Registered Nurse; RN Intermediate Care Unit

Registered Nurse (RN) Intermediate Care Unit

Inova Alexandria Hospital is looking for a dedicated Experienced Registered Nurse to join the Intermediate Care team. This role will be full-time day shift from Monday – Friday (3–12 hour shifts per week, including some weekend shifts), 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Sign‑on bonus and relocation assistance available for eligible nurses.

Inova Alexandria's Hospital Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU) is a 20‑bed acute care unit with the goal to provide transition level care to patients who, while stable, still require a high degree of support and monitoring.

The IMCU patient population consists of patients with a wide range of medical conditions, including but not limited to respiratory disorders, a wide variety of medical disorders, ventilator or tracheostomy management, chronic and advanced heart failure, acute heart failure exacerbation requiring BiPAP/high‑flow/high‑level diuresis, advanced pulmonary hypertension, sepsis, and other diseases or health conditions.

• 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.

• 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.
• Education: BSN from an accredited school of nursing. If RN has an associate’s degree (ADN); must complete BSN within 5 years of start date.
• Experience: Requires a minimum of 1 year Registered Nurse clinical experience in the acute care setting.
• Certification: Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Virginia or hold a privilege to practice in the State of Virginia under the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC). Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association required upon start.

• Education: BSN from an accredited school of nursing. If RN has an associate’s degree, must complete BSN within 5 years of start date.
• Experience: Minimum 1 year Registered Nurse clinical experience in an acute care setting.
• Certification: Current RN license in Virginia or eligibility under eNLC. BLS certification required upon start.
• Other
  
  Qualifications:
  
  Strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.

• One (1) year of previous experience in Intermediate Care, Progressive Care, Intensive Care and Telemetry is strongly preferred.

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy, pregnancy‑related conditions and lactation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.