Registered Nurse (RN) Patient Care Navigator - Structural Heart
Listed compensation
$93k-$151k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
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
Key Skills
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $93k–$151k | Cardiology median $93k (middle half $85k–$107k)16 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$121k in purchasing power | Virginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Cardiology listings in Virginia | 6 active | 60 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 45% remote · 63% no call · 63% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $10k loan repayment | Virginia Registered Nurse listings: 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 15% offer loan repayment169 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Cardiology listings | 355 in the last 30 days | 287 the 30 days before (+24%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Cardiology pay trend | +11.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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