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Inova

Registered Nurse (RN) Critical Response Nurse

Inova, Leesburg, Virginia, United States, 22075


Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Critical Response Nurse to play a vital role in ensuring patient safety and responding to urgent clinical situations across the hospital. This leadership position requires someone who is calm under pressure, independent in decision-making, and excellent at communication and collaboration. You will be a key resource for clinical teams, working closely with the Administrative Director and building strong relationships with providers. If you thrive in fast-paced environments and have a natural leadership mentality, this is the role for you.

Shift:

12 hour night shift 7-7:30

Schedule:

full time and part time flexible self-scheduling

Key Responsibilities:Serve as the primary responder to MSET, Rapid Response, STEMI, inpatient Stroke Alerts, and Trauma Activations.Collaborate with providers and escalate care as needed to ensure patient outcomes.Assist with assessments, mentoring, and provide expert advice to clinical staff.Respond to MEWS and high-risk patient calls, providing real-time critical support.Round on high-risk patients and assist with sepsis screening and rapid response reassessments.Facilitate clinical debriefs and closed-loop communication for continuity of care.Qualifications:

RN with advanced critical care or emergency care required.Exceptional communication skills and ability to remain calm in emergency situations.Strong critical thinking, quick prioritization, and independent decision-making abilities.Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and lead without formal authority.If you are an experienced nurse with the drive to provide life-saving care while being a key leader in the hospital, apply today!

The Inova RN:

Provides knowledgeable and caring clinical practice and care coordination through an understanding of patient, family, nurse, and healthcare delivery team.Consistently provides safe, therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way. Incorporates differences into the provision of care.Conducts all patient care in a patient and family-centered manner.Integrates knowledge, skills, and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum, to include patient and family education.Uses an integrated approach toward patient outcomes.Serves as an empowering body to influence patient empowerment, and successful outcomes of financial and clinical quality, through relationships and access-based knowledge. Utilizes standards, guidelines, and pathways for care delivery.Determines process for delivery of care from direct patient and family communication, technology, and other healthcare team member collaboration.Ensures improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for self-development in life-long learningWhy Inova? Follow the link to learn more about us!

History of Inova

Why Loudoun?

Inova Loudoun Hospital is a growing 211-bed nationally recognized, advanced community hospital with a rich history of proudly serving our growing and diverse community since 1912. We provide compassionate and comprehensive care for the entire family. Inova Loudoun Hospital has been designated as a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for the fourth consecutive term, with 10 exemplars in a variety of Professional Practices during its latest designation. It is also a Joint Commission-certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center and Level III Trauma Center. It's exciting to be a part of this growing hospital!

We have great benefits!

Tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, scholarshipsClinical Advancement Ladder, certification reimbursementInovaWell program (health and wellness)401K matching programPaid parental leave, Bright Horizons back-up childcareEmployee Assistance Program, Lyra mental health access,Requirements:

4+ years of critical care or emergency room RN experience preferredEducation: BSN from an accredited school of nursing.

If RN has an associate degree (ADN); must complete BSN within 5 years of start date

BLS for Healthcare Provider Certification (American Heart Association) requiredACLS (American Heart Association) requiredNIHSS, PALS, and TNCC preferred or obtained prior to end of orientation

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia's leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 24,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better - to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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.