Inova

Nonprofit health system operating hospitals

Registered Nurse Unit Supervisor - Pediatric Oncology

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeFalls Church, VA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Hold Basic Life Support certification.
Hold an active Registered Nurse license in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Have at least one year of experience as a Registered Nurse.
Hold a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, or an Associate's Degree in Nursing and complete a BSN within one year.

Responsibilities

Conduct high-quality shift huddles to communicate strategic priorities, target and actual performance, gap barriers, small tests of change, rounding results, challenges, celebrations, and other matters.
Conduct effective safety huddles and conduct or appropriately 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 that lead to systematic improvements in outcomes.
Participate in emergency and safety preparedness drills and training as required.
Participate in simulation labs and Operating Room safety stand-downs.
Ensure adherence to The Joint Commission standards relevant to areas of responsibility and ensure team members are knowledgeable about related standards.
Contribute to professional decision-making to support or implement unit-based quality improvement work and strategic outcomes.
Serve as a role model in communicating with patients, identifying concerns, diffusing potentially difficult situations, and facilitating resolution.
Serve as a Physician Liaison and primary information resource and contact for the unit or units of responsibility.
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary healthcare team to ensure discharge needs are in place for smooth patient-flow transitions.
Assess the current state accurately, forecast staffing and supply needs, and proactively resolve staffing discrepancies.
Contribute to annual evaluations as delegated by unit leadership; participate in the disciplinary process for team members when applicable by providing input on performance deficiencies; and participate in interviewing and hiring new team members.
Provide individual coaching and counseling to clinical staff on critical processes, standards, and problem solving; communicate expectations effectively; advocate for and support clinical staff; and promote an environment of mutual trust.
Perform additional duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

Have one to two years of charge nurse or Unit Supervisor experience in a pediatric unit.

Inova Fairfax Hospital -L.J. Children's Hospital | Pediatric Oncology RN Unit Supervisor | Full-time, day/night shift (three 12-hour shifts) | Sign-on Bonus & Relocation available

Our nationally recognized, 226-bed Inova Children’s Hospital houses comprehensive medical services and specialists who focus on the unique treatment of younger patients. Inova Children's Hospital is an award-winning, full-service children’s hospital devoted to the healthcare of infants, children and adolescents in the Northern Virginia area.

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.

The Registered Nurse (RN) Unit Supervisor serves as a front line leader who is accountable for delivering highly reliable results related to quality and best practices to improve the clinical operations of the unit. Embraces, uses and understands the research behind nursing practice and quality tools. Supports unit based shared governance and decentralized decision making structures and processes. Acts as a role model who leads by example in delivering "Service Always" and in making patient experience a priority on units of responsibility. Seeks every opportunity to meet the unique needs of each person Inova Health System is privileged to serve – every time, every touch. Serves as an engaged team member who is empowered to support Inova's "People Priority" by providing genuine acts of care, appreciation, recognition, coaching, mentoring and encouragement to all members of the healthcare team, in order to further enculturate Inova's care delivery model and results for all of Inova's strategic priorities.

Job Responsibilities

Conducts high quality shift huddles by communicating strategic priorities related to target, actual and gap barriers in addition to small tests of change, results of rounding, challenges, celebrations and other matters
Conducts effective safety huddles and conducts or appropriately delegates all environmental and safety rounding and conducts and ensures that Patient, Medical Director and RN rounding is completed for areas of responsibility
Rounds on staff continually and serves to remove or escalate barriers to providing quality care while enhancing staff engagement
Reviews core measures, key performance indicators and other metrics relevant to unit/patient populations and participates in the analysis of unit based service outcomes as well as development of action plans that lead to systematic improvements in outcomes
Participates in emergency and safety preparedness drills/trainings as required
Participates in simulation labs and Operating Room safety stand-downs
Ensures adherence to The Joint Commission standards that are relevant to areas of responsibility and ensures that team members are knowledgeable of related standards
Contributes to professional decision making to support and/or implement unit based quality improvement work and strategic outcomes
Serves as role model to others in communication to patients, identifying concerns, diffusing potentially difficult situations and facilitating resolution
Serves as a Physician Liaison and primary information resource/contact for unit(s) of responsibility
Collaborates with a multidisciplinary healthcare team to ensure that discharge needs are in place to provide smooth transition of patient flow
Accurately assesses current state while forecasting staffing/supply needs and working to proactively resolve staffing discrepancies
Contributes to the completion of annual evaluations as delegated by unit leadership, participates in the disciplinary process for team members, when applicable, by providing necessary input to performance deficiencies and participates in the interview and hiring process for new team members
Provides individual coaching and counseling to clinical staff on critical processes, standards and problem solving, communicates expectations effectively and advocates for and supports the clinical staff and promotes an environment of mutual trust
May perform additional duties as assigned

Requirements

Certification - Basic Life Support

Licensure - Licensed Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia

Experience - 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse

Education - Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (or Associate's Degree RN within 1 year of completing their BSN)

Preferred Qualifications: 1-2 years of charge nurse or Unit Supervisor in a Peds Unit.

Salary Range: $46.00 - $76.25

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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