Registered Nurse eICU
About The Position
Sentara’s Electronic Intensive Care Unit (eICU) is seeking an experienced full-time ICU nurse for a 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. night shift. The eICU uses telecommunications technology to provide an additional layer of critical-care monitoring, with the goals of reducing mortality and length of stay and preventing complications. eICU staff collaborate with bedside ICU teams to provide quality, safe patient care across multiple Sentara hospitals. The position is currently located at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital and is expected to move in late June to Sentara Independence in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The eICU RN provides remote nursing care and acts as an advocate, guide, and resource for bedside ICU nurses. The RN collaborates with eMDs to provide telemedicine care to critically ill adults across multiple ICUs. eMDs and eRNs monitor patients in the Monitored Census using Epic Patient Monitoring (EPM). eICU cameras support video communication with patients, bedside teams, other healthcare team members, and patients’ families. eRNs maintain daily logs of monitoring and APACHE assignments. The Registered Nurse provides competent nursing care using the nursing process and applicable standards of nursing practice and professional performance. This includes assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, coordination and evaluation of care, as well as communication, collaboration, leadership, education, quality, resource utilization, and other professional responsibilities.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree or diploma in Registered Nursing.
- Virginia RN license or Compact/Multi-State eligibility.
- BLS certification within 90 days of hire.
- At least 3 years of critical-care nursing experience is sought for the opportunity; the posting specifies three-plus years of recent ICU bedside experience as preferred.
- Critical-thinking skills and ability to understand technology and navigate systems.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).
- CCRN certification.
- Three or more 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 through the nursing process and applicable standards of 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.
- Market-competitive compensation, with potential 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
