Registered Nurse (RN) - Surgical Unit
About The Position
Sentara is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) at Norfolk General Hospital's Surgical Unit in Norfolk, Virginia. This 42-bed unit specializes in the care of Adult Surgical Patients, including those recovering from surgeries in Urology, General Surgery, ENT, Plastic Surgery, GYN Surgery, Surgical Oncology, and Trauma Overflow. The unit also cares for patients with renal disease, diabetes, COPD, and heart failure, and is a telemetry-monitored unit. It includes 6 beds for Epilepsy monitoring and is the Living Kidney Donor Transplant Unit. The Registered Nursing (RN) is responsible to perform a competent level of nursing care as demonstrated by the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching, health promotion, and evaluation. The RN possesses clinical knowledge and skills to meet standards as required by specific clinical areas.
Requirements
- RN Degree REQUIRED
- Virginia RN License REQUIRED
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification required within 90-days of hire
- All Direct Care RN's required to have BLS within 90 days of hire.
Nice To Haves
- Prior RN experience PREFERRED
Responsibilities
- Perform a competent level of nursing care as demonstrated by the nursing process.
- Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Outcomes identification
- Planning
- Implementation
- Coordination of care- teaching and health promotion
- Evaluation
- Ethics
- Culturally congruent practice
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Leadership
- Education
- Evidence-based practice /nursing research
- Quality
- Resource utilization
- Environmental health
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
- Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
- Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
- Emergency Backup Care
- Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
- Life Insurance
- 401k/403B with Employer Match
- Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
- Pet Insurance
- Legal Resources Plan
- Annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
