Registered Nurse, Operating Room/General Surgery
About The Position
Sentara CarePlex is recruiting a Registered Nurse for its Operating Room. The role is full-time at 40 hours per week on a rotating shift and requires call. Duties include assessing and admitting patients, performing rounding checks, administering medications, communicating with family members, and being responsible for the overall care of patients. The position emphasizes teamwork and coordinated patient care. New graduate nurses, experienced nurses changing specialties, and foreign OR nurses transitioning to OR nursing in the United States may participate in the 15-week Peri-op 101 program. The program covers fundamental perioperative concepts and standards, policy and case study review, hands-on operating room experience with a trained nurse preceptor, peer networking, and exposure to AORN-recommended evidence-based practice guidelines. Program benefits include expert preparation before entering the clinical setting, clinical experience at a hiring hospital, transition to competent novice-level OR practice, improved critical thinking and communication skills, and ongoing mentorship.
Requirements
- Virginia or Compact Multi-State License in good standing.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 90 days of hire.
- An RN-Associate’s Degree, RN-Bachelor’s Degree, RN-Diploma, or RN-Master’s Degree.
- Availability to work a rotating shift and take call.
Responsibilities
- Assess and admit patients.
- Perform rounding checks.
- Administer medications.
- Communicate with patients' family members.
- Provide overall care for patients.
- Participate in operating room clinical practice and perioperative care.
Benefits
- Qualified experienced nurses may be eligible for a $15,000 sign-on bonus; qualified new graduate RNs may be eligible for a $7,500 sign-on bonus.
- 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.
- Potential additional compensation such as 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
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
