Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) for our Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (Peds CVICU) within Inova's L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital. This role is eligible for relocation assistance.

At Inova, the Pediatric Cardiac ICU serves the needs of critically ill infants, children, and adolescents who require specialized heart care. This specialized unit is staffed by highly skilled nurses and a team of intensivists from multiple subspecialties, including anesthesiology, pediatric cardiology, pediatric heart surgery, neonatology (newborn care), cardiac critical care, and pulmonology (lung care). The unit is expanding to include transplant and device management.

Our nationally recognized, 226-bed Inova Children’s Hospital houses comprehensive medical services and specialists who focus on the unique treatment of younger patients. Inova Children's Hospital is an award-winning, full-service children’s hospital devoted to the healthcare of infants, children and adolescents in the Northern Virginia area.

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.

Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Job Responsibilities:

• Identifies evidenced-based practices to incorporate into population standards of practice.
• Assists with the implementation of research findings into clinical practice standards.
• Provides leadership to ensure evidence-based practices are administered to relevant patient populations.
• Serves as clinical consultant and expert resource to nursing team members, leaders, other disciplines for a specified population to ensure optimal patient outcomes, demonstrating a holistic and caring approach to patient care.
• Reviews and develops patient standards of practice and protocols to ensure evidence-based practice guidelines.
• Collaborates with nursing and other disciplines to implement clinical practice standards for the assigned patient population.

The Clinical Nurse Specialist ensures optimal patient outcomes from a holistic perspective. Serves as a clinical expert for the designated patient population while guiding and developing standards for clinical practice in the assigned clinical specialty area. Serves as a role model for lifelong learning and advocating for optimal patient outcomes through evidence-based clinical practice. Incorporates a multidisciplinary approach to patient care to enhance patient outcomes for assigned populations.

Hours: full-time, M-F (regular office hours, with some flexibility as needed based on department needs)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Master's Degree in Advance Clinical Nursing Practice.
• Experience: 3 years of clinical practice
• Certifications: BLS (AHA), and Certified or achieve certification in specialty nursing practice within 12 months.
• Licensure: Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care ( Peds CVICU) experience. 

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 System 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.