-on bonus eligibility.
- Relocation assistance eligibility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
