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Fairfax, Virginia

Registered Nurse (RN) Patient Care Navigator - Structural Heart

Registered NurseNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$93k-$151k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

Inova Health Center 8081 – Fairfax East is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) Patient Care Navigator - Structural Heart to join the team. This role will be Full-Time; Monday – Friday, No Holidays, No Weekends. 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.

Registered Nurse (RN) Patient Care Navigator - Structural Heart Job

Responsibilities:

  • Coordinates a patient's plan of care which may include appointment scheduling, confirming patient's attendance, transportation, assisting with referral process, and answering patient questions.
  • Acts as a liaison, advocate and point of contact to patients in need of services such as screening, diagnostic treatment, clinical research participation, support services, and follow-up/aftercare plan by helping them access the best healthcare outcomes from doctors, hospitals and others who provide their required services.
  • Refers cases to the appropriate resources for assistance. Anticipates patient's needs and advocates for patient rights and appropriate utilization of services.
  • Conducts comprehensive assessment of the patient's health and psychosocial needs and develops a case management plan in collaboration with the patient and their support system.
  • Educates patient, family or caregiver(s), and members of the health care delivery team regarding treatment options, community resources, insurance benefits, self-care management, etc. to facilitate timely and informed decision-making throughout all phases of the continuum process.
  • Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to address patient questions and responses about the care process and treatment options.
  • Develops/maintains reliable systems to document, track and monitor patient data.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelors Degree in Nursing
  • Experience: 3 years of nursing experience
  • Certification: Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse; Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience: cardiac experience; familiarity with cardiac medications

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.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Nursing and possess at least 3 years of nursing experience. A valid Virginia Registered Nurse license and Basic Life Support certification are required.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Patient navigationCare coordinationPatient advocacyCardiac nursingClinical research supportPatient educationMultidisciplinary collaborationData trackingCardiac medication knowledgePsychosocial assessment

Cardiology — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 40 active Cardiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 45% are remote, 63% have no call, 63% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$122k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $121k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Cardiology jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$93k–$151kCardiology median $93k (middle half $85k–$107k)16 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$121k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Cardiology listings in Virginia6 active60 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 45% remote · 63% no call · 63% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$10k loan repaymentVirginia Registered Nurse listings: 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 15% offer loan repayment169 active listings, Nov 2026
New Cardiology listings355 in the last 30 days287 the 30 days before (+24%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Cardiology pay trend+11.4% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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  • No weekends
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About Inova

Hospitals and Health Care
Falls Church, Virginia
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision
Retirement match 5%
Tuition assistance up to $5,250/year
Student loan assistance up to $10,000
Mental health support
Paid time off
Paid parental leave
Flexible work schedules

Living in Fairfax

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$683k≈ 7.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,456/mo≈ 32% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.