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Night Shift Registered Nurse (RN) Surgical Short Stay

CompanyInova Health System
LocationFalls Church
Work ModeOn Site
PostedSeptember 13, 2026
About The Company
We are Inova, Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. With expertise and compassion, we partner with our patients to help them stay healthy. We treat illness, heal injury and look at a patient’s whole health to help them flourish. Through our expansive network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, emergency and urgent care centers, and outpatient services, Inova provides care for more than 1 million unique patients every year. Total patient visits exceed 4 million annually, demonstrating our ability to deliver the best clinical care and ensuring a seamless experience for all who rely on us for their healthcare needs. Consistently ranked and recognized as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience, Inova’s world-class care is made possible by the strength and breadth of our network, our 26,000 team members, our technology and our innovation. In 2025, Inova was named the Health System of the Year by Press Ganey, a national leader in healthcare experience, recognizing our excellence in patient care, team member engagement, and commitment to continuous improvement. Inova is home to Northern Virginia’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and provides high-quality healthcare to each person in every community we are privileged to serve – regardless of ability to pay – every day of their life. More information about Inova can be found at www.inova.org.
About the Role

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our Surgical Short Stay Unit Full,Time Night Shift 

Work schedule: 12 hour nights  (7pm – 7am)

Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance eligible.

Inova Fairfax Hospital is proud to be recognized as one of the top 10 Major Teaching Hospitals in the U.S. We maintain accolades for high-quality patient care and safety, recognized by top ranking in U.S. News & World Report for the past four years. We're also included in the 2024 Fortune/PINC AI 100 Top Hospitals. 

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, flexible work schedules.

 

The Registered Nurse provides knowledgeable and caring clinical practice and care coordination through an understanding of patients, families, nurses and healthcare delivery teams. Consistently provides safe and therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way while incorporating differences into the provision of care and conducting all patient care in a patient/family centered manner. Integrates knowledge, skills and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum, to include patient and family education. Communicates effectively and works cooperatively with others while having respect for and an understanding of other clinical disciplines. Determines processes for delivery of care from direct patient/family communication, technology and other healthcare team member collaboration.

Job Responsibilities

 

  • Performs comprehensive patient health assessments by interpreting multiple data sets and synthesizing their interrelationships
  • Formulates individualized plans of care based on assessment findings and interpreting trends in patient populations to achieve best practice
  • Conducts all patient care in a patient and family centered manner, integrating knowledge, skills and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum of care
  • Advocates for patients' rights from the patient and family perspective and provides counsel while acting as a resource to resolve issues
  • Accesses resources from all disciplines to achieve desired patient outcomes and coordinates healthcare and alternate services for patient/family transition planning
  • Documents all patient care activities, as per documentation standards, and assists healthcare team members with documentation
  • Evaluates the process to achieve outcomes, anticipates patient variances and makes revisions to plans of care
  • Makes clinical decisions based on experience, patient population data and intuition while promoting the development of clinical decision making of all team members
  • Communicates effectively, works cooperatively with others, and has respect for and an understanding of other clinical disciplines
  • Assists staff to assess patients' learning needs and outcomes measurement of patient education
  • Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice while serving as a clinical resource, preceptor, and mentor and delegates patient care activities and coordinates unit activities as needed
  • Utilizes standards, guidelines and pathways for care delivery and ensures that the process for delivery of care is synthesized from direct patient/family communication, technology and other healthcare team member collaboration
  • Demonstrates evidence of self-development by obtaining a minimum of six formal contact hours and maintains own Team Member Continuing Education Record
  • Evaluates clinical and quality outcomes and contributes to performance improvement initiatives
  • May perform additional duties as assigned



Registered Nurse Requirements:

  • 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 
  • Experience: A minimum of 1 year of Registered Nurse clinical experience.  
  • Certification:  BLS from American Heart Association (AHA)
  • Licensure: Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse or an active multi-state Registered Nurse license.

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 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.

Key Skills
Patient assessmentCare coordinationClinical practicePatient advocacyDocumentationClinical decision makingPatient educationMentoringPreceptingQuality improvementSurgical careTeam collaboration
Categories
Healthcare
Benefits
Medical coverageDental coverageVision coverageTeam member wellness programRetirement matchingTuition assistanceStudent loan assistanceMental health coachingTherapy sessionsPaid time offPaid parental leaveFlexible work schedulesSign-on bonusRelocation assistance
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
The Registered Nurse provides comprehensive patient care and coordinates clinical activities within the Surgical Short Stay Unit. Responsibilities include performing health assessments, formulating individualized care plans, and advocating for patient needs throughout the continuum of care.
📋Job Type
full time
💰Salary Range
$39 - $64
📊Experience Level
2-5
💼Company Size
14731
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
36 hours
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