LPN, Emergency Department (ED) - Level 1 Trauma Center
About The Position
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is hiring full-time Licensed Practical Nurses for its Emergency Department, a 53-bed department and home to Hampton Roads’ only Level I Trauma Center. The department manages a wide range of medical emergencies, including trauma, cardiac, stroke, critical care, and specialty cases. LPNs work with emergency medicine providers, specialists, and interdisciplinary teams to provide timely, safe, patient-centered care in a fast-paced clinical setting. The position is based at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, and is scheduled for 36 hours per week on the day shift, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Availability every other weekend and participation in holiday rotation are required. Qualified candidates may be eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $8,000. The hospital is a 525-bed tertiary care facility, a primary teaching hospital, a Magnet hospital, and home to the region’s only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit. The Emergency Department has received the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award. Sentara offers career advancement and professional development resources, tuition assistance, certification support, and a comprehensive benefits package. The workplace is tobacco-free.
Requirements
- Degree or diploma in Licensed Practical Nursing.
- Current LPN license.
- Communicate effectively, demonstrate strong critical thinking, and be committed to safe, patient-centered emergency care.
- Availability to work every other weekend and participate in holiday rotation.
Nice To Haves
- Prior LPN experience.
- Emergency Department experience.
- Related experience in acute care, critical care, intermediate care, trauma, cardiac, stroke, or med/surg.
Responsibilities
- Provide safe, patient-centered emergency care in a fast-paced Emergency Department.
- Work collaboratively with emergency medicine providers, specialists, and interdisciplinary teams to deliver timely, high-quality care.
- Care for patients with a range of emergency, trauma, cardiac, stroke, critical care, and specialty needs.
- Work 36 hours per week on the day shift, with every other weekend availability and holiday rotation required.
Benefits
- Potential sign-on bonus of up to $8,000 for qualified candidates.
- Medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000.
- Paid time off and sick leave, including vacation and holidays.
- 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.
- Potential annual discretionary bonus, subject to system and employee eligibility criteria.
- Career advancement opportunities, professional development resources, and certification support.
- Potential additional compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
