Staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Float Manager - $36-54 per hour

Inova Health System is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Float Manager for a nursing job in Arlington, Virginia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty : Manager
• Discipline : RN
• Start Date : ASAP
• Duration : Ongoing
• Shift : flexible
• Employment Type : Staff

The Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is actively seeking a qualified and dedicated Nurse Manager to oversee and lead the Float Pool.

Work location : Inova Fairfax Hospital

Type : Full-time

The Nurse Manager oversees assigned unit to ensure it is performing effectively, which may include but not limited to, hiring and training team members, creating and implementing business strategies, managing performance of team members, and delegating tasks.

Manages a nursing unit with 24-hour responsibility through demonstrated leadership and supporting behavioral competencies.

Utilizes the Joint Commission standards and nursing practice tools / research to support a care delivery system that produces quality care with optimal outcomes.

Serves as a primary liaison and information resource for unit of responsibility while overseeing the provision of therapeutic care in a holistic and evidence-based environment, which produces excellent patient care with optimal patient outcomes.

Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice while serving as a resource and a mentor to team members and showing respect for and an appreciation for the contributions of all team members.

Consistently supports Inova Health System's mission and strategic plans.

Job Responsibilities

• Oversees assigned unit to ensure it is performing effectively, which may include but not limited to, hiring and training team members, creating and implementing business strategies, managing performance of team members, and delegating tasks.
• Ensures quality care by managing clinical nursing practice and care delivery that supports optimal outcomes. Partners with peers, team members and other disciplines in the operating unit and throughout the system to achieve objectives.
• Monitors customer satisfaction and seeks ways to continually improve by ensuring implementation of evidence-based practices such as, but not limited to, discharge phone calls, leadership rounding (i.

e. patients, physicians and internal customers), AIDET and HML conversations.

Participates in the development and implementation of a patient safety program and ensures that staff is clinically competent and trained in their role in patient safety.

Influences improvements in practice settings by maintaining current standards and assuming responsibility for self-development in lifelong learning.

• Participates in the risk / liability assessment while developing and implementing corrective action plans. Ensures that all team members possess and maintain proper assessment and clinical skills appropriate for the patient population.
• Ensures execution and documentation of the Center for Medicaid & Medicare Services core indicators when appropriate. Conducts education and mock MSET's in addition to participating in unit-specific drills.
• Analyzes practices that contribute to variance, draws conclusions from aggregate data, identifies resources to assist in variance analysis and assists with drawing conclusions from aggregate data.
• Assists in the development and monitoring of metrics related to process improvement at the unit level by using national and organizational benchmarks that target evidence-based outcomes.

Facilitates the implementation of a non-punitive error reporting system to encourage mitigation of unsafe practices. Assists with IRCA completion and implementation of corrective action plans at the unit level.

Assists in the development of patient care quality improvement goals at the department / unit level.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements :

• Education : BSN
• Experience : Minimum 2 years of clinical experience related to the unit's scope. Leadership experience is highly preferred.
• Certifications : Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiovascular Life required for Emergency Department, Critical Care and procedural areas.
• Licensure - Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered.
• For internal use only : IND-1

Inova Job ID #652912. Posted job title : nurse manager -float pool