Registered Nurse (RN) - Vascular Access
Inova Alexandria Hospital
Alexandria, VA
Days

Inova Alexandria Hospital – IV Therapy is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) Vascular Access Team to join the team. Full-time, 9-hour dayshifts, 4 days per week. No holidays or weekends. Start and end times & days during the week may vary.
Inova Alexandria Hospital is a nationally recognized, community hospital with a rich history. As the oldest continuously operating hospital in Virginia, we’ve been proudly serving our diverse community for more than 150 years and are committed to offering a full range of healthcare services for all ages.
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) Vascular Access Team Job Responsibilities:
- Tailors and prioritizes caring practice to individual needs, including cultural/ethical/spiritual needs
- Ensures efficiency in the delivery of care and determines immediate priorities and offers solutions for problems
- Monitors the EKG, hemodynamic variances, and other physiologic data during the procedure
- Selects appropriate instruments and supplies based on a patient presentation during the procedure and maintains proper sterile technique throughout the procedure
- Updates primary RN with the ability to use line, type of line placed, and any special considerations (eg. gauze dressing or clotting dressing used)
- Immediately recognizes and responds to adverse clinical situations and directs others to assist in a favorable patient outcome
- Documents entire procedure, including complications, equipment used, medications administered as part of the patient's permanent record
- Serves as a clinical resource and serves as a mentor to health care team members in educating on infection control, care and maintenance of the inserted device, and clinical resource in troubleshooting
- May perform additional duties as assigned
Additional Requirements:
- Work schedule: Full-time, 9-hour dayshifts, 4 days per week. No holidays or weekends. Start and end times & days during the week may vary.
- Education: Bachelor's Degree Nursing or Associate's Degree. If RN has an Associate's Degree, within 2 years of date of hire, they must meet with their nurse leader and conduct the following: 1.) Identify which accredited school they plan to attend 2.) Provide a written plan with anticipated BSN completion date 3.) Submit a review of transcripts from the school indicating the required pre-requisites and timeline for taking the courses 4.) Complete BSN within 5 years of start date.
- Experience: Experience assessing and placing peripheral access including Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC), Midline Catheters, and Peripheral IV's
- Certifications: BLS from the American Heart Association; Vascular Access-Board Certified within 12 months of hire (VA-BC 1 year after completion of orientation).
- Other: Must be comfortable with educating others on proper IV protocols