Sign-on bonusSign-on bonus and relocation assistance available for eligible nurses.for eligible nurses
Bonus
Relocation assistancefor eligible nurses
Eligibility
Retirement match starting on your first day
Benefits
BenefitsMedical coverageoffering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
BenefitsDental coverage
BenefitsVision coverage
BenefitsRobust team member wellness program
Benefits5% retirement match starting on day oneInova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
BenefitsUp to $5,250 per year in education assistanceoffering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
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BenefitsUp to $10,000 for student loans
Benefits25 free mental health coaching or therapy sessions per person per year for team members, spouses/partners, and childrenoffering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
BenefitsPaid time offoffering paid time off, paid parental leave, & flexible work schedules.
Performs comprehensive patient health assessments by interpreting multiple data sets and synthesizing their interrelationshipsPerforms comprehensive patient health assessments by interpreting multiple data sets and synthesizing their interrelationships
Day to day
Formulates individualized plans of care based on assessment findings and interpreting trends in patient populationsFormulates individualized plans of care based on assessment findings and interpreting trends in patient populations to achieve best practice
Day to day
Conducts patient care in a patient and family centered manner
Day to day
Advocates for patients' rights from patient and family perspective and counsels to resolve issuesAdvocates for patients' rights from the patient and family perspective and provides counsel while acting as a resource to resolve issues
Day to day
Accesses multidisciplinary resources and coordinates healthcare and alternate services for transition planningAccesses resources from all disciplines to achieve desired patient outcomes and coordinates healthcare and alternate services for patient/family transition planning
Day to day
Documents patient care activities and assists team members with documentationDocuments all patient care activities, as per documentation standards, and assists healthcare team members with documentation
Day to day
Evaluates care processes, anticipates variances, and makes plan revisionsEvaluates the process to achieve outcomes, anticipates patient variances and makes revisions to plans of care
Day to day
Makes clinical decisions and promotes development of team decision makingMakes clinical decisions based on experience, patient population data and intuition while promoting the development of clinical decision making of all team members
Day to day
Communicates effectively and collaborates across clinical disciplinesCommunicates effectively, works cooperatively with others, and has respect for and an understanding of other clinical disciplines
Day to day
Assists staff to assess patient learning needs and patient education outcomesAssists staff to assess patients' learning needs and outcomes measurement of patient education
Day to day
Utilizes care standards, guidelines, and pathways
Day to day
Obtains minimum of six formal contact hours and maintains continuing education recordDemonstrates evidence of self-development by obtaining a minimum of six formal contact hours and maintains own Team Member Continuing Education Record
Day to day
Evaluates clinical and quality outcomes and contributes to performance improvement initiativesEvaluates clinical and quality outcomes and contributes to performance improvement initiatives
Hours stated
7:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. (3 -12 hour shifts); 2 weekend shifts per 6-week period
Weekends
2 weekend shifts per 6-week periodThis role will be full-time; night shifts, 7:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. (3 -12 hour shifts); 2 weekend shifts per 6-week period).
The workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026 · ANCC.
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Inova Health System
Health system employer
Hospital
INOVA Fairfax Hospital
Address
3300 GALLOWS ROAD, FALLS CHURCH, VA, 22042
CMS rating
5 of 5 stars
Beds
908
Magnet
Designated since 2020
A Northern Virginia health system where nursing runs on Epic, 12-hour day, night, and mid shifts, and standing Acute Care and Critical Care float pools. Inova Fairfax Medical Campus and Mount Vernon Hospital hold ANCC Magnet recognition, and Ashley Virts…
Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) Cardiac Telemetry to join the team. This role will be full-time; night shifts, 7:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. (3 -12 hour shifts); 2 weekend shifts per 6-week period). Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance available for eligible nurses.
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.
Responsibilities
Performs comprehensive patient health assessments by interpreting multiple data sets and synthesizing their interrelationships
Formulates individualized plans of care based on assessment findings and interpreting trends in patient populations to achieve best practice
Conducts 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
Advocates for patients' rights from the patient and family perspective and provides counsel while acting as a resource to resolve issues
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Accesses resources from all disciplines to achieve desired patient outcomes and coordinates healthcare and alternate services for patient/family transition planning
Documents all patient care activities, as per documentation standards, and assists healthcare team members with documentation
Evaluates the process to achieve outcomes, anticipates patient variances and makes revisions to plans of care
Makes clinical decisions based on experience, patient population data and intuition while promoting the development of clinical decision making of all team members
Communicates effectively, works cooperatively with others, and has respect for and an understanding of other clinical disciplines
Assists staff to assess patients' learning needs and outcomes measurement of patient education
Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice while serving as a clinical resource, preceptor, and mentor and delegates patient care activities and coordinates unit activities as needed
Utilizes standards, guidelines and pathways for care delivery and ensures that the process for delivery of care is synthesized from direct patient/family communication, technology and other healthcare team member collaboration
Demonstrates evidence of self-development by obtaining a minimum of six formal contact hours and maintains own Team Member Continuing Education Record
Evaluates clinical and quality outcomes and contributes to performance improvement initiatives
May perform additional duties as assigned
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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, & flexible work schedules.
Education
BSN or AD. If RN has an AD, within 2 years from date of hire, they must meet with their nurse leader and conduct the following: 1.) Identify which accredited school they plan to attend 2.) Provide a written plan with anticipated BSN completion date 3.) Submit a review of transcripts from the school indicating the required pre-requisites and timeline for taking the courses 4.) Complete BSN within 5 years of start date
Experience
1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse, for Critical Care units, 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse in a critical care setting or completion of a critical care fellowship.
