Registered Nurse (RN) Outpatient Palliative Care

apartment Inova Health location_onFalls Church, VA, US

Job Description

Inova Center for Personalized Health is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) Outpatient Advanced Heart and Lung Palliative Care to join the team. This role will be full-time, Monday – Friday; regular business hours: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM; no weekends, no holidays.

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: offeringup 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: offeringpaid time off, paid parental leave, & flexible work schedules.

Registered Nurse (RN) Outpatient Palliative Care 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.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's Degree Nursing or Associate's Degree. If RN has an Associate's Degree, within 2 years of date of hire, they must meet with their nurse leader and conduct the following: 1.) Identify which accredited school they plan to attend 2.) Provide a written plan with anticipated BSN completion date 3.) Submit a review of transcripts from the school indicating the required pre-requisites and timeline for taking the courses 4.) Complete BSN within 5 years of start date.
Experience: 0 years of experience
Certification: Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association; Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of employment or an active multi-state Registered Nurse license

Preferred Qualifications

Experience: Experienced nurse due to the delicate population. Prior palliative care/Heart Failure/Oncology experience as a RN.

About Us

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.

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