Registered Nurse (RN) Surgical Telemetry

Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) to join the Surgical Telemetry team. This role will be full-time, days 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. and/or Nights 7:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. (days vary). Sign on and relocation bonuses available for eligible nurses.

Surgical Telemetry unit is 24-bed unit that specializes in abdominal surgery, colorectal, Hepatobiliary, and Kidney Transplant. The unit is recognized through PRISM (Premier Recognition in Specialty of Med-Surg), reflecting a commitment to excellence, professional development, teamwork, and quality patient care. 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. We honor our RN’S for providing world-class healthcare-every time, every touch- to each person in every community we have the privilege to serve! Featured

Benefits

Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day. 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. Registered Nurse (RN) Surgical Telemetry Job Responsibilities Performs comprehensive patient health assessments by interpreting multiple data sets and synthesizing their relationships.

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.

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.

Minimum Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

Previous experience in an acute care hospital setting, strongly preferred. Experience on Surgical or Post Op unit a plus!