Registered Nurse (RN) - Ortho/Trauma
About The Position
Sentara Health is hiring a Registered Nurse to work on the 3 West Ortho/Trauma Unit at Virginia Beach General Hospital in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The unit has 24 inpatient beds and provides care to patients with musculoskeletal injuries and related complications, including patients admitted through the Ortho Joint, Spine, Fracture, and Ortho/Trauma centers, as well as medical/surgical patients. The team has resources including a unit-based nurse educator, orthopedic navigator, respiratory therapy, PT/OT, nursing care partners, unit coordinators, a charge nurse, and a manager. The unit also has an active Unit-Based Partnership Council and participates in hospital-wide nurse-led councils. The RN provides competent nursing care using the nursing process and applies the standards of nursing practice and professional performance. The RN uses clinical knowledge and skills to meet the standards required in the specific clinical area. New graduate RNs with less than one year of experience are automatically enrolled in Sentara’s six-month Nurse Residency program. This is a full-time, 36-hour-per-week position on the night shift, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sentara advertises a sign-on bonus of up to $20,000 for experienced nurses and $7,500 for new graduates. The posted full-time base pay range is $41.93–$61.01 per hour; the stated starting rate for new graduate RNs with less than one year of experience is $36.00 per hour. Additional compensation may include shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonuses. Compensation may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs.
Requirements
- Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) required.
- Virginia or compact multistate Registered Nurse license in good standing.
- BLS certification within 90 days of hire.
- Experienced RNs and new graduates are welcome.
Nice To Haves
- BSN or higher preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide competent nursing care using the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching and health promotion, and evaluation.
- Meet professional nursing performance standards, including ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and nursing research, quality, evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health.
- Use clinical knowledge and skills to meet standards required by the specific 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 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 established system and employee eligibility criteria.
- Paid holidays.
- Educational assistance or student loan repayment.
- Sign-on bonus up to $20,000 for experienced nurses and $7,500 for new graduates.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
