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Inova

Nonprofit health system operating hospitals

Registered Nurse - PACU Float Pool

Nursing & Frontline Patient CarePosted on Nov 14
Full-timeFalls Church, VA, USA$54.25 - $76.25 /hr

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse is required. For a critical care unit, candidates need at least 1 year of Registered Nurse clinical experience in a critical care setting or completion of a critical care fellowship.
  • Basic Life Support certification is required. For a critical care unit, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification is required upon start; for a pediatric unit, Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification is required within 6 months of hire.
  • Candidates must be licensed as a Registered Nurse or eligible for licensure in Virginia, or hold an active multistate Registered Nurse license.
  • Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in Nursing or an Associate's degree. Associate-degree nurses must meet with their nurse leader within 2 years of hire, identify an accredited school, provide a written plan with an anticipated BSN completion date, submit school transcript review with prerequisites and course timeline, and complete the BSN within 5 years of start date.

Responsibilities

  • Perform comprehensive patient health assessments by interpreting multiple, sometimes conflicting, data sets and synthesizing their interrelationships.
  • Formulate individualized plans of care based on assessment findings and interpret trends in patient populations to achieve best practice.
  • Support and empower patients and families as they progress through the healthcare continuum, from health promotion to end-of-life decisions.
  • Advocate for patients' rights from the patient and family perspective while providing counsel and acting as a resource to resolve issues.
  • Anticipate patients' ethical, spiritual, and cultural needs, intervene to maximize 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 documentation outcomes and contribute to related performance improvement initiatives.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare teams and lead other disciplines to meet desired outcomes.
  • Act as a clinical resource and mentor healthcare team members.
  • Obtain a minimum of six formal contact hours and maintain personal Team Member Continuing Education Records.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • Two or more years of PACU experience is preferred.

About the Company

Inova

Nonprofit health system operating hospitals

Inova Health System is a nonprofit healthcare network based in Falls Church, Virginia, providing a broad range of medical services across hospitals, outpatient clinics, assisted living, and long-term care facilities in Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C. metro area. Its hospitals have Magnet status, indicating high nursing quality, and the system emphasizes care delivery as well as medical research and education through clinicians and scientists. The organization’s operations rely on reinvesting earnings into its mission rather than distributing profits to shareholders, with the Inova Health Foundation supporting fundraising and philanthropy to expand services, research, and training. Overall, Inova aims to improve community health by delivering patient care, advancing medical knowledge, and educating the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Company size
Not listed
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
$422.8M
Headquarters
Falls Church, VA
Founded
1956

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