Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiovascular Surgical ICU Unit (CSICU)

Sentara Hospitals•Norfolk, VA

1d•Onsite

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-day position, working 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on either 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 20-bed cardiac surgical ICU cares for patients following procedures including CABG, valve repair or replacement, aneurysm repair, TAVR, ablations, heart transplantation, and lung surgeries. The unit also cares for patients using mechanical circulatory support devices, including the Total Artificial Heart and ECMO. Nurses typically care for one to two patients, depending on acuity, and manage critically ill patients requiring intensive hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, multiple drug infusions, IABP therapy, and CRRT. The RN provides 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 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. 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. Pay within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs.

Requirements

Nursing 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, care coordination, teaching, health promotion, and evaluation.
Care for patients following open-heart and other cardiac procedures, including CABG, valve repair or replacement, aneurysm repair, TAVR, ablations, heart transplantation, and lung surgeries.
Provide care for patients with 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.
Apply clinical knowledge and skills to meet the standards of the clinical area.
Demonstrate professional nursing performance in areas including ethics, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health.

Benefits

Sign-on bonus of up to $15,000 for qualified candidates.
Relocation packages available.
Medical, dental, and vision plans.
Life and disability insurance, including long-term and short-term disability and critical illness plans.
401(k)/403(b) with employer match.
Paid time off, sick leave, and holidays.
Paid parental and military leave; paid parental and family caregiver leave.
Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000.
Emergency backup care.
Educational assistance, including tuition assistance of $5,250 per year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education.
Student loan repayment or student debt pay down of up to $10,000.
Pet insurance.
Legal resources plan.
Potential annual discretionary bonus, subject to system and employee eligibility criteria.
Potential additional compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.