Registered Nurse (RN) Cardiac ICU

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 for qualified external candidates!

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 responder 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 before 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 and support for our team members that enhance continuous learning, professional growth, and excellent care for our patients :

Education, Training and Professional Development

Shared Governance

Healthy Work Culture

Most Advanced Equipment and Technology

Appropriate Staffing and Resources

Leadership and Interdisciplinary collaboration

Featured Benefits :

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 the AHA is required. ACLS (must obtain within 6 months of hire).

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

Cardiac ICU RN Preferred qualifications :

2+ years ICU RN experience.

CCRN certification

Participation in unit-based or hospital committees.

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