Registered Nurse (RN) - Inpatient Rehabilitation

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit. This full-time day shift position offers the opportunity to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care to individuals recovering from illness, injury, or surgery in a rehabilitation setting. You will work as part of an interdisciplinary team at one of the nation's top teaching hospitals, recognized for excellence in patient care, safety, and quality.

Clinical Setting

Inova Fairfax Hospital is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality, and patient experience. The hospital has been recognized in the top 10 Major Teaching Hospitals in the U.S. and has maintained top rankings in U.S. News & World Report for the past four years. Inova was also included in the 2024 Fortune/PINC AI 100 Top Hospitals.

Schedule

• Full-time day shift: 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM (12-hour shifts)

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 Team Member Continuing Education Record
• Evaluate clinical and quality outcomes and contribute to performance improvement initiatives
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• 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
• Minimum of 1 year of Registered Nurse clinical experience. This position will consider RNs with experience in long-term care, rehabilitation, home health, and outpatient settings
• Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse, or hold an active multi-state Registered Nurse license
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior inpatient or sub-acute rehabilitation nursing experience
• Prior medical/surgical or medical/surgical telemetry unit experience

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with a robust team member wellness program
• Retirement plan with Inova matching 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 loan repayment
• Mental health support providing 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 to support work-life balance