Registered Nurse Acute Medical Telemetry
About The Position
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center is hiring a Registered Nurse for its acute medical/telemetry unit in Williamsburg, Virginia. The unit cares for a diverse adult patient population with complex medical conditions in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment. The team emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, professional autonomy, bedside nursing expertise, and teamwork. The Registered Nurse provides competent nursing care using the nursing process and applicable standards of practice and professional performance. The position's duties include assessing and admitting patients, performing rounding checks, administering medications, communicating with family members, and overseeing the overall care of assigned patients. The RN must maintain clinical knowledge and skills and meet requirements defined for the specialty. Full-time night-shift position. Multiple shifts are noted as available. The posting advertises a bonus of up to $20,000 for qualified RNs and up to $7,500 for eligible new graduates. Sentara welcomes new graduate applicants and states a starting pay rate of $36.00 per hour for new graduate RNs with less than one year of experience. The full-time base pay range is $41.93–$61.01 per hour; additional compensation may include shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonuses. Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center is a 145-bed Certified Primary Stroke Center with advanced healthcare technologies, including advanced imaging and smart operating rooms. The hospital has Magnet recognition. Sentara Health describes its mission as improving health every day and its vision as being the healthcare choice of the communities it serves.
Requirements
- RN diploma, ADN, BSN, or MSN.
- RN license valid to work in Virginia.
- BLS certification within 90 days of hire.
- NIHSS certification within 90 days of hire.
Nice To Haves
- Previous RN experience is preferred; new graduates are welcome.
Responsibilities
- Assess and admit patients.
- Perform patient rounding checks.
- Administer medications.
- Communicate with patients' family members.
- Provide and oversee the overall care of assigned patients using the nursing process.
- Meet applicable standards of nursing practice and professional performance, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, care coordination, teaching, health promotion, and evaluation.
- Maintain clinical knowledge and skills and meet requirements defined by the specialty.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k)/403(b) with employer match
- Paid time off, including vacation, sick time, and holidays
- Paid parental and military leave
- Educational assistance or student loan repayment
- Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000
- Paid family caregiver leave
- Emergency backup care
- Critical illness plans
- 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
- Potential annual discretionary bonus subject to system and employee eligibility criteria
- Potential sign-on bonus for qualified RNs and new graduates
- Potential additional compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, and extra-shift incentives
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
