Travel Registered Nurse (RN) - Stepdown Intermediate Care Neuroscience Unit

Sentara Health•Norfolk, VA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is hiring a Registered Nurse for a temporary, full-time, 14-week traveler assignment on the 5RP Stepdown Intermediate Care Neuroscience Unit in Norfolk, Virginia. The position pays $75.00 per hour, works the night shift, and does not include benefits for this temporary assignment. The unit cares for neuroscience patients, including back and neck surgical patients, patients with epilepsy, patients undergoing neurosurgery (including brain and pituitary procedures), and patients with surgical and non-surgical stroke conditions. Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is a 525-bed medical center and Level I trauma center in Norfolk, Virginia. It is a teaching institution affiliated with Eastern Virginia Medical School, a Magnet hospital, and a Comprehensive Stroke Center. The hospital provides specialized services including heart and vascular care, neurosciences, neurosurgery, and spine care. Sentara describes its mission as improving health every day and its vision as being the healthcare choice of the communities it serves. The organization is an equal opportunity employer, promotes diversity and inclusion, and maintains a tobacco-free environment.

Requirements

Associate degree, bachelor's degree, master's degree, or diploma in nursing.
Virginia or Compact Multi-State nursing license in good standing.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
NIH Stroke Scale certification.
At least two years of current acute-care hospital RN experience.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing care to neuroscience patients on the Stepdown Intermediate Care Neuroscience Unit, including patients recovering from back and neck surgery, epilepsy patients, neurosurgery patients, and patients with surgical or non-surgical stroke conditions.