Part-Time Registered Nurse (RN) Women's Surgical Specialty Unit

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for the Women's Surgical Specialty Unit. This is a part-time position working 2 twelve-hour day shifts per week from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Clinical Setting

You will provide knowledgeable and caring clinical practice and care coordination on a women's surgical specialty unit. The role emphasizes patient and family-centered care, holistic assessment, and collaboration with interdisciplinary healthcare teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient health assessments by interpreting multiple 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
• Conduct all patient care in a patient and family-centered manner, integrating knowledge, skills, and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum of care
• Advocate for patients' rights from the patient and family perspective and provide counsel while acting as a resource to resolve issues
• Access resources from all disciplines to achieve desired 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 processes to achieve outcomes, anticipate patient variances, and make revisions to plans of care
• Make clinical decisions based on experience, patient population data, and clinical intuition while promoting the development of clinical decision-making in all team members
• Communicate effectively, work cooperatively with others, and demonstrate respect for and understanding of other clinical disciplines
• Assist staff to assess patients' learning needs and outcomes measurement of patient education
• Provide direction and guidance to others regarding practice while serving as a clinical resource, preceptor, and mentor; delegate patient care activities and coordinate unit activities as needed
• Utilize standards, guidelines, and pathways for care delivery and ensure that the process for delivery of care is synthesized from direct patient and family communication, technology, and other healthcare team member collaboration
• Demonstrate evidence of self-development by obtaining a minimum of six formal contact hours and maintain your own continuing education record
• Evaluate clinical and quality outcomes and contribute to performance improvement initiatives
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• One year of experience as a Registered Nurse in a critical care setting or completion of a critical care fellowship
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing. If you hold an Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN), you must complete a BSN within 5 years of your start date
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association required upon start
• Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse, or hold an active multi-state Registered Nurse license

Additional Certifications

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required within 6 months of hire

Preferred Qualifications

• Recent Registered Nurse experience on an inpatient medical/surgical unit
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Benefits

Inova offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Robust team member wellness program
• Retirement plan with matching of the first 5% of eligible contributions, starting on your first day
• Tuition and student loan assistance of up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loan repayment
• Mental health support offering all team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions per person per year at no cost
• Paid time off, paid parental leave, and flexible work schedules