• Job Description

  Req#: 669145

  The Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus—an academic medical center with Magnet designation in Northern Virginia—is a proud recipient of the AACN Silver Beacon Award and has earned national recognition for excellence.

  We are seeking an experienced ICU RN to join the team. 2+ years ICU RN experience preferred. Full-time 3 x 12-hour shifts (D/N rotation).
  Sign-on bonus and relocation bonus available.
  
  CICU is a fast-paced cardiac critical care environment that strongly emphasizes teamwork, excellent patient care, and providing a variety of learning opportunities to support the professional growth of our team. Our high-performing nursing team collaborates closely with extensively trained medical colleagues, including a Cardiac Intensivist, Medical Intensivists, Interventionalists, and Cardiologists rotating as CICU attending, Cardiology Fellows, and Advanced Practice Providers.
  
  Our specialty population includes but is not limited to:

  • Unstable STEMI management and post PCI/PTCA recovery, serving as STEMI response for the campus
  • Complex cardiac arrest and cardiogenic shock management, including therapeutic hypothermia, CRRT, VV and VA ECMO, Impella, and IABP therapies.
  • Complex medical and mechanical circulatory support management of pre-heart and pre-lung transplant patient populations prior to surgery.
  • Complex advanced heart failure management, including LVAD.
  • Complex unstable arrhythmia management, including care of complicated laser-assisted lead removal for PPM/AICD replacement and transvenous pacemakers
  • Advanced pulmonary hypertension therapies, including Intravenous Prostacyclin therapy.

  Key aspects of our unit that allow us to perform high quality care:

  • A healthy work culture focuses on proactive communication, collaboration, respect, professionalism, belonging and inclusion among team members.
  • A strong emphasis on Shared Governance, professional growth and development through our ADVANCE (Clinical Ladder) program.
  • Continuing education, training and learning support through didactic days, educational symposiums, attendance in regional (Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock) and national conferences (NTI, Magnet)
  • State-of-the-art monitoring devices and frequent exposure to cutting-edge technologies and therapies. Highly trained charge nurses and resource nurses out of staffing 24/7.
  • A highly engaged core leadership team including nursing, medical, APP, and pharmacy leaders who are invested in patient care, the growth of the program, and the success of the team
  • Medical direction by a highly skilled Cardiac Intensivist in collaboration with Fellowship Program Director and a Medical Intensivist
  • Highly trained Cardiac Clinical Nurse Specialist.
  • Clinical technicians who provide nursing and phlebotomy support.
  • A successful Cardiology Fellow program that supports a model of 24-hour cardiology availability

  Featured Benefits:

  • Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental, and vision coverage and a robust team member wellness program.
  • Wellness Program: Free Health & Wellness Coaching, Childbirth & parenting education, Free WellBaby Family Support, Free Virtual Fitness, In-person & virtual wellness classes, discounted personal training, flu & immunization services
  • Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, and flexible work schedules (self-scheduling).
  • Mental Health Support: We offer all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions per person per year at no cost.
  • Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
  • Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 annually in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.

  Cardiac ICU RN Requirements:

  • Experience: 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse in a critical care setting or completion of a critical care fellowship.
  • 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.
  • Certifications: BLS for healthcare provider certification from AHA required. ACLS (must obtain within 6 months of hire).
  • Licensure: RN licensed, or eligible to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a RN

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• About the company

  Inova Health System is a non-profit health organization based in Falls Church, Virginia, near Washington, D.C. The system is a network of hospitals, outpatient services, assisted living and long-term care facilities, and healthcare centers.

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