Registered Nurse (RN) - Step Down Unit
About The Position
Sentara is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Step-Down Unit at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. This is a full-time, third-shift (night) role. The unit is a new 24-bed Medicine unit equipped with computers in every room, hallway charting stations with windows for patient visibility, and blood pressure machines that communicate with EPIC for real-time documentation. The patient population includes cardiac and cardiac-prep patients, renal failure, vascular conditions, sepsis, pneumonia, sickle cell, OR-prep, and diverse wound-care needs. The unit offers experience that may support a future transition into ICU or the emergency department. The Registered Nurse performs nursing care using the nursing process and applies clinical knowledge and skills to meet the standards of the assigned clinical area. Nursing practice includes assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching, health promotion, and evaluation, as well as professional standards such as ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health. A sign-on bonus of up to $15,000 may be available to qualified candidates, and relocation packages are available. The listed base pay range for full-time employment is $41.93–$61.01 per hour. Additional compensation may include shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonuses. Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package.
Requirements
- RN degree required.
- Virginia RN license required.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 90 days of hire.
Nice To Haves
- Prior RN experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide competent nursing care using the nursing process.
- Perform assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching, health promotion, and evaluation.
- Meet professional performance standards, including ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health.
- Use clinical knowledge and skills to meet the standards required by the assigned clinical area.
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 of $5,250 per year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- Student debt pay down up to $10,000
- Pet insurance
- Legal resources plan
- Potential annual discretionary bonus, subject to system and employee eligibility criteria
- Sign-on bonus up to $15,000 for qualified candidates
- Relocation packages available
- 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
