Registered Nurse Traveler IMCU Stepdown Cardiac Days
About The Position
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center is hiring a Registered Nurse Traveler for its Acute Cardiac/Stroke Unit (3 South) in Williamsburg, Virginia. This is a 14-week assignment on a full-time day shift, with hours from 6:45 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. and a rotating weekend schedule. The unit provides specialized care for patients with cardiac conditions, including heart failure, cardiac rhythm disturbances, newly implanted permanent pacemakers and defibrillators, post-coronary interventions, post-ablation care, and myocardial infarctions. It also cares for pre- and post-catheterization patients and patients experiencing acute stroke. The Registered Nurse provides competent nursing care using the nursing process and applies the standards of nursing practice and professional performance. The RN uses clinical knowledge and skills to meet the standards required by the clinical area. Sentara’s six-month Transition to Practice Program automatically enrolls RNs with less than 12 months of experience or those transitioning to a new practice area. It includes general nursing orientation, a specialty clinical track residency, professional development sessions, mentoring, and a unit-based preceptor. Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center is a Certified Primary Stroke Center with 145 licensed beds. It offers a range of medical services and technologies, including emergency heart catheterization, advanced imaging, and smart operating rooms, and has earned Magnet recognition for excellence in nursing.
Requirements
- Degree or diploma from an accredited Registered Nursing Program.
- BLS certification within 90 days of hire.
- For Critical Care/IMCU, ACLS within one year of hire.
- NIH certification within one year of hire.
Nice To Haves
- BSN or MSN preferred.
- Acute care nursing experience preferred.
- Background in stroke or telemetry preferred.
- New graduate RNs welcome.
Responsibilities
- Provide competent nursing care using the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching, health promotion, and evaluation.
- Apply professional nursing standards related to ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and nursing research, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health.
- Use clinical knowledge and skills to meet the standards required by the assigned clinical area.
- Care for patients with cardiac conditions, including heart failure, rhythm disturbances, implanted pacemakers and defibrillators, post-coronary interventions, post-ablation care, and myocardial infarctions.
- Care for pre- and post-catheterization patients and patients experiencing acute stroke.
Benefits
- 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 plans
- Critical illness plans
- Life insurance
- 401k/403B with employer match
- Tuition assistance up to $5,250 per year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- Student debt pay down up to $10,000
- Pet insurance
- Legal resources plan
- Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus, subject to system and employee eligibility criteria
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
