Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department (ED)
About The Position
Sentara Independence - Emergency Department is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to join their team. This full-time position involves 36 hours per week, working weekends (Friday-Sunday) from 11 AM to 11 PM. The Emergency Room at Sentara Independence offers 24/7 access to board-certified emergency physicians and quality nurses, with a focus on outstanding service and efficient patient treatment. The facility features a new family-friendly waiting room, private patient care rooms with state-of-the-art cardiac monitoring equipment, a minor care treatment area, and on-site X-Ray, Ultrasound, CT, and MRI Imaging services. Support is provided by local Emergency Medical Services and Sentara's regional air ambulance, Nightingale, for patient transfers. The RN will perform nursing care using the nursing process, adhering to standards of practice and professional performance, and will possess the clinical knowledge and skills required for the specific clinical area.
Requirements
- ADN required
- Virginia or compact multistate RN (Registered Nurse) license in good standing.
- BLS within 90 days of hire.
- RN experience in a hospital setting
Nice To Haves
- BSN or higher preferred
- Emergency Care - ACLS & PALS or ENPC within 1 year of hire.
- ED experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Perform a competent level of nursing care as demonstrated by the critical thinking model known as the nursing process.
- Adhere to the standards of practice including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and coordination of care (teaching and health promotion and evaluation).
- Adhere to the standards of professional performance including ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice/nursing research, quality, evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health.
- Possess clinical knowledge and skills to meet standards as required by specific clinical areas.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
- Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
- Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
- Emergency Backup Care
- Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
- Life Insurance
- 401k/403B with Employer Match
- Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
- Pet Insurance
- Legal Resources Plan
- Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
