Registered Nurse (RN) Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit
About The Position
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse for its 16-bed Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit. The hospital is a Level I trauma center and the only Sentara facility performing kidney and pancreas transplants and complex vascular surgeries. The unit provides immediate surgical recovery for kidney and pancreas transplant patients and intensive care for adult medical and surgical patients, including patients requiring mechanical ventilation, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), or hemodialysis. The department also cares for patients undergoing complex vascular procedures and treatment, including lower-extremity revascularization and bypass, abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, mesenteric artery repair, EVAR, TEVAR, carotid endarterectomy and stenting, and EKOS treatment for DVTs. Average length of stay is 2–3 days, though complex patients may stay more than 30 days. The RN provides competent nursing care using the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching, health promotion, and evaluation. The role also applies professional nursing standards in ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and research, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health. Clinical knowledge and skills must meet the standards for the specific clinical area. This is a full-time position of 36 hours per week on the night shift, 7 p.m.–7 a.m. The posting advertises a sign-on bonus of up to $20,000 for qualified applicants; applicants should ask the recruiter for details. The stated base-pay range for full-time employment is $41.93–$61.01 per hour, with possible additional compensation such as shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonuses.
Requirements
- Degree or diploma in Registered Nursing; students completing an accredited nursing program may be considered.
- Registered nursing license; students in the process of obtaining a registered nursing license may be considered.
- BLS certification required within 90 days of hire.
- At least 1 year of emergency, intermediate care, intensive care, or medical/surgical nursing experience.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).
Responsibilities
- Provide competent nursing care using the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching, health promotion, and evaluation.
- Apply professional nursing standards in ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and research, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health.
- Provide intensive nursing care to adult medical and surgical patients, including patients requiring mechanical ventilation, CRRT, or hemodialysis.
- Care for patients recovering from kidney and pancreas transplants and patients undergoing complex vascular procedures and treatment.
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 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 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
- Paid holidays
- Educational assistance or student loan repayment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
