Registered Nurse Medical Surgical

Job DescriptionInova Alexandria Hospital Medical/Surgical unit is seeking a Registered Nurse looking to take the next step in their journey, full time, Day shiftSign on Bonus & Relocation Bonus availableInova 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 nationFeatured 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 leaveThe Registered Nurse provides knowledgeable and caring clinical practice and care coordination through an understanding of patients, families, nurses and healthcare delivery teams. Consistently provides safe and therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way while incorporating differences into the provision of care and conducting all patient care in a patient/family centered manner. Integrates knowledge, skills and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum, to include patient and family education. Communicates effectively and works cooperatively with others while having respect for and an understanding of other clinical disciplines. Determines processes for delivery of care from direct patient/family communication, technology and other healthcare team member collaboration.Job ResponsibilitiesPerforms comprehensive patient health assessments by interpreting multiple data sets and synthesizing their interrelationshipsFormulates individualized plans of care based on assessment findings and interpreting trends in patient populations to achieve best practiceConducts 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 careAdvocates for patients' rights from the patient and family perspective and provides counsel while acting as a resource to resolve issuesAccesses resources from all disciplines to achieve desired patient outcomes and coordinates healthcare and alternate services for patient/family transition planningDocuments all patient care activities, as per documentation standards, and assists healthcare team members with documentationEvaluates the process to achieve outcomes, anticipates patient variances and makes revisions to plans of careMakes clinical decisions based on experience, patient population data and intuition while promoting the development of clinical decision making of all team membersCommunicates effectively, works cooperatively with others, and has respect for and an understanding of other clinical disciplinesAssists staff to assess patients' learning needs and outcomes measurement of patient educationProvides 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 neededUtilizes 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 collaborationDemonstrates evidence of self-development by obtaining a minimum of six formal contact hours and maintains own Team Member Continuing Education RecordEvaluates clinical and quality outcomes and contributes to performance improvement initiativesMay perform additional duties as assignedRequirementsExperience: A minimum of 1 year of Registered Nurse clinical experience in the acute care settingEducation: BSN from an accredited school of nursing If RN has an Associate's Degree (ADN); must complete BSN within 5 years of start dateCertification: BLS from American Heart Association (AHA)Licensure: RN Licensed or eligible to practice in the Commonwealth of VirginiaPreferred qualifications: 1-2 years of Medical/Surgical experience