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Inova

Nonprofit health system operating hospitals

Registered Nurse Unit Supervisor - Medical/Surgical Unit

Nursing & Frontline Patient CarePosted on Nov 14
Full-timeFalls Church, VA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

  • Conduct high-quality shift huddles communicating strategic priorities, target and actual performance, barriers, small tests of change and their results, rounding results, challenges, celebrations, and other relevant matters.
  • Conduct effective safety huddles and perform or appropriately delegate environmental and safety rounds; ensure patient, medical director, and RN rounding is completed in areas of responsibility.
  • Round continually on staff 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 outcome improvements.
  • Participate in emergency and safety preparedness drills and training as required.
  • Participate in simulation labs and Operating Room safety stand-downs.
  • Ensure adherence to relevant The Joint Commission standards and ensure team members understand those standards.
  • Contribute to professional decision-making to support or implement unit-based quality improvement work and strategic outcomes.
  • Model communication with patients, identify concerns, defuse potentially difficult situations, and facilitate resolution.
  • Serve as physician liaison and primary information resource and contact for assigned units.
  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary healthcare team to ensure discharge needs are addressed and patient flow transitions smoothly.
  • Assess current state, forecast staffing and supply needs, and proactively resolve staffing discrepancies.
  • Contribute to annual evaluations as delegated by unit leadership; participate in disciplinary processes by providing input on performance deficiencies; and participate in interviews and hiring new team members.
  • Coach and counsel clinical staff individually on critical processes, standards, and problem solving; communicate expectations effectively; advocate for and support clinical staff; and promote mutual trust.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • Have two years of previous charge nurse experience or previous experience as an RN Unit Supervisor in medical/surgical.

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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