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Registered Nurse (RN) Unit Supervisor EmPATH Psych Observation Nights

Inova Fairfax Hospital is currently seeking a passionate and dedicated RN Unit Supervisor to join our EmPATH Psychiatric Observation Unit on the night shift.

Posted Sep 20 · 1 year of experience

Shift and hours
3 x 12-⁠hour · 7:00 pm to 7:30 am night shift This is a full-time position with a 3 x 12-hour shift schedule (7:00 pm to 7:30 am).3 shifts · 36 hours a week
Unit and setting
EmPATH Psychiatric Observation Unit · Hospital We welcome Registered Nurses who are enthusiastic about working with the psychiatric patient population and are eager to make a positive impact in this specialty.psychiatric patient population
License
RN license Licensure - Licensed Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of VirginiaLicensed Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Term
Permanent This is a full-time position with a 3 x 12-hour shift schedule (7:00 pm to 7:30 am).Full-time

Do you qualify?

License
Licensed Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia Licensure - Licensed Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia Check your license
Certification
Basic Life Support Certification - Basic Life Support; Completion of a revised Charge Nurse workshop within 3 months of hire
Certification
Completion of a revised Charge Nurse workshop within 3 months of hireAfter hire · within 3 months of hire
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (or Associate's Degree RN within 1 year of completing their BSN) Education - Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (or Associate's Degree RN within 1 year of completing their BSN)
Experience
1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse Experience - 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse

Preferred

Experience
Former psychiatric experience Former psychiatric experience strongly preferred

What it pays

Tuition assistance
up to $5,250 per year in education assistance
Loan repayment
up to $10,000 for student loans
Eligibility
Retirement matching starting on your first day

Benefits

  • Benefitsmedical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness programoffering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
  • Benefitsmatches the first 5% of eligible retirement contributions starting on your first dayInova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
  • Benefitsup to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loansoffering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
  • Benefits25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost 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.
  • medical, dental and vision coverage
  • wellness program
More benefits (4)
  • 401k/Retirement match first 5%
  • tuition assistance up to $5,250 per year
  • student loan assistance up to $10,000
  • mental health support

The role and schedule

Day to day
Patient review and placement Patient review and placement
Charge
Serve as a resource to Charge Nurse and staff Serve as a resource to Charge Nurse and staff
Day to day
Responds to all events on units Responds to all events on units
Day to day
Assists with orientation Assists with orientation
Day to day
Conducts chart and environmental audits per Joint Commission standards Conducts chart and environmental audits per Joint Commission standards
Day to day
Coaching and education of staff Coaching and education of staff
Charge
Can act as Charge Nurse or take patients if needed Can act as Charge Nurse or take patients if needed
Hours stated
7:00 pm to 7:30 am

Support on this unit

Nurse to patient
1:6 The average nurse-to-patient ratio is 6:1, ensuring that you can provide personalized care to those who need it most.</p> <p>The Registered Nurse (RN) Unit Supestated in this posting

The workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026 · ANCC.

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

About INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL

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  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
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  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are floating and staffing support handled day to day?
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Psychiatric Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.

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Inova Fairfax Hospital is currently seeking a passionate and dedicated RN Unit Supervisor to join our EmPATH Psychiatric Observation Unit on the night shift. This is a full-time position with a 3 x 12-hour shift schedule (7:00 pm to 7:30 am). We welcome Registered Nurses who are enthusiastic about working with the psychiatric patient population and are eager to make a positive impact in this specialty.

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.

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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.

At Inova Fairfax Hospital, our inpatient units are designed to provide clients with safety, structure, and stabilization. Our interdisciplinary team works together to ensure the best possible care for our patients. Therapeutic group activities, including creative art therapy, are an integral part of our patient-centered approach. The average nurse-to-patient ratio is 6:1, ensuring that you can provide personalized care to those who need it most.

The Registered Nurse (RN) Unit Supervisor serves as a front line leader who is accountable for delivering highly reliable results related to quality and best practices to improve the clinical operations of the unit. Embraces, uses and understands the research behind nursing practice and quality tools. Supports unit based shared governance and decentralized decision making structures and processes.

Acts as a role model who leads by example in delivering "Service Always" and in making patient experience a priority on units of responsibility. Seeks every opportunity to meet the unique needs of each person Inova Health System is privileged to serve – every time, every touch. Serves as an engaged team member who is empowered to support Inova's "People Priority" by providing genuine acts of care, appreciation, recognition, coaching, mentoring and encouragement to all members of the healthcare team, in order to further enculturate Inova's care delivery model and results for all of Inova's strategic priorities.

Job

Responsibilities

  • Staffing
  • Patient review and placement
  • Serve as a resource to Charge Nurse and staff
  • Responds to all events on units
  • Assists with orientation
  • Conducts chart and environmental audits per Joint Commission standards
  • Coaching and education of staff

Can act as Charge Nurse or take patients if needed

Minimum Qualifications

  • Certification - Basic Life Support; Completion of a revised Charge Nurse workshop within 3 months of hire
  • Licensure - Licensed Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia
  • Experience - 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse

Education - Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (or Associate's Degree RN within 1 year of completing their BSN)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Former psychiatric experience strongly preferred

What's around it?

INOVA Fairfax Hospital · Falls Church, VA

Falls Church, VAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about the same as the US average

Median rent
$2,190/mo
Household income
$143,262/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

See Falls Church, VA

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