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 full-time position works a night shift from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The unit is a new 24-bed Medicine unit with computers in every room, hallway charting stations with windows for patient visibility, and blood pressure machines that connect 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. The unit may offer an opportunity to pursue work in the ICU or emergency department. A sign-on bonus of up to $20,000 is available for qualified candidates, and relocation packages are available. The Registered Nurse provides competent nursing care using the nursing process and applies clinical knowledge and skills to meet the standards of the specific clinical area. Nursing practice includes assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching, health promotion, and evaluation. Professional performance includes ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and nursing research, quality, evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health. Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is a 525-bed tertiary care facility and the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School. The hospital is home to the region’s only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit, as well as a Comprehensive Stroke Center and Magnet nursing designation. Sentara Health describes its workforce as close to 30,000 members and states its commitment to diversity and inclusion. The workplace is tobacco-free.
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.
- 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.
- Use clinical knowledge and skills to meet the standards required by the specific 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 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 if system and employee eligibility criteria are met
- Sign-on bonus up to $20,000 for qualified candidates
- Relocation packages available
- Potential additional compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities
- Educational assistance or student loan repayment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
