Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, VA
Flexible

System Division Chief, Critical Care
The Medicine Service Line is seeking a Division Chief to join our collaborative, high performing team of over 30 physicians and advanced practice providers, who care for the most acutely ill patients at all 5 Inova Hospitals
Our need for intensivists has grown as the acuity and volume of patients in our adult ICU’s has increased. We care for the critically ill patients in the four adult ICU’s at IFMC- Medical-Surgical ICU, Coronary Care Unit, Cardiovascular ICU, and Neuroscience ICU. We also provide critical care consultation to patients throughout the hospital, and subspecialty critical care support to the Inova system of hospitals. Post-ICU care is supported by a team of hospitalists, including a subspecialty hospitalist service for neurologic diseases and injuries.
Inova’s hospitals are consistently recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals and Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades for excellence in healthcare.
We are proud to be named a Forbes’ 2023 Best-in-State Employer, one of Becker’s Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare, #11 of 5,000+ facilities on NurseJournal’s national 2023 Best Places to Work as a Nurse list, and a Top Performer in the Healthcare Equality Index for LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality.
Featured benefits:
- CME allowance and dedicated CME days
- Student loan assistance – up to $10,000!
- Paid parental leave
- Retirement benefits with match from day one
- State-of-the-art medical and training facilities
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Embrace and embody Inova's core values to lead effectively.
- Work jointly with Medicine Service Line leaders to conceptualize and actualize the vision for the Medical Critical Care Service.
- Manage critical care physicians and medical directors across all care sites, including TeleICU and Inova Hospitals. Indirect management of the Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) in collaboration with the APP leadership team.
- Drive the development and implementation of clinical critical care quality initiatives, ensuring alignment with system-wide goals.
- Coordinate the recruitment of system intensivists and manage contracts with community intensivists, in partnership with Medicine Service Line and hospital leadership.
- Standardize and align critical care delivery and severity-adjusted outcomes across all critical care and intermediate care units in the system.
- Collaborate with nursing, administrative, and medical leaders to develop new programs and services that align with the Medicine Service Line's objectives.
- Oversee operational aspects affecting adult critical care, including procurement, budget management, regulatory compliance, disaster planning, risk management, and research initiatives.
- Guide the development and management of an integrated TeleICU and bedside intensivist program.
- Partner with critical care nursing and administration to enhance patient outcomes, experiences, and staff retention.
- Participate actively in strategic decisions within the Medicine Service Line.
- Collaboration with GME & UME to facilitate and foster an enriching learning environment for rotating medical students, residents, and fellows.
- Any other defined role per Inova Medicine Service Line leadership direction.
Requirements:
- Work schedule: Varies.
- Education: An MD or DO from an accredited university medical school, Completed ACGME residency training and subsequent fellowship, Board eligible or board certified
- Experience: Previous Health Care Leadership
- Licensure: Current or eligibility for an unrestricted Virginia state medical license and DEA