Registered Nurse (RN) Progressive Care Units

Job Description

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Inova Alexandria Hospital is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse's and Registered Nurse Fellows to join the Progressive Care teams. This is for Full-time Day Shift 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. or Full-time Night Shift 7:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. | Monday – Friday (including some weekend shifts) Sign-on & Relocation Assistance Available for Eligible Nurses. 

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Applicants may be considered for current and future opportunities. Positions available for various shifts for Progressive Care Unit (Neuro with some Cardiac), and Cardiac Telemetry Progressive Care Unit (All Cardiac).

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Shifts : All (Full-time Day shift, Full-time Night shift)

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Specialty Areas : Inpatient Progressive Care Units only

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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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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! 

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Progressive Care Unit: 
\n Inova Alexandria's Hospital Progressive Care Unit (PCU) is an adult 52-bed Neurological/Cardiac Telemetry Unit. Nursing care is provided to medical, neurologic (Acute Stroke, Rule out Stroke, TIA) and cardiac patients in all phases of their disease process including initial diagnosis, treatment, and discharge. Each room is equipped with oxygen outlets, compressed air outlets and vacuum outlets. The patient population is 18 years old and older with a patient/nurse ratio of 4-5 to 1.

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Cardiac Tele Progressive Care Unit:
\n Inova Alexandria's Hospital Cardiac Telemetry Progressive Care Unit is a 40-bed cardiac acute care unit with the capacity of providing 24-hour telemetry monitoring. The population not only includes patients with cardiac disorders, and other complex diagnoses that require monitoring. The top DRGS: CHF, chest pain, stable cardiac arrhythmias, pneumonia, COPD, appendectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, uterine procedures, ureteral surgeries, major small/large bowel obstructions, post craniotomy patient and spinal surgeries transfers from ICU. Nurses are trained to be able to manage patients on high flow oxygen and BIPAP. 

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Featured Benefits:

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• Committed to Team Member Health:  offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
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• Retirement:  Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
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• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance:  offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
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• 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.
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• Work/Life Balance:  offering paid time off, paid parental leave, and flexible work schedules
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Registered Nurse and Registered Nurse Fellow (RN) Progressive Care Job Responsibilities:

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• The RN and RN Fellow achieves desired patient outcomes and enhances the patient experience by using a focused and integrated approach of care delivery. 
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• Practices in assigned patient care delivery settings and meets program objectives while utilizing and applying new knowledge. 
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• Meets educational goals under the direct supervision of an experienced RN and through various training formats. 
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Minimum Qualifications:

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• Education:  BSN from an accredited school of nursing. If RN has an associate’s degree (ADN); must complete BSN within 5 years of start date.
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• Experience : Requires a minimum of 1-year Registered Nurse experience.
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• Certification:  Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Virginia or hold a privilege to practice in the State of Virginia under the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC). Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association required upon start.
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Preferred Qualifications:

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• Previous experience in Progressive Care, Intermediate Care, Intensive Care, Neuro and Cardiac Telemetry strongly preferred for RN roles. 
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• Open to acute care inpatient Med Surg experience for PCU RN Fellow roles.
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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.