Postpartum nurse

Sentara Hospitals • Woodbridge, VA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center is hiring a full-time Postpartum Registered Nurse for the night shift, 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., in Woodbridge, Virginia. The RN provides competent nursing care using the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching and health promotion, and evaluation. The role follows professional nursing standards covering ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and nursing research, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health. The RN must have the clinical knowledge and skills required for the specific clinical area and meet and maintain specialty-specific requirements. For Women's Care perinatal departments, NRP certification is required within six months of hire; all direct-care RNs must obtain BLS within 90 days of hire.

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center is a 183-bed not-for-profit community hospital. Sentara describes its care as combining the resources of a major health system with personalized community-hospital care, with services including advanced imaging, cancer services, cardiovascular care, emergency care, laboratory services, orthopedics, and weight-loss services. The hospital uses Sentara eCare, an electronic medical record system.

Requirements

• At least 18 months of nursing experience.
• Registered Nurse (RN) license: compact/multi-state or single-state Virginia license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association; required within 90 days of hire for direct-care RNs.
• For Women's Care perinatal departments, NRP within six months of hire.
• One of the listed nursing education credentials: associate's degree, bachelor's degree, diploma, master's degree, or doctorate.

Nice To Haves

• BSN or MSN preferred.
• Two years of postpartum experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent nursing care using the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching and health promotion, and evaluation.
• Apply professional nursing standards, including ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and nursing research, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health.
• Maintain the clinical knowledge and skills required for the specific clinical area.
• Meet and maintain specialty-specific requirements, including NRP for Women's Care perinatal departments and BLS for direct-care RNs.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k)/403(b) with employer match
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick time, and holidays
• Paid parental and military leave
• Paid family caregiver leave
• Educational assistance or student loan repayment
• Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000
• Emergency backup care
• Long-term and short-term disability plans
• Critical illness plans
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree