Registered Nurse (RN) - Inpatient Rehabilitation

Inova Health System • Falls Church, VA

1d • $39 - $64 • Onsite

About The Position

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is seeking a Registered Nurse to join its Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit. This is a full-time day-shift role working 12-hour shifts from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The Registered Nurse provides knowledgeable, caring clinical practice 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 role collaborates respectfully with other clinical disciplines and determines care-delivery processes through direct communication with patients and families, technology, and collaboration with healthcare team members.

Inova Fairfax Hospital is recognized as a major teaching hospital and has received recognition for quality, patient safety, and patient experience. Inova is a nonprofit healthcare provider with more than 26,000 team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing. Applicants with an Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN) must complete a BSN within five years of their start date.
• At least one year of Registered Nurse clinical experience; experience in long-term care, rehabilitation, home health, or outpatient settings will be considered.
• Licensed or eligible for licensure as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia, or hold an active multi-state Registered Nurse license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).

Nice To Haves

• Prior inpatient or sub-acute rehabilitation nursing experience.
• Medical/surgical or medical/surgical telemetry unit 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.
• Provide patient- and family-centered care that meets the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum of care.
• Advocate for patients' rights from the patient and family perspective, provide counsel, and serve 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 care processes and outcomes, anticipate patient variances, and revise plans of care as needed.
• Make clinical decisions based on experience, patient-population data, and intuition, while promoting the clinical decision-making development of team members.
• Communicate effectively and work cooperatively and respectfully with 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 pathways for care delivery, synthesizing information from patient and family communication, technology, and healthcare team collaboration.
• Obtain a minimum of 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

• 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.
• Up to $5,250 per year in education assistance.
• Up to $10,000 in student loan assistance.
• Mental health coaching or therapy sessions at no cost for team members, their spouses or partners, and their children: 25 sessions per person per year.
• Paid time off.
• Paid parental leave.
• Flexible work schedules.

What This Job Offers

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