Registered Nurse (RN) Unit Supervisor Medical Telemetry Nights

Registered Nurse Unit SupervisorInova Fairfax Medical Campus is seeking a Registered Nurse Unit Supervisor on the Medical Unit Full Time Nights. Sign-on Bonus & Relocation Available. Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is our flagship location, a 923-bed medical center serving Northern Virginia, the Washington DC metro area and beyond. As one of the nation's leading teaching hospitals, we feature the region's only Level I Trauma Center and the largest, most advanced neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in the region. Become part of a nationally recognized institution that delivers the highest level of care - care that's shaping the future of medicine. You'll have the opportunity to learn alongside talented colleagues who care for each other, leveraging our leading reputation and best-in-class clinical resources.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 ResponsibilitiesConducts high quality shift huddles by communicating strategic priorities related to target, actual and gap barriers in addition to small tests of change, results of rounding, challenges, celebrations and other mattersConducts effective safety huddles and conducts or appropriately delegates all environmental and safety rounding and conducts and ensures that Patient, Medical Director and RN rounding is completed for areas of responsibilityRounds on staff continually and serves to remove or escalate barriers to providing quality care while enhancing staff engagementReviews core measures, key performance indicators and other metrics relevant to unit/patient populations and participates in the analysis of unit-based service outcomes as well as development of action plans that lead to systematic improvements in outcomesParticipates in emergency and safety preparedness drills/trainings as requiredParticipates in simulation labs and Operating Room safety stand-downsEnsures adherence to The Joint Commission standards that are relevant to areas of responsibility and ensures that team members are knowledgeable of related standardsContributes to professional decision making to support and/or implement unit-based quality improvement work and strategic outcomesServes as role model to others in communication to patients, identifying concerns, diffusing potentially difficult situations and facilitating resolutionServes as a Physician Liaison and primary information resource/contact for unit(s) of responsibilityCollaborates with a multidisciplinary healthcare team to ensure that discharge needs are in place to provide smooth transition of patient flowAccurately assesses current state while forecasting staffing/supply needs and working to proactively resolve staffing discrepanciesContributes to the completion of annual evaluations as delegated by unit leadership, participates in the disciplinary process for team members, when applicable, by providing necessary input to performance deficiencies and participates in the interview and hiring process for new team membersProvides individual coaching and counseling to clinical staff on critical processes, standards and problem solving, communicates expectations effectively and advocates for and supports the clinical staff and promotes an environment of mutual trustMay perform additional duties as assignedFeatured 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 leaveAdditional RequirementsExperience required: At least one year of Registered Nurse Clinical experience; Prefer more than 2 years of Registered Nurse Clinical Experience specific to the focus of nursing unitEducation required: BSN or MSN preferred; open to Associate Degree RNs but must be within one year of completing their BSN Completion of a revised Charge Nurse workshop within the first 90 days of employment.Certification: BLS by American Heart Assoc. required. Specialty certification within one year of hire or obtain within one year of eligibility