Registered Nurse (RN) - CSICU

Sentara Hospitals•Norfolk, VA

14h•Onsite

About The Position

Sentara is hiring an experienced Registered Nurse for the Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care Unit (CSICU) at Sentara Heart Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. This 20-bed cardiac surgical ICU provides care for patients following procedures including CABG, valve repair or replacement, aneurysm repair, TAVR, ablations, heart transplantation, and lung surgeries. The unit also cares for patients requiring mechanical circulatory support, including Total Artificial Heart and ECMO. Nurses typically care for one to two patients depending on acuity and manage critically ill patients who may need intensive hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, multiple drug infusions, IABP therapy, and CRRT. The RN performs competent nursing care using the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, identifying outcomes, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching and health promotion, and evaluation. The role also applies professional nursing standards related to ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and nursing research, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health. The RN maintains clinical knowledge and skills appropriate to the clinical area. This is a full-time, permanent weekend night position, working 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. A sign-on bonus of up to $20,000 may be available to qualified candidates, and relocation packages are available. The full-time hourly base pay range is $41.93 to $61.01; additional compensation may include shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonuses. Compensation varies based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs.

Requirements

RN degree required.
Virginia RN license required.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 90 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

One year of RN experience is strongly preferred.
Experience caring for critically ill cardiac surgical patients is suggested by the role description, but no specific experience requirement beyond the stated preference is given.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing care using the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching and health promotion, and evaluation.
Care for patients after cardiac, vascular, and lung surgeries, including CABG, valve procedures, aneurysm repair, TAVR, ablations, and heart transplantation.
Provide care for patients using mechanical circulatory support devices, including Total Artificial Heart and ECMO.
Manage critically ill patients requiring intensive hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, multiple drug infusions, IABP therapy, and CRRT.
Apply professional nursing standards involving ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health.
Maintain clinical knowledge and skills appropriate to the specific clinical area.

Benefits

Sign-on bonus up to $20,000 for qualified candidates.
Relocation packages available.
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.
Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000.
Paid family caregiver leave.
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.