The Registered Nurse performs comprehensive patient health assessments and formulates individualized plans of care to achieve best practice outcomes. They also advocate for patient rights and coordinate healthcare services across disciplines to ensure effective patient transitions.
Requirements overview
Candidates must hold a BSN degree and have at least one year of clinical experience in an acute care setting. A valid Virginia nursing license and American Heart Association BLS certification are required upon start.
We are Inova, Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. With expertise and compassion, we partner with our patients to help them stay healthy. We treat illness, heal injury and look at a patient’s whole health to help them flourish. Through our expansive network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, emergency and urgent care centers, and outpatient services, Inova provides care for more than 1 million unique patients every year. Total patient visits exceed 4 million annually, demonstrating our ability to deliver the best clinical care and ensuring a seamless experience for all who rely on us for their healthcare needs.
Consistently ranked and recognized as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience, Inova’s world-class care is made possible by the strength and breadth of our network, our 26,000 team members, our technology and our innovation. In 2025, Inova was named the Health System of the Year by Press Ganey, a national leader in healthcare experience, recognizing our excellence in patient care, team member engagement, and commitment to continuous improvement.
Inova is home to Northern Virginia’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and provides high-quality healthcare to each person in every community we are privileged to serve – regardless of ability to pay – every day of their life. More information about Inova can be found at www.inova.org.
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is looking for a dedicated Experienced Registered Nurse
to join our 4S (IMC/PCU) team. This role will be Full-Time, Nights (3- 12 hour
shifts) 7:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance available
for eligible nurses.
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.
We honor our RN’S for providing world-class healthcare-every time, every touch-
to each person in every community we have the privilege to serve! The 4 South
(IMC/PCU) unit at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is comprised of 11 beds. The patient
population consists of Progressive Care and Intermediate Care - cardiac,
neurological, patients who require isolation, dialysis or larger beds. Ideal for
candidates who possess strong time management skills, work well in a team -paced
settings.
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: offering up 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: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, and flexible
work schedules
Registered Nurse (RN) 4S (IMC/PCU) Job Responsibilities:
* Performs comprehensive patient health assessments by interpreting multiple
data sets and synthesizing their relationships.
* Formulates individualized plans of care based on assessment findings and
interpreting trends in patient populations to achieve best practice.
* Conducts all patient care in a patient and family centered manner,
integrating knowledge, skills and experiences to meet the needs of patients
and families throughout the continuum of care.
* Advocates for patients' rights from the patient and family perspective and
provides counsel while acting as a resource to resolve issues.
* Accesses resources from all disciplines to achieve desired patient outcomes
and coordinates healthcare and alternate services for patient/family
transition planning.
* Documents all patient care activities, as per documentation standards, and
assists healthcare team members with documentation.
* Evaluates the process to achieve outcomes, anticipates patient variances and
makes revisions to plans of care.
* Makes clinical decisions based on experience, patient population data and
intuition while promoting the development of clinical decision making of all
team members.
Minimum Qualifications:
* 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.
* Experience: Requires a minimum of 1-year Registered Nurse clinical experience
in the acute care setting.
* Certification: Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of
Virginia or hold a privilege to practice in the State of Virginia under the
Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC). Basic Life Support (BLS) for
Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association
required upon start.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Previous experience in: Intermediate Care Unit is strongly preferred. Open to
RN experience in Observation/Overflow, ED, PCU, Cardiac Telemetry and Med
Surg units.