Registered Nurse e-ICU
About The Position
Sentara’s Electronic Intensive Care Unit (eICU) is seeking an experienced full-time ICU nurse for a day shift, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The role is based at Sentara Independence in Virginia Beach. It is currently located at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital and is expected to move to Sentara Independence in late June. The eICU uses telemedicine and advanced telecommunications technology to provide an additional layer of critical-care monitoring and support, with the goals of reducing mortality and length of stay and preventing complications. The eICU supports seven Sentara hospital locations. The e-ICU RN provides remote nursing care as an advocate, guide, and resource for bedside ICU nurses, and collaborates with eMDs to care for critically ill adults across multiple ICUs. Staff follow patients in the Monitored Census using Epic Patient Monitoring (EPM), and use eICU cameras for video communication with patients, bedside teams, other healthcare team members, and patients’ families. The RN delivers competent nursing care through the nursing process and meets professional nursing standards, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching, evaluation, communication, collaboration, leadership, and evidence-based practice. The RN must have clinical knowledge and skills appropriate to the clinical area.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree or diploma in Registered Nursing.
- Virginia RN license, or Compact/Multi-State eligibility.
- BLS certification within 90 days of hire for all direct-care RNs.
- Three-plus years of recent ICU bedside experience is preferred.
- Clinical knowledge and skills to meet standards required for the specific clinical area.
- Critical-thinking skills and ability to navigate technology and systems.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).
- CCRN certification.
- Three-plus years of recent ICU bedside experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide remote nursing care as an advocate, guide, and resource for bedside ICU nurses.
- Collaborate with eMDs to provide telemedicine care to critically ill adults across multiple ICUs at Sentara hospitals.
- Monitor patients in the Monitored Census using Epic Patient Monitoring (EPM).
- Use eICU video conferencing to communicate with patients, bedside teams, other healthcare team members, and patients’ families.
- Maintain daily logs of monitoring assignments and APACHE assignments.
- Provide competent nursing care using the nursing process and meet applicable standards of nursing practice and professional performance.
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.
- Paid holidays.
- Educational assistance or student loan repayment.
- Additional compensation may include 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
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
