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Registered Nurse (RN) Virtual Acute Care

InovaHybridVirginiaPosted Sep 19, 2026

Compensation

$39 - $64 /hr

Type

Full-time

Location

Virginia

Posted

Sep 19, 2026

Requirements Summary

Candidates must hold an Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Nursing and possess at least one year of experience in a critical care setting. A valid Registered Nurse license in Virginia and BLS certification are required, with additional certifications like ACLS or PALS needed depending on the unit.

Core Responsibilities

The Registered Nurse performs comprehensive patient health assessments and formulates individualized plans of care to achieve optimal patient outcomes. They also coordinate healthcare services for patient transitions and contribute to performance improvement initiatives within the virtual nursing model.

Key Skills

Patient assessmentCare planningClinical decision makingDocumentationCritical careTelemetryHeart failure careStroke careCommunicationPerformance improvementEvidence-based practicePatient transition planning

Company Information

  • Industry: Hospitals and Health Care
  • Company Size: 10,001+ employees
  • Type: Nonprofit
  • Specialties: Hospital, Emergency Services, Cardiology, Healthcare Centers, Health System, Physical Therapy, Childbirth Services, Outpatient Services, Urgent Care Services, Primary Care, Diagnostic Imaging, Medical Laboratory, and Behavioral Health

Full Job Description

Inova 8095 - Fairfax East is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) Virtual Acute Care to join the team. This role will be full-time, 36 hours per week. Flexibility with schedule is needed as you will be working a rotating schedule. Shifts are listed in the preferred requirements. Four (4) weekend shifts are required every six (6) weeks & rotating holidays. After 6 months in the role, team members become eligible to work one remote day per week, provided they remain in good standing and adhere to the department's remote work policy. Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance eligible.   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) Virtual Acute Care 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 * 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 * 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 Minimum Qualifications: * 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: 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse, for Critical Care units, 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse in a critical care setting or completion of a critical care fellowship * Certification: BLS from the American Heart Association (for Critical Care units, ACLS within 6 months of hire; for Pediatric units, PALS within 6 months of hire); Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse or an active multi-state Registered Nurse license  Preferred Qualifications:  * Experience: 2+ years of recent RN experience in an acute care hospital; Med/Surg, Telemetry, Heart Failure, and/or Stroke care is strongly preferred. * Certification: Medical-Surgical Certification; RN license in VA * Education: BSN * Other: Excellent communication skills; innovative mindset; A flexible RN who enjoys variety, doesn't require a fixed schedule, and is excited to support multiple inpatient units through an innovative virtual nursing model. * Ability to work any of the below (one shift type per week):  * Monday through Friday: 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM; 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM; 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM; 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM * Weekends: 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM; 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM; 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM  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.

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