Registered Nurse (RN) Cardiac ICU

Job Description

Job Description

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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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.