Registered Nurse (RN) Fellow CVICU

We are seeking a full-time Registered Nurse Fellow for the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus.  We will provide Fellowship for an experienced RN looking to change specialties (CVICU prefers 2+ years of RN experience, previous step down, cardiac RN experience. and unit involvement.)

Shift: Day/Night rotation (3 x 12-hour shifts). 

The Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) is a 24-bed unit in Schar Inova Heart and Vascular, located on the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus in Falls Church, Virginia. Patients admitted to the CVICU include, but are not limited to, post cardiac surgery, post vascular surgery, heart failure requiring invasive cardiac monitoring, and other medical or surgical diagnosis requiring intense and continuous monitoring. 

The CVICU is a highly specialized unit providing the latest in clinical and patient care techniques. The unit prides itself in maintaining a culture of psychological safety where all disciplines are treated with respect and encouraged to participate in all aspects of patient care. 

Support for all team members is of the utmost importance as evidenced by the following: 

• Charge RN that remains out of staffing
• Resource Nurse who is a fully device trained RN to provide support and education for staff, covers nurses for lunch and admits patients.
• 2 clinical technicians each shift as well as an RN mid-shifter to accommodate the surgical cases throughout the day. 
• CVICU has a dedicated Unit Educator to support the growth and progression on each team member from the beginning of their orientation and throughout their CVICU career.  

The CVICU and its leadership team understand that to care for the high acuity of this patient population, the nursing team needs the support and resources to be able to critically think, allow for work-life harmony and foster an environment where growth, learning and achievement is encouraged and celebrated.

CVICU RN Fellow Requirements:  

• Experience: 1 year of experience as a RN.
• 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 required and ACLS strongly preferred (must obtain within first 3 months)
• Licensure: RN licensed, or eligible to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a RN

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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.