• Job Description

  Req#: 670791

  Inova Multiple Sclerosis/Neuroimmunology Program is looking for a dedicated RN Outpatient to join the team. This role will be full-time, day shift Monday- Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.

  Job location: 8081 Innovation Park Dr. #900, Fairfax VA 22031

  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.

  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.

  The Registered Nurse Outpatient provides safe/therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way in a physician practice or other outpatient setting. Incorporates differences into the provision of care while integrating knowledge, skills and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families to include patient and family education. Achieves desired patient outcomes by using an integrated approach. Incorporates data and information to improve care and enhances outcomes while ensuring improvements in practice settings. Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice while serving as a resource, preceptor and mentor.
  
  Job Responsibilities
  
  

  • Performs essential duties necessary to clinic or non-acute operations to include taking vitals, stocking exam rooms, giving vaccines, blood draws, etc.
  • Formulates plans of care based on trends of similar patients including patient education and discharge planning. Identifies variances from expected outcomes. Evaluates patient outcomes and makes revisions to plans of care.
  • Collaborates with patients/families to identify realistic desired outcomes. Adapts standards and guidelines for individual patients. Tailors and prioritizes caring practice to individual needs including cultural, ethical and spiritual needs. Participates in the planning of routine transitional healthcare needs (i.e. treatment options, patient placement options, end of life options). Responds to changes in patients' needs and provides holistic caring.
  • Makes independent clinical decisions based on knowledge drawn from education and experience.
  • Actively advocates for patients' rights and identifies potential conflicts.
  • Ensures efficiency in the delivery of care. Determines immediate priorities and offers solutions for problems. Works with the team to achieve maximum productivity.
  • Adapts planned educational programs and information to individual patients and families by modifying teaching strategies or conten
  • Documents all patient care activities as per documentation standards. Assists the healthcare team with the documentation process.
  • Participates in work groups and/or committees. Keeps informed of initiatives and incorporates the outcomes of team or committee work into practice.
  • Acts as a clinical resource and serves as a mentor to healthcare team members while displaying leadership behaviors.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

  Requirements:
  
  Experience : 0 years of registered nurse clinical experience.

  Education: BSN from an accredited school of nursing. If RN has an Associates Degree (ADN); must complete BSN within 5 years of start date.

  Certification: BLS for Healthcare Provider Certification required

  Licensure: RN licensed, or eligible to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a RN

  Preferred Qualifications : Greater than one year of RN experience is preferred.

• 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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