Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department (ED) Trauma Center

Sentara Hospitals•Norfolk, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is hiring full-time Registered Nurses for its Emergency Department, which is part of Hampton Roads’ only Level I Trauma Center. The 53-bed department treats a broad range of medical emergencies, including trauma, cardiac, stroke, critical care, and specialty cases. Nurses work with emergency medicine providers, specialists, and interdisciplinary teams to provide timely, high-quality, patient-centered care in a fast-paced clinical environment. The department has received the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award. Positions are available on evening and night shifts, with listed schedules of 11:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m.–1:00 a.m., and 3:00 p.m.–3:00 a.m. The role is 36 hours per week and requires availability every other weekend and participation in holiday rotation. Qualified candidates may be eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $15,000 and relocation assistance. The hospital is a 525-bed tertiary care facility, a Magnet hospital, a primary teaching facility, and home to the region’s only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit. Sentara offers career advancement and professional development resources, tuition assistance, certification support, and a comprehensive benefits package. The stated full-time base pay range is $41.93–$61.01 per hour; new graduate registered nurses with less than one year of experience are listed at a starting rate of $36.00 per hour. Additional compensation may include shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonuses.

Requirements

Degree or diploma in Registered Nursing required.
Registered Nurse license required; students in the process of obtaining a license may be considered.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 90 days of hire.
Strong communication and critical-thinking skills and commitment to safe, patient-centered emergency care.
Prior RN experience is preferred, but not required.
Emergency Department experience is preferred; candidates with related acute care, critical care, intermediate care, trauma, cardiac, stroke, or medical-surgical experience are encouraged to apply.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).
Emergency Department experience.
Prior RN experience.
NIHSS, TCRN, SCRN, TNCC, CEN, PALS, or ACLS certification.
Related acute care, critical care, intermediate care, trauma, cardiac, stroke, or medical-surgical experience.

Responsibilities

Deliver safe, timely, high-quality, patient-centered emergency care.
Care for patients with a wide range of emergency, trauma, cardiac, stroke, critical care, and specialty needs.
Work collaboratively with emergency medicine providers, specialists, and interdisciplinary teams.

Benefits

Sign-on bonus of up to $15,000 for eligible candidates.
Relocation assistance for eligible candidates.
Medical, dental, and vision plans.
Life and disability insurance, including long-term and short-term disability and critical illness 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.
Tuition assistance of $5,250 per year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education.
Educational assistance or student loan repayment, including student debt pay down up to $10,000.
Certification support and professional development resources.
Pet insurance.
Legal resources plan.
Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus, subject to system and employee eligibility criteria.
Career advancement opportunities.