Registered Nurse (RN) Fellow 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 RN Fellow to join our team. This is for an experienced RN who would like to transition into the CICU. We will provide the Critical Care Fellowship.

Shifts: 3 x 12-hour shifts -Day/Night rotation.

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 response 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 prior to 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.

Featured Benefits:

* Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental, and vision coverage and a robust team member wellness program.
* Wellness Program: Free Health & Wellness Coaching, Childbirth & parenting education, Free WellBaby Family Support, Free Virtual Fitness, In-person & virtual wellness classes, discounted personal training, flu & immunization services
* Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, and flexible work schedules (self-scheduling).
* Mental Health Support: We offer all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions per person per year at no cost.
* Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
* Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 annually in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience: 1 year of RN experience.
• 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 (AHA).
• Licensure: RN licensed, or eligible to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a RN
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of Cardiac Telemetry, CV Stepdown, IMCU or PCU RN experience

• Proficient in EKG interpretation
• Certifications: PCCN, CHFN or Cardiac/Vascular Nursing Certification
• Participation in unit-based or hospital committees.