Registered Nurse (RN) - High Risk Labor & Delivery
About The Position
Sentara is hiring an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) for the High-Risk Labor & Delivery Unit at Norfolk General Hospital, in Norfolk Virginia. This is a full-time, night shift position. The Labor and Delivery Unit at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is a Beacon Award-winning unit that offers a fast-paced, high-acuity, and rewarding practice. Nurses are cross-trained to scrub, circulate, recover, and labor/deliver, providing comprehensive surgical and obstetrical care. The unit is supported by a collaborative team of physicians, resident physicians, maternal-fetal medicine specialists, surgical techs, and administrative staff, delivering seamless, patient-centered care. As a teaching hospital, it provides hands-on learning opportunities, mentorship, and professional growth. The Registered Nursing (RN) is responsible to perform a competent level of nursing care as demonstrated by the nursing process. This includes assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching, health promotion, and evaluation, along with standards of professional performance such as ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice/nursing research, quality, evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health. The RN possesses clinical knowledge and skills to meet standards as required by specific clinical areas.
Requirements
- RN Degree REQUIRED
- Virginia RN or Compact Multi-State License REQUIRED
- Basic Life Support (BLS) within 90 days of hire
- NRP within 6 months of hire
- PALS within 6 months of hire
Nice To Haves
- BSN or MSN preferred
- Previous Labor & Delivery experience STRONGLY PREFERRED
- Critical Care/IMCU ACLS within 1 year of hire
- Emergency Care - ACLS & PALS or ENPC within 1 year of hire
- Oncology Care ONS/ONCC or Sentara approved course Chemotherapy & Biotherapy Provider Card within 6 months of hire
- Women's Care - Perinatal departments; NRP within 6 months of hire
- Inpatient Pediatrics. PALS within 6 months of hire
Responsibilities
- Perform a competent level of nursing care as demonstrated by the critical thinking model known as the nursing process.
- Utilize assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Coordinate care, including teaching and health promotion.
- Adhere to standards of professional performance including ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice/nursing research, quality, evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health.
- Possess clinical knowledge and skills to meet standards as required by specific clinical areas.
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
- Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
- 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
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
