Registered Nurse (RN) Float Pool- Critical Care Full Time Nights
Hospital Info:
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is a top-ranked 182-bed acute care community hospital serving the rapidly growing suburbs of Northern Virginia. Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is committed to providing safe care, excellent service and is continuously striving to improve each patient's unique experience. That's why every patient we serve is a VIP - a Very Important Patient.
Float Pool:
The Inova Fair Oaks Float Pool is a team of diversely trained registered nurses and clinical tech's that float across multiple units and specialties. Critical care Float Pool RN's regularly float to the ICU, PACU, ED, PCU, Medical, and Surgical units. Adult Care Float Pool RN's regularly float to PCU, Surgical, and Medical units. Woman's and Children's Float Pool RN's can float to L&D, Post-Partum and NICU (if trained). The IFOH Float Pool is unique in that it fully staffs an 11 bed overflow unit capable of caring for ICU, IMC, and acute care patients. The IFOH Float Pool is a great place for experienced RN's to grow and develop skills in multiple patient care environments.
The Critical Care (CC) Registered Nurse - Float Pool provides knowledgeable and caring clinical practice and care coordination through an understanding of patients, families, nurses and healthcare delivery teams. Consistently provides safe and therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way while incorporating differences into the provision of care. Ensures that all patient care activities and interactions are patient/family centered. Integrates knowledge, skills and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum of care, to include patient and family education. Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice while serving as a resource, preceptor and mentor and serves as an empowering body to influence patient empowerment as well as successful outcomes of financial and clinical quality through relationships and access based knowledge.Assignments in Float pool will be limited as deemed appropriate by hiring leader.
Job Responsibilities
Additional Requirements
Certification - Basic Life Support;
If Critical Care unit, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support within 6 months of hire;
If Pediatric unit, Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 6 months of hire Licensure
- Licensed Registered Nurse or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse Experience
- 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse Education
- Bachelor's Degree Nursing or Associate's Degree;
If RN has an Associate's Degree, within six months of date of hire, they must meet with their nurse leader and conduct the following:
1) Identify which accredited school they plan to attend,
2) Provide a written plan with anticipated BSN completion date,
3) Submit a review of transcripts from the school indicating the required pre-requisites and timeline for taking the courses, and
4) Complete BSN within 24 months of start date.