Night Shift Registered Nurse (RN) Medical Unit

Inova • Falls Church, VA

10d • $39 - $64 • Onsite

About The Position

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse for its Medical Unit. The nurse cares for patients with a variety of diagnoses, including emergency department admissions and medical/surgical patients. The schedule is 12-hour night shifts from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

The Registered Nurse provides knowledgeable, caring clinical practice and care coordination. The role delivers 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 effectively and works cooperatively with other clinical disciplines to determine and coordinate care delivery.

Inova Fairfax Hospital is recognized as a major teaching hospital and for high-quality patient care and safety. Inova describes itself as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality, and patient experience and as Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider, with more than 26,000 team members.

Requirements

• BSN from an accredited school of nursing; nurses with an Associate’s Degree in Nursing must complete a BSN within five years of their start date.
• At least one year of Registered Nurse clinical experience.
• Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse, or hold an active multistate Registered Nurse license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of medical/surgical experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient health assessments by interpreting multiple data sets and synthesizing their interrelationships.
• Formulate individualized plans of care based on assessment findings and patient-population trends to achieve best practice.
• Deliver patient- and family-centered care throughout the continuum, applying knowledge, skills, and experience to meet patient and family needs.
• Advocate for patients’ rights from the patient and family perspective, provide counsel, and serve as a resource to resolve issues.
• Access resources from other disciplines to achieve 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 care processes and outcomes, anticipate patient variances, and revise plans of care as needed.
• Make clinical decisions using experience, patient-population data, and intuition, while promoting the development of clinical decision-making among team members.
• Communicate effectively and work cooperatively with respect for and understanding of other clinical disciplines.
• Assist staff in assessing patients’ learning needs and measuring patient education outcomes.
• Provide direction and guidance to others, serve as a clinical resource, preceptor, and mentor, and delegate patient care activities and coordinate unit activities as needed.
• Use standards, guidelines, and pathways for care delivery, drawing on patient and family communication, technology, and collaboration with healthcare team members.
• Complete at least six formal contact hours and maintain a Team Member Continuing Education Record.
• Evaluate clinical and quality outcomes and contribute to performance improvement initiatives.
• 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.
• Up to 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions per person per year at no cost for team members, spouses or partners, and children.
• Paid time off.
• Paid parental leave.
• Flexible work schedules.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level