Inova Mount Vernon Hospital is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) Unit Supervisor Wound Care to join the team. This role will be full-time, day shift 8am-5:30pm.

Home Base Location: Dorothea R. Fisher Wound Healing Center - Mount Vernon: 2501 Parkers Lane Alexandria, VA 22306

The Mount Vernon Healing Center is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, and our team is committed to providing expert care and fostering collaboration among our centers to ensure the best possible outcomes for our patients. For most people the body naturally heals when it has a wound. But for those who have difficulty healing, specialized treatment may be required. Non-healing wounds can occur for many reasons, including diabetes or other chronic disease, poor circulation, nutritional status or age and body size.

Inova offers comprehensive wound healing centers for the treatment of complex wounds with delays or potential for delay in healing. The expert care and collaboration amongst our centers make Inova the best choice for your care. We are the region’s largest and most experienced team, delivering expert care for a variety of nonhealing wounds.

To learn more, visit https://www.inova.org/our-services/inova-wound-healing-centers!

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, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Registered Nurse (RN) Unit Supervisor Wound Care Job Responsibilities:

Conducts high quality shift huddles by communicating strategic priorities related to target, actual and gap barriers in addition to small tests of change, results of rounding, challenges, celebrations and other matters Rounds on staff continually and serves to remove or escalate barriers to providing quality care while enhancing staff engagement Participates in emergency and safety preparedness drills/trainings and simulation labs and Operating Room safety stand-downs, as required Serves as role model to others in communication to patients, identifying concerns, diffusing potentially difficult situations and facilitating resolution Serves as a Physician Liaison and primary information resource/contact for unit of responsibility Collaborates with a multidisciplinary healthcare team to ensure that discharge needs are in place to provide smooth transition of patient flow Accurately assesses current state while forecasting staffing/supply needs and working to proactively resolve staffing discrepancies Contributes to the completion of annual evaluations as delegated by unit leadership, participates in the disciplinary process for team members, when applicable, by providing necessary input to performance deficiencies and participates in the interview and hiring process for new team members Provides individual coaching and counseling to clinical staff on critical processes, standards and problem solving, communicates expectations effectively and advocates for and supports the clinical staff and promotes an environment of mutual trust May perform additional duties as assigned

Additional Requirements:

Work schedule: full-time, day shift 8am-5:30pm Education: Bachelors Degree in Nursing or Associate Degree in Nursing for those who are within one year of completing their BSN Experience: 1 year of Registered Nurse experience; preferably in Wound Care Certification: BLS from the American Heart Association; Specialty certification in Wound Care within one year from date of hire; Completion of a revised Charge Nurse workshop within the first 90 days of employment; Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse.