Registered Nurse (RN) Unit Supervisor Progressive Care Unit at Inova

Alexandria, Virginia, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

24 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

24 Jan, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Registered Nurse, Patient Care, Telemetry, Safety Protocols, Quality Improvement, Team Leadership, Communication, Emergency Preparedness, Clinical Experience, Patient Engagement, Nursing Standards, Staff Rounding, Performance Metrics, Problem Solving, Patient Advocacy, Healthcare Compliance

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Inova Alexandria Hospital is looking for a dedicated Experienced Registered Nurse (RN) Unit Supervisor to join the Progressive Care team. This role will be full-time day shift from Monday – Friday (including some weekend shifts), 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance available for eligible nurses. Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation. We honor our RN’s for providing world-class healthcare-every time, every touch- to each person in every community we have the privilege to serve! Inova Alexandria's Hospital Progressive Care Unit (PCU) is an adult 52-bed Neurological/Cardiac Telemetry Unit. Nursing care is provided to medical, neurologic (Acute Stroke, Rule out Stroke, TIA) and cardiac patients in all phases of their disease process including initial diagnosis, treatment, and discharge. Each room is equipped with oxygen outlets, compressed air outlets and vacuum outlets. The patient population is 18 years old and older with a patient/nurse ratio of 4-5 to 1. Featured Benefits: 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 Registered Nurse (RN) Unit Supervisor – Progressive Care Job Responsibilities: Conducts high quality shift huddles by communicating strategic priorities related to target, actual and gap barriers in addition to small tests of change, results of rounding, challenges, celebrations and other matters Conducts effective safety huddles and conducts or appropriately delegates all environmental and safety rounding and conducts and ensures that Patient, Medical Director and RN rounding is completed for areas of responsibility Rounds on staff continually and serves to remove or escalate barriers to providing quality care while enhancing staff engagement Reviews core measures, key performance indicators and other metrics relevant to unit/patient populations and participates in the analysis of unit based service outcomes as well as development of action plans that lead to systematic improvements in outcomes Participates in emergency and safety preparedness drills/trainings as required Ensures adherence to The Joint Commission standards that are relevant to areas of responsibility and ensures that team members are knowledgeable of related standards Contributes to professional decision making to support and/or implement unit based quality improvement work and strategic outcomes Serves as role model to others in communication to patients, identifying concerns, diffusing potentially difficult situations and facilitating resolution Registered Nurse (RN) Unit Supervisor – Progressive Care Additional Requirements: Work schedule: 3 12-hour shifts (Monday – Friday {including some weekend shifts} days, 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.) Education: BSN from an accredited school of nursing. If RN has an associate’s degree (ADN); must be within one (1) year of completing BSN 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. Specialty certification (as required by unit) within one (1) year from date of hire. Completion of a revised Charge Nurse workshop within the first 90 days (3 months) of employment **Previous experience in: Previous experience in Progressive Care, Intermediate Care, Intensive Care, Neuro and Cardiac Telemetry strongly preferred. We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ 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 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.

Responsibilities

The Registered Nurse Unit Supervisor will conduct shift huddles, ensure safety protocols are followed, and engage with staff to remove barriers to quality care. They will also analyze performance metrics and contribute to quality improvement initiatives.