Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiology
Falls Church, Virginia
Inova Cardiology - Fairfax is looking for a dedicated Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) to join the team.
Posted Oct 10 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Day shift, Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm.5 shifts a week
- Unit and setting
- Inova Cardiology - Fairfax · Outpatient Inova Cardiology - Fairfax is looking for a dedicated Outpatient Registered
- License
- RN license RN licensed, or eligible to practice in the Commonwealth ofRN licensed or eligible to practice in Virginia
- Term
- Permanent This role will be full time day shift from Monday -Full time
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed Experience: 0 years of registered nurse clinical experience.
- License
- RN licensed or eligible to practice in Virginia RN licensed, or eligible to practice in the Commonwealth of Check your license
- Certification
- BLS from the American Heart Association Certification: BLS from the American Heart Association.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in nursing or associate's degree Education: Bachelor's Degree Nursing or Associate's Degree.
- Education
- BSN within 5 years of start date (if ADN)After hire · complete BSN within 5 years of start must complete BSN within 5 years of start date.
- Experience
- 0 years RN clinical experience
Preferred
- Experience
- More than one year RN experience Greater than one year of RN experience in addition to prior Cardiology
- Experience
- Prior cardiology nursing background (IMCU, PCU, Tele, CVICU) Nursing background such as in IMCU, PCU, Tele, CVICU is preferred.
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Tuition assistance
- offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance
- Loan repayment
- Offered
Benefits
- BenefitsMedical, dental and vision coverageCommitted to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision
- BenefitsRobust team member wellness programcoverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
- BenefitsRetirement match on first 5% of eligible contributions, starting day oneRetirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
- BenefitsUp to $5,250 per year education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loansTuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering 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 costsessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
- Team member wellness program
More benefits (3)
- Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions starting on first day
- Tuition and education assistance up to $5,250 per year
- Student loan assistance up to $10,000
The role and schedule
- Precepting
- You would precept other nurses while serving as a resource, preceptor and
- Day to day
- Full intakes Full Intakes
- Day to day
- Reconciliation of medications Reconciliation of Medications
- Day to day
- Patient education Patient Education
- Day to day
- Stress testing (regular, echo and nuclear) Stress Testing (Regular, Echo and Nuclear)
- Day to day
- Helping patients manage INR Helping patients manage INR
- Day to day
- Provides holistic, systematic therapeutic care Provides safe/therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way in a
- Day to day
- Uses data to improve care and outcomes Incorporates data and information to improve care and enhances outcomes while
- Day to day
- Ensures efficiency in care delivery Ensures efficiency in the delivery of care.
- Day to day
- Determines immediate priorities Determines immediate priorities
- Day to day
- Makes independent clinical decisions Makes independent clinical decisions based on knowledge drawn from education
- Hours stated
- This role will be full time day shift from Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm.
- Weekends
- No weekends
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Cardiac has an opening for new graduates. This employer welcomes new graduates for this role. See the posting’s qualifications and orientation details.
Original listing
Posted on Inova’s careers page.
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Inova Cardiology - Fairfax is looking for a dedicated Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) to join the team. This role will be full time day shift from Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm.
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.
Featured
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.
Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) Job
Responsibilities
- Performs essential duties necessary to clinic or non-acute operations to
include
- Full Intakes
- Reconciliation of Medications
- Patient Education
- Stress Testing (Regular, Echo and Nuclear)
- Helping patients manage INR
- Provides safe/therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way in a
physician practice or other outpatient setting. Incorporates differences into the provision of care while integrating knowledge, skills and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families to include patient and family education. Achieves desired patient outcomes by using an integrated approach.
- Incorporates data and information to improve care and enhances outcomes while
ensuring improvements in practice settings. Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice while serving as a resource, preceptor and mentor.
- Ensures efficiency in the delivery of care. Determines immediate priorities
and offers solutions for problems. Works with the team to achieve maximum productivity.
- Makes independent clinical decisions based on knowledge drawn from education
and experience.
Minimum Qualifications
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Education
Bachelor's Degree Nursing or Associate's Degree. If RN has an Associates Degree (ADN); must complete BSN within 5 years of start date.
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Licensure
RN licensed, or eligible to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse.
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Experience
0 years of registered nurse clinical experience.
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Certification
BLS from the American Heart Association.
Preferred Qualifications
- Greater than one year of RN experience in addition to prior Cardiology
Nursing background such as in IMCU, PCU, Tele, CVICU is preferred.
We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.
Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.
What's around it?
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