Certification
BLS & ACLS from American Heart Association; Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse or an active multi-state Registered Nurse license
Experience
Prior Vascular Surgery, Cardiac Telemetry, or Cardiac Medical Surgical Telemetry experience highly preferred.
Call for help the minute your patient looks off to you, not once you are sure. Needing help is not a mark against you. It puts more eyes on the patient, sooner.
“The most important practical lesson that can be given to nurses is to teach them what to observe.”
— Florence Nightingale
Some shifts end with you crying in your car because it all catches up at once. That is allowed. Just say out loud, to someone you trust, that it was a bad one.
Get certified in whatever you keep gravitating toward. After my wound care certification it was like new glasses: I saw what I had not known to look for.
“Willingly, had they accepted me, I would have worked for the wounded, in return for bread and water.”
— Mary Seacole
When you are unsure and everyone else is slammed, try this: if another nurse walked up and put that exact question to you, what would you tell them to do?
Someone on clinicals may say something that has you wondering if you are cut out for this. Do not take it to heart. A couple of bad days are not the profession.
Three or four years went by before the overwhelmed feeling lifted, and close to six before I felt expert at the bedside. Measure this in years, not months.
Expect the unexpected every shift and at every hour of it. The part you can learn is flexibility: managing a bit of chaos, and finding something in it to enjoy.
“But time has helped to settle the question and a trained nurse’s position now is largely what she herself makes it.”
— Isabel Hampton Robb
Most of what a dying person's family needs is to hear that nothing has gone wrong, that this is what dying looks like, and that they are caring for them well.
There will always be one more patient and one more paper. Your kid is only a toddler once. Do not give the people at home what is left at the end of the week.
Neighborhoods+Prospective residents choose between the compact 2.2-square-mile independent City of Falls Church and the broader surrounding Fairfax County neighborhoods that share the mailing address. Within the city and along its borders, historic Broadmont, Broaddale, and Greenway Downs offer quiet, tree-lined residential streets with single-family homes, while modern multi-use developments at Founders Row and West Falls provide upscale apartments and condominiums near retail corridors. Surrounding county enclaves like lakeside Lake Barcroft, wooded Sleepy Hollow, and Pimmit Hills provide architectural variety ranging from mid-century builds to renovated houses, while staying close to Tysons Corner and Arlington.
Prospective residents choose between the compact 2.2-square-mile independent City of Falls Church and the broader surrounding Fairfax County neighborhoods that share the mailing address. Within the city and along its borders, historic Broadmont, Broaddale, and Greenway Downs offer quiet, tree-lined residential streets with single-family homes, while modern multi-use developments at Founders Row and West Falls provide upscale apartments and condominiums near retail corridors.
Surrounding county enclaves like lakeside Lake Barcroft, wooded Sleepy Hollow, and Pimmit Hills provide architectural variety ranging from mid-century builds to renovated houses, while staying close to Tysons Corner and Arlington.
Getting around+Falls Church occupies a strategic transit junction between Arlington, Tysons, and Washington, D.C., with direct highway access via Interstate 66, Route 50, and the Interstate 495 Capital Beltway. Transit commuters rely on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) system, anchored by the East Falls Church and West Falls Church stations on the Metrorail Orange Line, alongside interconnected Metrobus routes. Commute times can vary widely during peak rush hours, making proximity to primary arterial roadways or Metro stations a critical consideration for hospital staff working variable shifts.
Falls Church occupies a strategic transit junction between Arlington, Tysons, and Washington, D.C., with direct highway access via Interstate 66, Route 50, and the Interstate 495 Capital Beltway. Transit commuters rely on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) system, anchored by the East Falls Church and West Falls Church stations on the Metrorail Orange Line, alongside interconnected Metrobus routes.
Commute times can vary widely during peak rush hours, making proximity to primary arterial roadways or Metro stations a critical consideration for hospital staff working variable shifts.
Outdoors+Outdoor enthusiasts have direct access to the Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail, a paved regional multi-use trail that bisects the city and serves as a major thoroughfare for runners, cyclists, and commuters. The community maintains 14 municipal parks offering recreational courts, playgrounds, and green space, complemented by nearby stream valleys such as Holmes Run. In nearby Fairfax County enclaves, Lake Barcroft offers waterfront living and lake recreation.
Outdoor enthusiasts have direct access to the Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail, a paved regional multi-use trail that bisects the city and serves as a major thoroughfare for runners, cyclists, and commuters. The community maintains 14 municipal parks offering recreational courts, playgrounds, and green space, complemented by nearby stream valleys such as Holmes Run.
In nearby Fairfax County enclaves, Lake Barcroft offers waterfront living and lake recreation.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in Falls Church
Falls Church, affectionately known as 'The Little City,' delivers an unusual combination of small-town intimacy and high-powered regional connectivity just outside Washington, D.C. For relocating healthcare professionals, the city offers tree-lined residential pockets like Broadmont and Greenway Downs alongside dynamic mixed-use hubs at Founders Row and West Falls. Commuters benefit from direct access to Interstate 66, Route 50, the I-495 Beltway, and Metrorail Orange Line stations at East and West Falls Church, facilitating commutes to regional healthcare hubs across Northern Virginia. When off shift, life centers around the W&OD Trail, concerts at The State Theatre, the year-round City Hall farmers market, and an exceptional dining scene highlighted by the historic Eden Center and local craft kitchens. The primary tradeoff is a fiercely competitive housing market where inventory turns over rapidly and municipal boundaries between the independent city and Fairfax County alter school zoning and local taxes. For nurses seeking an active, walkable, and established home base, Falls Church offers unmatched proximity without the congestion of deeper urban cores.
