Direct Care Registered Nurse
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides competent, high-quality, compassionate nursing care to a diverse patient population using the nursing process and sound clinical judgment. The role includes assessing patients, developing and implementing individualized care plans, administering medications and treatments, evaluating responses to interventions, and monitoring and recording vital signs and changes in patient condition. The nurse responds promptly to patient needs, consults with medical team members as appropriate, and documents care in accordance with regulatory and organizational standards. The RN collaborates with an interdisciplinary healthcare team to coordinate care and support continuity throughout treatment. The nurse educates patients and families about health conditions, treatments, and post-discharge care, and advocates for each patient’s comfort, dignity, safety, and well-being. The position requires knowledge of routine nursing procedures and RN and LPN scopes of practice, adherence to evidence-based protocols, and a commitment to ongoing learning and a supportive, empathetic care environment. The required life-support certifications depend on the clinical area. All Direct Care Registered Nurses must obtain Basic Life Support within 90 days of hire. Additional requirements may include ACLS, PALS, oncology chemotherapy and biotherapy training, or NRP certification, within the stated timeframes for applicable clinical areas. The position is based at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, a 525-bed tertiary care facility in Norfolk, Virginia. Compensation for full-time employment 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. Sentara offers medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; retirement plans with employer match; paid time off and leave; educational assistance and student loan repayment; and other voluntary benefits.
Requirements
- Demonstrated ability to provide competent nursing care using the nursing process and critical thinking.
- Clinical knowledge and skills meeting the standards of the applicable clinical area.
- Knowledge and understanding of routine nursing procedures and RN and LPN scopes of practice.
- Basic Life Support certification within 90 days of hire.
- Maintain any additional life-support or clinical-area requirements applicable to the assigned unit.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients and develop and implement individualized care plans.
- Administer medications and treatments and evaluate patient responses to interventions.
- Monitor and record vital signs and observe changes in patient conditions.
- Respond promptly to patient needs and complex health situations, consulting medical team members as needed.
- Coordinate care and promote continuity in collaboration with an interdisciplinary healthcare team.
- Educate patients and families about health conditions, treatments, and post-discharge care.
- Document care in accordance with regulatory and organizational standards.
- Advocate for patient safety, comfort, dignity, and well-being.
- Perform nursing care using the nursing process and adhere to evidence-based protocols and applicable standards.
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 up to $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, subject to system and employee eligibility criteria
- Additional compensation may include shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities
- Paid military leave
- Educational assistance or student loan repayment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
