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Registered Nurse (RN) Observation Unit
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What they do
A Registered Nurse provides medical care and treatment, educates patients about their conditions, and provides emotional support to patients and families. Works in hospitals, schools, clinics or community health centers. Works under the supervision of a physician or other specialist, and serves as the primary point of care for patients in a hospital setting. May specialize in emergency room work, or treatment for a particular condition, or specialize in working with infants, the elderly or other patient groups. May work as an advanced practice specialists and prescribe medications in addition to offering specialty care.
$83,871 / year median in Virginia
+10% projected growth
Job Description
Featured Benefits:
Committed toTeam 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 Registered Nurse (RN)Observation Unit Job Responsibilities:
Performs comprehensive patient health assessments by interpreting multiple data sets and synthesizing their relationships. Formulates individualized plans of care based on assessment findings and interpreting trends in patient populations to achieve best practice. Conducts 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 care. Advocates for patients' rights from the patient and family perspective and provides counsel while acting as a resource to resolve issues. Accesses resources from all disciplines to achieve desired patient outcomes and coordinates healthcare and alternate services for patient/family transition planning. Documents all patient care activities, as per documentation standards, and assists healthcare team members with documentation. Evaluates the process to achieve outcomes, anticipates patient variances and makes revisions to plans of care. Makes clinical decisions based on experience, patient population data and intuition while promoting the development of clinical decision making of all team members.Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
Bachelor's Degree Nursing or Associate's Degree from an accredited school of nursing. If RN has an associate's degree (ADN); must complete BSN within 5 years of start date.Experience :
1 year of Nursing experienceCertification :
Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association (upon start)Licensure :
Registered Nurse (Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse or an active multi-state Registered Nurse license.)Preferred Qualifications:
Previous experience in: Observation, ED, and Cardiac/Cardiac Telemetry strongly preferred.Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Professional Development
- Mental Health
- Health and Wellness Programs