Registered Nurse, Cardiac Care Unit
About The Position
Sentara is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Cardiac Care Unit, 2 West, at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The 34-bed medicine unit has a primary cardiac focus and cares for patients with congestive heart failure, angina, STEMI/NSTEMI, and arrhythmias. Patients may be admitted after cardiac catheterizations, pacemaker insertions, ablations, and cardioversions. The unit’s nurses and patient care technicians work as a team to deliver excellent patient care and patient satisfaction. The RN’s primary duties include assessing and admitting patients, performing rounding checks, administering medications, communicating with family members, and taking responsibility for the overall care of assigned patients. Sentara describes opportunities for nurses to grow their skills across specialties and, if desired, pursue leadership or advanced-care opportunities. New graduates are welcome. The starting pay rate for new graduate RNs with less than one year of experience is $36.00 per hour. The stated 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 bonus opportunities.
Requirements
- Virginia or Compact Multi-State Registered Nursing License in good standing.
- Basic Life Support (BLS).
- RN diploma, ASN, BSN, or MSN from an accredited school.
Responsibilities
- Assess and admit patients.
- Perform rounding checks.
- Administer medications.
- Communicate with patients’ family members.
- Provide and take responsibility for the overall care of assigned patients.
Benefits
- 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 military leave.
- Paid family caregiver 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.
- Student debt pay down up to $10,000 and student loan repayment or educational assistance.
- Pet insurance.
- Legal resources plan.
- Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus, subject to established system and employee eligibility criteria.
- Sign-on bonus up to $20,000 for qualified candidates.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
