Night Shift Registered Nurse (RN) Medical/Surgical Unit

Inova Health System • Alexandria, VA

11d • $39 - $64 • Onsite

About The Position

Inova Alexandria Hospital’s Medical/Surgical unit is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse for the night shift. The RN provides knowledgeable, compassionate clinical practice and care coordination, delivering safe, therapeutic, holistic, and systematic care in a patient- and family-centered manner. The role integrates clinical knowledge, skills, and experience to address patient and family needs throughout the continuum of care, including education. The RN communicates and collaborates effectively with patients, families, and healthcare disciplines to coordinate care.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of Registered Nurse clinical experience in an acute-care setting.
• BSN from an accredited school of nursing. If the RN has an Associate’s Degree (ADN), the BSN must be completed within 5 years of the start date.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
• RN license or eligibility to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Nice To Haves

• 1–2 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.
• Provide patient- and family-centered care throughout the continuum of care.
• Advocate for patients’ rights from the patient and family perspective, provide counsel, and help resolve issues.
• Access resources across disciplines to achieve patient outcomes and coordinate healthcare and alternate services for transitions.
• 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.
• Make clinical decisions using experience, patient-population data, and intuition, while supporting the development of decision-making in team members.
• Communicate effectively and work cooperatively with respect for 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; delegate patient-care activities; and coordinate unit activities as needed.
• Use standards, guidelines, and care pathways, synthesizing care delivery from patient and family communication, technology, and healthcare-team collaboration.
• Complete at least six formal contact hours for self-development 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

• Sign-on bonus available.
• Relocation bonus available.
• 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.
• Tuition and student-loan assistance: up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

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