Inova

Nonprofit health system operating hospitals

Night Shift Registered Nurse - RN, Medical/Surgical Unit

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeAlexandria, VA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A minimum of 1 year of Registered Nurse clinical experience in an acute care setting is required.
A Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing is required. Registered Nurses with an Associate's Degree in Nursing must complete a Bachelor of Science in Nursing within five years of their start date.
Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association is required.
An active Registered Nurse license, or eligibility to practice, in the Commonwealth of Virginia is required.

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 interpret trends in patient populations to achieve best practice.
Conduct patient care in a patient- and family-centered manner, integrating knowledge, skills, and experience to meet patient and family needs throughout the continuum of care.
Advocate for patients' rights from the patient and family perspective and provide counsel while acting 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 the process for achieving outcomes, anticipate patient variances, and revise plans of care.
Make clinical decisions based on experience, patient population data, and intuition while promoting the development of clinical decision-making among team members.
Communicate effectively and work cooperatively with others while respecting and understanding other clinical disciplines.
Assist staff in assessing patients' learning needs and measuring patient education outcomes.
Provide practice direction and guidance 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 the care delivery process from direct patient and family communication, technology, and collaboration with other healthcare team members.
Obtain at least six formal contact hours and maintain a personal Team Member Continuing Education Record.
Evaluate clinical and quality outcomes and contribute to performance improvement initiatives.
Perform additional duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

One to two years of Medical/Surgical experience is preferred.

The Inova Alexandria Hospital Medical/Surgical unit is seeking a Registered Nurse looking to take the next step in their journey, full time, Night shift

Sign on Bonus & Relocation Bonus available

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave

The Registered Nurse provides knowledgeable and caring clinical practice and care coordination through an understanding of patients, families, nurses and healthcare delivery teams. Consistently provides safe and therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way while incorporating differences into the provision of care and conducting all patient care in a patient/family centered manner. Integrates knowledge, skills and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum, to include patient and family education. Communicates effectively and works cooperatively with others while having respect for and an understanding of other clinical disciplines. Determines processes for delivery of care from direct patient/family communication, technology and other healthcare team member collaboration.

Job 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 interpreting trends in patient populations to achieve best practice
Conducts all patient care in a patient and family centered manner, integrating knowledge, skills and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum of care
Advocates for patients' rights from the patient and family perspective and provides counsel while acting as a resource to resolve issues
Accesses resources from all disciplines to achieve desired patient outcomes and coordinates healthcare and alternate services for patient/family transition planning
Documents all patient care activities, as per documentation standards, and assists healthcare team members with documentation
Evaluates the process to achieve outcomes, anticipates patient variances and makes revisions to plans of care
Makes clinical decisions based on experience, patient population data and intuition while promoting the development of clinical decision making of all team members
Communicates effectively, works cooperatively with others, and has respect for and an understanding of other clinical disciplines
Assists staff to assess patients' learning needs and outcomes measurement of patient education
Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice while serving as a clinical resource, preceptor, and mentor and delegates patient care activities and coordinates unit activities as needed
Utilizes standards, guidelines and pathways for care delivery and ensures that the process for delivery of care is synthesized from direct patient/family communication, technology and other healthcare team member collaboration
Demonstrates evidence of self-development by obtaining a minimum of six formal contact hours and maintains own Team Member Continuing Education Record
Evaluates clinical and quality outcomes and contributes to performance improvement initiatives
May perform additional duties as assigned

Requirements

Experience: A minimum of 1 year of Registered Nurse clinical experience in the acute care setting
Education: BSN from an accredited school of nursing If RN has an Associate’s Degree (ADN); must complete BSN within 5 years of start date
Certification: BLS from American Heart Association (AHA)
Licensure: RN Licensed or eligible to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia

Preferred qualifications: 1-2 years of Medical/Surgical experience

Salary Range: $39.00 - $64.25

Pay Rate Frequency: HOURLY

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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