Inova Health

Clinical Mentor Extender (RN) -Inova Alexandria Hospital & Inova Mount Vernon Hospital

Inova Health  •  Falls Church, VA (Onsite)  •  4 hours ago
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Job Description

The Inova Nursing Professional Development Department is seeking a PRN INPD Instructor - Clinical Mentor Extender to provide New Nurse support and provide instruction during new grad boot camp.

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.

INPD Instructor Job Responsibilities:

RN will receive hand-off from clinical mentor at assigned campus with a list of newly hired RNs that may need extra support, new graduates could be assigned in any specialty area so experience and support provided will be general in nature. RN will also support Bootcamp for New Grad nurses.

Some examples of assistance needed could include:

  • Enhancing communication skills- Formulating messages for providers
  • Time management skills
  • Talking through a new skill
  • Providing resources deferring to expertise
  • Increase confidence in decision making
  • Assist with ability to prioritize

This is an evolving role, and the expectation is to provide positive ongoing support to our new grads while role modeling Inova’s values.

New Graduate Boot Camp four-hour course provided to all new graduate RNs and international nurses to help increase confidence and competency in skills such as prioritization, delegation, and de-escalation. The Boot Camp is held Wednesdays from 0715 – 1215 shift and an occasional PM shift from 1300 – 1800.

Hours: PRN; Monday-Friday (4pm - 10pm) and Saturday/Sunday (10am - 4pm).

  • Schedule requirement: at least 1 day per week plus 1 weekend shift every third week in addition to 2 boot camp sessions per quarter.

Location: Inova Alexandria Hospital (Primary) and Inova Mount Vernon Hospital (Occasional)

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Education Bachelors Degree in Nursing
  • Experience 2 years of progressive experience in nursing in designated specialty
  • Certification BLS from the American Heart Association; Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse or an active multi-state RN License.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Relevant experience serving as a preceptor
  • Over 2 years of recent inpatient RN experience ( Cardiac/Tele preferred)

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.

Inova Health

About Inova Health

We are Inova, Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. With expertise and compassion, we partner with our patients to help them stay healthy. We treat illness, heal injury and look at a patient’s whole health to help them flourish. Through our expansive network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, emergency and urgent care centers, and outpatient services, Inova provides care for more than 1 million unique patients every year. Total patient visits exceed 4 million annually, demonstrating our ability to deliver the best clinical care and ensuring a seamless experience for all who rely on us for their healthcare needs.

Consistently ranked and recognized as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience, Inova’s world-class care is made possible by the strength and breadth of our network, our 26,000 team members, our technology and our innovation. In 2025, Inova was named the Health System of the Year by Press Ganey, a national leader in healthcare experience, recognizing our excellence in patient care, team member engagement, and commitment to continuous improvement.

Inova is home to Northern Virginia’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and provides high-quality healthcare to each person in every community we are privileged to serve – regardless of ability to pay – every day of their life. More information about Inova can be found at www.inova.org.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Falls Church, Virginia
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
inova.org
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