Trauma Nurse Specialist (RN) Emergency Level 1 Trauma

ED Trauma Nurse Specialist

Inova Fairfax Hospital's Level 1 ED Trauma Unit is looking for a full time ED Trauma Nurse Specialist. This role works as a clinical expert and leader within the department. The Trauma Nurse Special is present in all trauma activations as a resource to the RNs in the trauma bay as well as the patient.

Schedule: Full Time, 1p-1a, with weekend and holiday rotation. During orientation will rotate through all shifts (Days, Mids, and Nights).

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus offers you:

• We are the 3rd busiest ED in the nation!
• Northern Virginia's only Level 1 Trauma Center
• Magnet recognized
• Rated one of Nurse Journal's BEST hospitals for Nurses in 2023
• Experienced behavioral health nurses and Overflow unit assist the team in caring for non-emergency patients
• Joint Commission Gold Seal for Stroke Care
• America's 100 Best Hospitals for Critical Care Award from Healthgrades

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, and flexible work schedules.

Trauma Nurse Specialist (RN) responsibilities:

• A resource for new equipment/processes used in the ED
• Is efficient in all roles (Charge, Triage Team lead, Communications room, etc)
• Assists with the Trauma Nurse Orientation program
• Provide knowledgeable and caring clinical practice and care coordination through an understanding of patient, family, nurse, and healthcare delivery team.
• Serves as a preceptor and mentor for the unit
• Use an integrated approach toward patient outcomes
• Utilize standards, guidelines, and pathways for care delivery.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience: Minimum two years of RN ED experience in a Leveled Trauma hospital.
• Education: Minimum BSN Degree from an accredited school of nursing Licensure: Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse.
• Certification: BLS; Adult TNS will require ACLS required upon hire

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strongly prefer 2 years of Level 1 ED experience.
• Prefer active: ATCN or TNCC and CEN