Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiovascular Surgical ICU Unit (CSICU)
About The Position
Sentara is hiring an experienced Registered Nurse for the Cardiovascular Surgical ICU Unit at Sentara Heart Hospital, located on the campus of Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. This is a permanent, full-time weekend-days position, working 7 a.m.–7 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday or Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. A sign-on bonus of up to $15,000 is available for qualified candidates, and relocation packages are available. The Cardiovascular Surgical ICU is a 20-bed cardiac surgical intensive care unit. Nurses care for one or two patients depending on acuity, including patients who have undergone open-heart procedures such as CABG, valve repair or replacement, aneurysm repair, TAVR, ablations, heart transplantation, and lung surgeries. The unit also cares for patients with mechanical circulatory support devices, including the Total Artificial Heart and ECMO. Patients may require intensive hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, multiple drug infusions, IABP therapy, and CRRT. The RN delivers competent nursing care using the nursing process. Practice includes assessment, diagnosis, identifying outcomes, planning, implementation, care coordination, teaching, health promotion, and evaluation. Professional performance includes ethical and culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and nursing research, quality, evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health. The RN maintains the clinical knowledge and skills required for the specific practice area. The full-time hourly base pay range is $41.93–$61.01. Additional compensation may include shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonuses. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs.
Requirements
- RN degree required.
- Virginia RN license required.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 90 days of hire.
Nice To Haves
- One year of RN experience is strongly preferred.
- Experienced Registered Nurse candidates are sought.
Responsibilities
- Provide competent nursing care using the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching, health promotion, and evaluation.
- Care for one or two patients according to acuity in a 20-bed cardiovascular surgical ICU.
- Care for patients following cardiac and lung surgeries, including CABG, valve repair or replacement, aneurysm repair, TAVR, ablations, and heart transplantation.
- Care for patients using mechanical circulatory support devices, including the Total Artificial Heart and ECMO.
- Manage critically ill patients requiring intensive hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, multiple drug infusions, IABP therapy, and CRRT.
- Practice in accordance with professional standards, including ethical and culturally congruent care, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health.
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus up to $15,000 for qualified candidates.
- Relocation packages available.
- Medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000.
- Paid time off and sick leave, including vacation and holidays.
- 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.
- Additional compensation may include shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
