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Inova

Nonprofit health system operating hospitals

Registered Nurse - Unit Supervisor, Medical/Surgical Unit

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareUpdated on Nov 12
Full-timeFalls Church, VA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least one year of Registered Nurse clinical experience.
  • A Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required. Associate Degree RNs are accepted if they are within one year of completing their BSN.
  • A current Virginia Registered Nurse license is required.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association is required.
  • Complete a revised Charge Nurse and RN Unit Supervisor workshop within the first 90 days of employment.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct high-quality shift huddles communicating strategic priorities, target and actual performance, gap barriers, small tests of change, rounding results, challenges, and celebrations.
  • Conduct safety huddles and conduct or delegate environmental and safety rounding; ensure patient, medical director, and RN rounding is completed for areas of responsibility.
  • Round on staff continually and remove or escalate barriers to quality care while enhancing staff engagement.
  • Review core measures, key performance indicators, and other metrics relevant to unit and patient populations; participate in analyzing unit-based service outcomes and developing action plans for systematic improvement.
  • Participate in emergency and safety preparedness drills and trainings as required.
  • Participate in simulation labs and Operating Room safety stand-downs.
  • Ensure adherence to relevant Joint Commission standards and ensure team members know the related standards.
  • Contribute to professional decision-making to support or implement unit-based quality improvement work and strategic outcomes.
  • Model communication with patients, identify concerns, diffuse potentially difficult situations, and facilitate resolution.
  • Serve as a physician liaison and primary information resource and contact for units of responsibility.
  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary healthcare team to ensure discharge needs are in place for smooth patient flow transitions.
  • Assess current state, forecast staffing and supply needs, and proactively resolve staffing discrepancies.
  • Contribute to annual evaluations as delegated by unit leadership; participate in applicable disciplinary processes by providing input on performance deficiencies; and participate in interviewing and hiring new team members.
  • Coach and counsel clinical staff on critical processes, standards, and problem solving; communicate expectations and advocate for and support clinical staff while promoting mutual trust.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • More than two years of Registered Nurse clinical experience specific to the focus of the nursing unit.
  • Charge nurse experience.
  • RN Unit Supervisor experience.

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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