Inova

Nonprofit health system operating hospitals

Night Shift Registered Nurse Fellow - 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 the acute care setting.
A Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing is required. Registered nurses with an Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN) must complete the BSN within 5 years of the start date.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) is required.
Must be licensed or eligible to practice as a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Responsibilities

Perform patient assessments to collect basic data and follow written plans of care, standards, and practice guidelines under the supervision of an experienced registered nurse. Use assessment data and patient preferences to identify patient care needs.
Organize, prioritize, and deliver care to assigned patients using the nursing professional practice and care delivery models, including procedures, therapies, tests, and patient education. Monitor progress toward expected outcomes and adjust plans of care accordingly.
Provide hands-on care while maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality.
State the rationale for clinical decisions based on educational knowledge, principles, and evidence-based practices.
Work within the healthcare team to achieve productivity and identified outcomes.
Document patient care activities accurately according to documentation standards and seek assistance to further develop documentation skills.
Participate in multidisciplinary rounds and meetings as an active member of the healthcare team.
Integrate novice nursing abilities with new knowledge and apply these skills to safe, high-quality patient care. Identify and consult healthcare team members as resources, seek validation of clinical decisions from unit resources, and use feedback and mentoring to enhance care.
Attend and participate in all assigned learning sessions for successful completion of the Registered Nurse Fellowship. Complete classroom work, computer-based learning modules, laboratory simulations, and assigned readings on time, and recall, comprehend, and apply them in classroom and clinical settings.
Learn new skills, verbalize reasoning, and demonstrate the use of equipment and supplies involved in providing safe, high-quality, effective patient care.
May serve as a preceptor after completing appropriate orientation and competency requirements.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Inova Alexandria Hospital Medical/Surgical unit is seeking a RN Fellow looking to take the next step in their journey

Sign on Bonus & Relocation Bonus available

Shift: 3 x 12 hrs. Night

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 RN Fellow achieves desired patient outcomes and enhances the patient experience by using a focused and integrated approach of care delivery. Practices in assigned patient care delivery settings and meets program objectives while utilizing and applying new knowledge. Meets educational goals under the direct supervision of an experienced RN and through various training formats.

Job Responsibilities

Performs patient assessments to collect basic data. Follows written plans of care, standards and practice guidelines while utilizing pathways under the supervision of an experienced RN. Utilizes assessment data and patient preferences to identify patient care needs.
Organizes, prioritizes and delivers patient care to assigned patients by utilizing Inova's Nursing Professional Practice Model and Care Delivery Model (i.e. procedures, therapies, tests and patient education) to achieve desired outcomes. Monitors patients' progress toward expected outcomes and adjusts plans of care accordingly.
Provides compassionate and empathetic hands-on care while maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality.
States rationale for clinical decisions based on educational knowledge, principles and evidence based practices.
Works efficiently within the healthcare team to achieve maximum productivity and identified outcomes.
Accurately documents all patient care activities, as per documentation standards, and seeks assistance from others to further develop documentation skills.
Participates in multidisciplinary rounds and meetings as an active member of the healthcare team.
Successfully integrates novice nursing abilities with new knowledge and the capacity to incorporate and transfer these skills into the delivery of safe/high quality patient care. Identifies and seeks out members of the healthcare team as a resource to increase practice/knowledge while seeking validation of clinical decisions from unit resources. Showcases openness to feedback, mentoring and suggestions from colleagues to implement change and enhance care.
Attends and participates in all learning sessions assigned for successful completion of the Registered Nurse (RN) Fellowship. Completes all assignments (e.g. classroom work, computer based learning modules, laboratory simulations and assigned readings on time and is able to recall, comprehend and apply them in the classroom and clinical settings). Demonstrates a willingness to learn new skills, verbalize reasoning and demonstrate use of equipment and supplies involved in providing safe/high quality and effective patient care.
May serve as a preceptor following appropriate orientation and competency completion.
Performs other 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

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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