Registered Nurse (RN) -Cardiovascular Surgical ICU Unit (CSICU)
About The Position
Sentara is hiring an experienced Registered Nurse for the Cardiovascular Surgical ICU Unit (CSICU) at Sentara Heart Hospital, located on the campus of Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. This is a part-time, 24-hour-per-week, day-shift role, with a 7 a.m.–7 p.m. schedule. A sign-on bonus of up to $7,500 is available for qualified candidates. The 20-bed cardiac surgical ICU cares 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 receiving mechanical circulatory support, including the Total Artificial Heart and ECMO. Nurses typically care for one or two patients, depending on acuity, and manage critically ill patients requiring intensive hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, multiple drug infusions, IABP therapy, and CRRT. The RN provides competent nursing care using the nursing process and applicable standards of practice and professional performance. The role requires clinical knowledge and skills appropriate to the clinical area. Sentara Heart Hospital is a 112-bed facility. Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is a 525-bed tertiary care facility and a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence. Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including insurance coverage, retirement plans, paid time off, leave programs, educational assistance, and voluntary benefits. The position’s stated base pay range for full-time employment is $41.93–$61.01 per hour; compensation may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Additional compensation may include shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonuses.
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.
- Experienced Registered Nurse.
Responsibilities
- Provide nursing care using the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, identification of outcomes, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching, health promotion, and evaluation.
- Apply professional performance standards, including ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and nursing research, quality, evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health.
- Provide care for patients following cardiac and lung surgeries, including CABG, valve procedures, aneurysm repair, TAVR, ablations, and heart transplantation.
- Care for patients with mechanical circulatory support devices, including the Total Artificial Heart and ECMO.
- Manage critically ill patients requiring hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, multiple drug infusions, IABP therapy, and CRRT.
- Care for one or two patients depending on acuity level.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000
- Paid time off and sick leave
- Paid holidays
- Paid parental and family caregiver leave
- Paid military leave
- Emergency backup care
- Long-term and short-term disability plans
- Critical illness plans
- Life insurance
- 401(k)/403(b) with employer match
- Tuition assistance up to $5,250 per year
- Discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- Student debt pay down up to $10,000
- Pet insurance
- Legal resources plan
- Voluntary benefits
- Potential annual discretionary bonus, subject to system and employee eligibility criteria
- Sign-on bonus up to $7,500 for qualified candidates
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
