staff - Supervisor Registered Nurse (RN) - Psychiatric - $36-54 per hour New

Inova Health System is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Psychiatric Supervisor for a nursing job in Annandale, Virginia.

• Specialty: Psychiatric
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: Ongoing
• Shift: days
• Employment Type: Staff

Inova Fairfax Hospital is currently seeking a passionate and dedicated Registered Nurse Unit Supervisor to join our Acute Psychiatry unit on the weekend premium day shift. This is a full-time position with a 3 x 12-hour shift schedule (7:00 am to 7:30 pm). Previous psychiatric experience in an inpatient setting is strongly preferred.
Type: Full-Time
Shift: Weekend Premium Day Shift (3 x 12 hour shifts, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm)
Inova Fairfax Hospital is proud to be recognized as the #1 Hospital in the DC metro area by U.S. News & World Report's annual hospital rankings. We are a leading healthcare institution committed to providing the highest quality care to our community. Our mission is to deliver world-class healthcare to every patient, every time.

The Psychiatry Unit:
Our in-patient adult psychiatric unit is a 41-bed facility consisting of three wings:
14-bed mood unit
15-bed acute psychiatric unit
12-bed psychiatric medical unit
At Inova Fairfax Hospital, our inpatient units are designed to provide clients with safety, structure, and stabilization. Our interdisciplinary team works together to ensure the best possible care for our patients. Therapeutic group activities, including creative art therapy, are an integral part of our patient-centered approach. The average nurse-to-patient ratio is 6:1, ensuring that you can provide personalized care to those who need it most.
Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1 to 6
The Registered Nurse (RN) Unit Supervisor serves as a front line leader who is accountable for delivering highly reliable results related to quality and best practices to improve the clinical operations of the unit. Embraces, uses and understands the research behind nursing practice and quality tools. Supports unit based shared governance and decentralized decision making structures and processes. Acts as a role model who leads by example in delivering "Service Always" and in making patient experience a priority on units of responsibility. Seeks every opportunity to meet the unique needs of each person Inova Health System is privileged to serve – every time, every touch. Serves as an engaged team member who is empowered to support Inova's "People Priority" by providing genuine acts of care, appreciation, recognition, coaching, mentoring and encouragement to all members of the healthcare team, in order to further enculturate Inova's care delivery model and results for all of Inova's strategic priorities.

Duties:
Staffing, patient review and placement, serve as a resource to Charge Nurse and staff, responds to all events on units, assists with orientation, conducts chart and environmental audits per TJC standards. Coaching and education of staff. Can act as Charge Nurse or take patients if needed.

Requirements:
Certification - Basic Life Support; Specialty certification (as required by unit) within 12 months of hire;
Completion of a revised Charge Nurse workshop within 3 months of hire
Licensure - Licensed Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Experience - 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse
Education - Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (or Associate's Degree RN within 1 year of completing their BSN)

Inova Job ID #6​6​2​8​5​7. Posted job title: registered nurse unit supervisor acute psychiatry weekend premium