Registered Nurse; RN Medical Specialty Oncology

Job Summary

Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical Specialty Oncology. Full‑time day shift (12‑hour day, 7 am – 7 pm) at Inova Alexandria Hospital, Alexandria, VA.

• Perform comprehensive patient health assessments, interpreting multiple data sets and synthesizing their interrelationships.
• Formulate individualized plans of care based on assessment findings and patient population trends.
• Conduct all patient care in a patient‑ and family‑centered manner, integrating core nursing knowledge, skills, and experiences.
• Advocate for patients’ rights, providing counsel and acting as a resource to resolve issues.
• Access resources from all disciplines, coordinate healthcare and alternate services for patient/family transition planning.
• Document all patient care activities per documentation standards and assist team members with documentation.
• Evaluate processes to achieve outcomes, anticipate patient variances, and revise plans of care.
• Make clinical decisions based on experience, patient population data, and intuition while promoting development of decision‑making among team members.
• Communicate effectively, work cooperatively with others, and respect other clinical disciplines.
• Assist staff in assessing patients’ learning needs and measuring patient education outcomes.
• Provide direction and guidance to others regarding practice, serving as a clinical resource, preceptor, and mentor; delegate patient‑care activities and coordinate unit activities as needed.
• Utilize standards, guidelines, and pathways for care delivery, ensuring that the process for delivery of care is synthesized from direct patient/family communication, technology, and other team collaboration.
• Demonstrate evidence of self‑development by acquiring a minimum of six formal contact hours and maintaining a personal Continuing Education Record.
• Evaluate clinical and quality outcomes, contributing to performance improvement initiatives.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Education: BSN from an accredited school of nursing. If RN holds an Associate’s Degree (ADN), must complete a BSN within five years of start date.

Experience: Minimum of one year of Registered Nurse clinical experience.

Certification: BLS from the American Heart Association (AHA).

License: Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse or an active multi‑state Registered Nurse license.

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with a robust team‑member wellness program.
• Retirement match of the first 5% of eligible contributions, starting on the first day.
• Tuition and student‑loan assistance: up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental health support: all team members, spouses/partners, and children receive 25 mental‑health coaching or therapy sessions per person per year at no cost.
• Work/life balance: paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules.

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 (including childbirth, pregnancy‑related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.