Registered Nurse (RN) Cardiac ICU

Job Description

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 CICU team.

Full-time 3 x 12-hour shifts (Day/Night 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 Minimum Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

2+ years ICU RN experience.
Unit involvement.

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About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 25,000+ 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.

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