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Inova

Nonprofit health system operating hospitals

Registered Nurse - RN, Critical Care Float Pool

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAlexandria, VA, USA$54.25 - $69.25 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A current Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association is required. For a Critical Care unit, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support is required upon start; for a Pediatric unit, Pediatric Advanced Life Support is required within six months of hire.
  • Applicants must be a licensed Registered Nurse or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse, or hold an active multi-state Registered Nurse license.
  • At least one year of experience as a Registered Nurse is required. For a Critical Care unit, applicants need at least one year of clinical experience as a Registered Nurse in a critical care setting or completion of a critical care fellowship.
  • A Bachelor's degree in Nursing or an Associate's degree is required. If the RN has an Associate's degree, within two years of hire they must meet with their nurse leader, identify an accredited school, provide a written plan with anticipated BSN completion date, submit a transcript review showing prerequisites and course timeline, and complete the BSN within five years of the 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 patient outcomes; and coordinate healthcare and alternate services for patient and family transition planning.
  • Document all 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 serve as a mentor to healthcare team members.
  • Obtain a minimum of six formal contact hours and maintain a personal Team Member Continuing Education Record.

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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