Clinical Mentor Extender (RN) -Inova Alexandria Hospital & Inova Mount Vernon Hospital

PRN INPD Instructor - Clinical Mentor Extender

The Inova Nursing Professional Development Department is seeking a PRN INPD Instructor - Clinical Mentor Extender to provide New Nurse support and provide instruction during new grad boot camp.

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.

Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules.

INPD Instructor Job Responsibilities:

RN will receive hand-off from clinical mentor at assigned campus with a list of newly hired RNs that may need extra support, new graduates could be assigned in any specialty area so experience and support provided will be general in nature. RN will also support Bootcamp for New Grad nurses.

Some examples of assistance needed could include:

• Enhancing communication skills- Formulating messages for providers
• Time management skills
• Talking through a new skill
• Providing resources deferring to expertise
• Increase confidence in decision making
• Assist with ability to prioritize

This is an evolving role, and the expectation is to provide positive ongoing support to our new grads while role modeling Inova's values.

New Graduate Boot Camp: four-hour course provided to all new graduate RNs and international nurses to help increase confidence and competency in skills such as prioritization, delegation, and de-escalation. The Boot Camp is held Wednesdays from 0715 1215 shift and an occasional PM shift from 1300 1800.

Hours: PRN; Monday-Friday (4pm - 10pm) and Saturday/Sunday (10am - 4pm).

• Schedule requirement: at least 1 day per week plus 1 weekend shift every third week in addition to 2 boot camp sessions per quarter.

Location: Inova Alexandria Hospital (Primary) and Inova Mount Vernon Hospital (Occasional)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelors Degree in Nursing
• Experience: 2 years of progressive experience in nursing in designated specialty
• Certification: BLS from the American Heart Association; Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse or an active multi-state RN License.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant experience serving as a preceptor
• Over 2 years of recent inpatient RN experience ( Med Surg/Critical Care preferred)