staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - First Assist - $51-81 per hour at Inova Health System

Inova Health System is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) First Assist for a nursing job in Falls Church, Virginia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: First Assist
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: Ongoing
• Shift: flexible
• Employment Type: Staff

Inova Benefits and Perks:
- Health, Vision, & Dental Coverage
- Life Insurance, Short/Long Term Disability
- NEW! 4 weeks PAID PARENTAL LEAVE
- Retirement: Inova matches dollar for dollar the first 5% of eligible pay that you contribute to the plan
- Competitive Pay: Based on experience
- Paid Time Off: Begin accruing PTO hours on your first day of work
- Supplemental Plans: Auto/Home Insurance discounts, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection
- Additional Benefits: Educational Assistance of up to $5,250/year, Student Loan Refinancing, Adoption Assistance, Child Care Centers, Scholarship Program, Free Parking, Exclusive savings opportunities to in-store events, theme parks, movie tickets, local offerings, and much more!
Registered Nurse First Assistant Cardiac ( RNFA Cardiac )
Inova Health System’s Fairfax Hospital is looking for a Registered Nurse First Assistant Cardiac, or RNFA, to join our team supporting the CVOR. This role is full-tim e, varied hours of 6:00a-4:30p & 9:00a-7:30p with on-call rotation (1-2 week & 1 weekend per month - no more than 10 call shifts every 6 week).
Don’t miss the opportunity to be a part of the organization and Hospital, recognized for excellence and innovation, and where we create an environment of respect and growth, where contributions are recognized and rewarded.
Responsibilities:
- Formulates individualized plans of care for patients with complex needs to achieve desired outcomes. Serves in a lead role in coordinating the care of patients and the team process. Delegates patient care activities to other healthcare team members and redirects unit activities as patient acuity and census change.
- Collects and interprets complex assessment data while recognizing subtle changes in patients. Shares data with team and supports surgeons.
- Makes clinical decisions based on experience and patient population data while promoting the development of clinical decision-making of all team members. Provides validation of clinical decisions for other staff members and seeks validation from others for complex patients or unfamiliar situations.
- Advocates for patients' rights, provides counsel and acts as a resource to resolve issues.
- Collaborates with the surgery team and other disciplines to meet desired patient outcomes. Collaborates and assists with procedure set up.
- Communicates effectively and seeks out opportunities to improve communication among healthcare team members, patients and families.
- Actively participates as a member of the Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) team and committees.
- May serve as charge nurse by coordinating staff/surgery schedules and handling daily issues with positive outcomes.
- Serves as lead, role model, clinical resource and mentor to the team. Evaluates staff on practice delivery and recommends additional education if needed. Assesses learning needs and helps to facilitate appropriate training. Collaborates with team members in the development and implementation of education plans. May serve as preceptor.
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Requirements:
- Hours: full-time, varied hours of 6:00a-4:30p & 9:00a-7:30p with on-call rotation (1-2 week & 1 weekend per month - no more than 10 call shifts every 6 week)
- Location: Inova Fairfax Hospital
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in nursing; Successful completion of an RFNA program that meets AORN recommended education standards for RN First Assistant programs.
- Experience: Five years of Perioperative Nursing experience as both a scrub and circulating nurse. For applicants who do not have five years of experience, three recommendations from practicing Surgeons and demonstrated clinical practice will be acceptable.
- Licensure/Certifications: Certified Nurse Operating Room, ACLS from the American Heart Association, and Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse or an active multi-state Registered Nurse license
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Inova Job ID #661416. Posted job title: registered nurse first assistant cardiac - rnfa