Registered Nurse Vascular IMC - New Grads Welcome! (Days)

Sentara Health•Norfolk, VA

2d•$42 - $61•Onsite

About The Position

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is hiring full-time Registered Nurses for its 24-bed Vascular Stepdown Intermediate Care Unit (9K), which specializes in vascular surgery, telemetry, and renal/pancreas transplant care. The unit is part of the Surgical Specialty Team and provides care in a high-acuity stepdown setting. Every bed is monitored, and the nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:4. Nurses care for patients undergoing procedures including aortic aneurysm repair, carotid endarterectomy, femoral bypass surgeries, and amputations, and support renal/pancreas transplant patients in partnership with the outpatient transplant center. The role is open to new graduate nurses and experienced nurses moving into the specialty. New hires receive specialized training, and the unit supports nurses pursuing PCCN certification. The 11-week Transition to Practice program supports orientation, knowledge development, and skill acquisition for IMC practice; for new graduates, it begins a comprehensive six-month residency program. The Registered Nurse performs competent nursing care using the nursing process. Practice includes assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching, health promotion, and evaluation, along with professional standards such as ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health. The RN applies clinical knowledge and skills required by the specific clinical area. This is a full-time position at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, working 36 hours per week on either a day or night shift. Available schedules are 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.; every-other-weekend work and holiday rotation are required. The posted base pay range for full-time employment is $41.93–$61.01 per hour. The posting separately states a $36.00 hourly starting rate for new graduate RNs with less than one year of experience. Qualified candidates may be eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $15,000 and relocation assistance.

Requirements

Degree or diploma in Registered Nursing required; students completing an accredited nursing program may be considered.
Registered Nurse license required; students in the process of obtaining an RN license may be considered.
Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 90 days of hire.
Prior RN experience preferred, but new graduate RNs and experienced RNs without acute care experience are encouraged to apply.
Intermediate Care/Stepdown experience preferred.
Candidates with related acute care, intermediate care, cardiac, stroke, or medical-surgical experience are encouraged to apply.
Ability to work 36 hours per week on a day or night shift, every other weekend, and required holiday rotation.

Nice To Haves

BSN or MSN preferred.
Prior RN experience preferred.
Intermediate Care/Stepdown experience preferred.
Related acute care, intermediate care, cardiac, stroke, or medical-surgical experience.
PCCN certification is supported by the unit.

Responsibilities

Provide competent nursing care using the nursing process.
Assess patients, identify diagnoses and outcomes, plan and implement care, coordinate care, provide teaching and health promotion, and evaluate outcomes.
Apply professional nursing standards, including ethical and culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health.
Care for patients in a vascular surgery, telemetry, and renal/pancreas transplant intermediate care setting.
Support patients through critical stages of renal/pancreas transplant care in partnership with the outpatient transplant center.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
Life and disability insurance, including long-term and short-term disability plans.
401(k)/403(b) with employer match.
Paid time off, sick leave, and holidays.
Paid parental and family caregiver leave, and paid military leave.
Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000.
Emergency backup care.
Critical illness plans.
Tuition assistance of up to $5,250 per year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education.
Student debt pay down of up to $10,000 and student loan repayment or educational assistance.
Pet insurance.
Legal resources plan.
Voluntary benefits.
Potential annual discretionary bonus, subject to system and employee eligibility criteria.
Qualified candidates may be eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $15,000.
Relocation assistance may be available.
Professional development resources and certification support.
Career advancement opportunities.