Registered Nurse (RN) - Step Down Unit
About The Position
Sentara is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Step-Down Unit at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. The full-time position is on the night shift. The unit is a new 24-bed Medicine unit with computers in every room, hallway charting stations with windows for patient visibility, and blood pressure machines integrated with EPIC for real-time documentation. The patient population includes cardiac and cardiac-prep patients, renal failure, vascular conditions, sepsis, pneumonia, sickle cell, OR-prep, and diverse wound care. The unit may provide experience useful for pursuing work in an ICU or emergency department. The RN provides competent nursing care using the nursing process and applies clinical knowledge and skills to meet standards specific to the clinical area. The nursing process and professional performance encompass assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching, health promotion, evaluation, ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and nursing research, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health. BLS certification is required within 90 days of hire. A sign-on bonus of up to $20,000 is offered to qualified candidates, and relocation packages are available. The base pay range for full-time employment is $41.93–$61.01 per hour. Additional compensation may include shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonuses. Compensation varies 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
- Prior RN experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide competent nursing care using the nursing process.
- Perform assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching, health promotion, and evaluation.
- Apply professional performance standards, including ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health.
- Use clinical knowledge and skills to meet standards applicable to the clinical area.
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
- Sign-on bonus up to $20,000 for qualified candidates
- Relocation packages available
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
