Direct Care Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

Sentara Health•Woodbridge, VA

1d•$42 - $61•Onsite

About The Position

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center is hiring a full-time Direct Care Registered Nurse II for its Emergency Department in Woodbridge, Virginia. The role is a day shift from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., with two 8-hour call shifts per six-week schedule. Qualified candidates may be eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $20,000. The Registered Nurse provides competent nursing care using the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, identifying outcomes, planning, implementation, care coordination, teaching, health promotion, and evaluation. The RN also follows professional performance standards in areas such as ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health. Clinical knowledge and skills must meet the standards of the specific clinical area. The Emergency Department is a 37-bed facility treating a wide range of acute and emergent diagnoses. It is a Level III Trauma Center and a certified Primary Stroke Center, and cares for patients from pediatric through geriatric ages, including those with respiratory, cardiac, septic, and behavioral health needs. The department describes its environment as high-acuity and fast-paced. The hospital is a 183-bed not-for-profit community hospital in Woodbridge, Virginia. Sentara Health describes its mission as “to improve health every day” and states that its environment is tobacco-free. The full-time base pay range is $41.93–$61.01 per hour. Additional compensation may include shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities; pay within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs.

Requirements

Registered Nurse license: Compact/Multi-State license or single-state Virginia license.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; all Direct Care RNs must have BLS within 90 days of hire.
For Emergency Care, ACLS and PALS or ENPC are required within one year of hire.
Education may be an RN Associate's Degree, RN Bachelor's Degree, RN Diploma, RN Master's Degree, or RN Doctorate Degree.

Nice To Haves

BSN or MSN preferred.
Two years of Emergency Department nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide competent nursing care using the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching, health promotion, and evaluation.
Meet professional performance standards for ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and nursing research, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health.
Maintain clinical knowledge and skills that meet the standards required for the Emergency Department.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision plans.
Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000.
Paid time off and sick leave.
Paid parental and family caregiver leave.
Emergency backup care.
Long-term and short-term disability and critical illness plans.
Life insurance.
401(k)/403(b) with employer match.
Tuition assistance of $5,250 per year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education.
Student debt pay down up to $10,000.
Pet insurance.
Legal resources plan.
Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if system and employee eligibility criteria are met.
Potential sign-on bonus up to $20,000 for qualified candidates.
Potential additional compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Educational assistance or student loan repayment.
Paid holidays.
Paid military leave.