Registered Nurse, General Med Surg

Sentara Health•Hampton, VA

3d•$42 - $61•Onsite

About The Position

Sentara CarePlex Hospital is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Medicine Unit (4 James) in Hampton, Virginia. The unit cares for adult acute- and chronic-care patients with a range of comorbidities, including a significant senior population. The role includes assessing and admitting patients, conducting rounding checks, administering medications, communicating with family members, and taking responsibility for patients’ overall care. The team emphasizes collaboration and welcomes nurses from new graduates to experienced practitioners who are compassionate, dependable, flexible, and hardworking. Multiple 12-hour shifts are available: days from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM and nights from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM. New graduate nurses with less than one year of experience are welcome and may participate in Sentara’s six-month Nurse Residency Program, which provides hands-on training, practical skills, professional development, and mentoring. New graduates are automatically enrolled. The posting states a new-graduate starting pay rate of $36.00 per hour for registered nurses with less than one year of experience. The full-time base pay range is $41.93–$61.01 per hour; compensation may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Additional compensation may include shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonuses. A sign-on bonus of up to $20,000 and relocation assistance are available for qualified candidates; new graduates should ask the recruiter about the new-graduate sign-on bonus. Sentara CarePlex Hospital is a 224-bed acute-care facility and Certified Primary Stroke Center, with heart and vascular, urologic, diagnostic, surgical, hospitalist, emergency, and orthopedic services. Sentara describes its workplace as collaborative and is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and belonging. The organization also identifies its facilities as tobacco-free environments.

Requirements

Virginia or Compact Multi-State nursing 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.

Nice To Haves

New graduate applicants are welcome; nurses with less than one year of experience may join the Nurse Residency Program.
Compassionate, dependable, flexible, and hardworking approach to nursing.
Interest in caring for the senior population.

Responsibilities

Assess and admit patients.
Conduct rounding checks.
Administer medications.
Communicate with patients’ family members.
Provide and take responsibility for the overall care of assigned patients.
Provide care to adult acute- and chronic-care patients with a variety of comorbidities.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision plans.
Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000.
Paid time off and sick leave, including vacation and holidays.
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 paydown up to $10,000.
Pet insurance.
Legal Resources Plan.
Annual discretionary bonus opportunity, subject to system and employee eligibility criteria.
Sign-on bonus up to $20,000 for qualified candidates.
Relocation assistance for qualified candidates.
Potential additional compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.