Nurse Manager Cardiac ICU

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is seeking a dedicated Nurse Manager to join the Cardiac ICU. This is a full-time position-Days.

The Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) is an award-winning and AACN Silver Beacon Award recipient at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, a Magnet-designated academic medical center in Northern Virginia.

Cardiac ICU Unit Description and Nurse Manager Job Responsibilities:

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.

The Nurse Manager oversees the assigned unit to ensure it is performing effectively, which may include but not limited to:

• Hiring and training team members, creating and implementing business strategies, managing performance of team members, and delegating tasks.
• Manages a nursing unit with 24-hour responsibility through demonstrated leadership and supporting behavioral competencies.
• Utilizes The Joint Commission standards and nursing practice tools/research to support a care delivery system that produces quality care with optimal outcomes.
• Serves as a primary liaison and information resource for unit of responsibility while overseeing the provision of therapeutic care in a holistic and evidence-based environment, which produces excellent patient care with optimal patient outcomes.
• Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice while serving as a resource and a mentor to team members and shows respect for and an appreciation for the contributions of all team members.
• Sets up a succession plan to ensure the team feels supported by a full complement of leaders.
• Consistently supports Inova Health System's mission and strategic plans.

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.

Key aspects of our unit that allow us to provide high-quality care:

• A healthy work culture focuses on proactive communication, collaboration, respect, professionalism, belonging and inclusion among team members.
• A strong emphasis on Shared Governance, professional growth and development through our ADVANCE (Clinical Ladder) program.
• Continuing education, training and learning support through didactic days, educational symposiums, attendance in regional (Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock) and national conferences (NTI, Magnet)
• A highly engaged core leadership team including nursing, medical, APP, and pharmacy leaders who are invested in patient care, the growth of the program, and the success of the team
• Dedicated Clinical Educator/Mentor and highly trained Cardiac Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist.

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: 2 years of clinical nursing experience related to the unit's scope
• Education: BSN from an accredited school of nursing.
• Certifications: BLS & ACLS (through AHA)
• Licensure: Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3 years of Cardiac ICU RN experience
• 1 year RN Unit Supervisor or Charge Nurse experience
• Demonstrates Unit leadership & engagement
• CCRN