Registered Nurse (RN) - CSICU

Sentara Health•Norfolk, VA

2d•$42 - $61•Onsite

About The Position

Sentara is hiring an experienced Registered Nurse for the Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care Unit (CSICU) at Sentara Heart Hospital, located on the campus of Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. This is a part-time position working 24 hours per week on the night shift, from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. A sign-on bonus of up to $20,000 is available for qualified candidates, and relocation packages are available. The 20-bed cardiac surgical ICU cares for patients following procedures including open-heart surgery, CABG, valve repair or replacement, aneurysm repair, TAVR, ablations, heart transplantation, and lung surgery. The unit also cares for patients using mechanical circulatory support devices, including the Total Artificial Heart and ECMO. Nurses typically care for one or two patients depending on acuity, managing critically ill patients who may require intensive hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, multiple drug infusions, IABP therapy, and CRRT. The RN provides competent nursing care using the nursing process. The role encompasses assessment, diagnosis, identification of outcomes, planning, implementation, care coordination, teaching, health promotion, and evaluation, as well as professional standards for ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and nursing research, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health. The RN applies clinical knowledge and skills to meet the standards required by the clinical area. Sentara Heart Hospital is a 112-bed facility. Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is a 525-bed tertiary care facility and is home to Hampton Roads’ only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit. It is also the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School and a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence.

Requirements

Registered Nurse degree.
Virginia RN license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 90 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

One year of RN experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide competent nursing care using the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes 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 nursing research, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health.
Provide care for patients following cardiac and thoracic surgeries and other procedures, including CABG, valve repair or replacement, aneurysm repair, TAVR, ablations, heart transplantation, and lung surgeries.
Care for critically ill patients requiring intensive hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, multiple drug infusions, IABP therapy, CRRT, and mechanical circulatory support devices such as the Total Artificial Heart and ECMO.
Manage a typical assignment of one or two patients based on acuity.

Benefits

Sign-on bonus up to $20,000 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.
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 of $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.
Voluntary benefits.
Potential additional compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.