What are the responsibilities and job description for the Weekend Premium - Operating Room Unit Supervisor (RN) position at Inova Health System?
Inova Alexandria Hospital is seeking an Operating Room RN Unit Supervisor to join our team full-time. This position will benefit from the Weekend Differential contract. Eligible Nurses will qualify for sign-on & relocation bonuses.
Position schedule: Fulltime (3/12hr shifts) Weekend Premium. Schedule will be rotation of Fri, Sat, Sun & Sat, Sun, Mon. Training to take place during the weekdays prior to transferring to Weekend Premium shift.
Inova Alexandria Hospital is a beautiful 318-bed community hospital located in the city of Alexandria. Our OR is equipped with 11 OR suites and 4 Endoscopy Suites. Comprehensive range of surgical specialties to include, orthopedics-total joints, sports medicine, spine, general ENT, gynecology, urology, plastics, vascular, neurosurgery, robotics, podiatry, and maxillofacial. Full range of Endoscopy services including Heartburn Treatment.
Hospital awards and recognitions include:
- Magnet designated
- Recognized as 8th ranked best hospital in DMV and 9th best in VA
- Leap Frog awarded Grade A for hospital safety
- Joint Commission Hip/Knee Replacement Gold Seal of Approval
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.
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.
OR RN Unit Supervisor Responsibilities:
- Integrates evidence based practice and research into clinical and operational practice while serving as a physician Liaison and primary information resource and point of contact for the unit
- Participates in the analysis of unit based quality outcomes as well as development, deployment and enculturation of action plans that lead to systematic improvement in outcomes
- Provides individualized coaching and counseling to clinical staff on critical processes, standards and problem solving/critical thinking in a positive and non-punitive manner
- Serves as a role model to others in communication to patients, identifying concerns, diffusing potentially difficult situations and facilitating resolution
- Conducts effective safety huddles by making use of all relevant information and making appropriate decisions to ensure optimal outcomes
- Seeks every opportunity to meet the unique needs of each person Inova Health System is privileged to serve - every time, every touch
- Conducts quality checks to ensure compliance and team member adherence to high quality ISHAPED handoff
- Provides oversight of Registered Nurse rounding to ensure patient satisfaction and identify areas of opportunity
- May perform additional duties as assigned
OR RN Unit Supervisor Requirements:
- Experience: Requires a minimum of 1 year of direct Operating Room (OR) experience as a Registered Nurse
- Education: BSN or ADN from an accredited school of nursing. If RN has an Associate's Degree (ADN); must complete BSN/MSN within 1 year of hire
- License: Must be licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse
- Certification: Basic Life Support with American Heart Association. Completion of revised Charge Nurse workshop within the first 90 days of hire
Preferred Experience:
- Prior Unit Supervisor, Charge RN, OR Service Leader experience in the OR
- Scrub and Circulating experience highly preferred
- AORN's Periop 101 curriculum completion and/or CNOR
As a recipient of federal financial assistance, Inova Health System (“Inova”) does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services or benefits under any of its programs or activities, whether carried out by Inova directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which Inova arranges to carry out its programs and activities.
This policy is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to these statutes at 45 C.F.R. Parts 80, 84, 91 and 92, respectively.
Salary : $5,250