Registered Nurse (RN) - PACU Same Day Surgery
About The Position
Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse for the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) in its Same Day Surgery Unit. This role is for an experienced Surgical Services Registered Nurse and works days with rotation. The unit cares for patients undergoing general, gynecological, orthopedic, total joint, urological, and vascular procedures. The RN provides competent nursing care using the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching, health promotion, and evaluation. The role also follows professional performance standards for ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and nursing research, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health. The RN maintains the clinical knowledge and skills required for the applicable clinical area and meets specialty-specific requirements. A $15,000 sign-on bonus is offered to a successfully hired candidate with at least one year of experience. Sentara describes its compensation as market-competitive and provides a comprehensive benefits package. The position is at Sentara Leigh Hospital, a 274-bed acute care facility in Norfolk, Virginia.
Requirements
- At least one year of experience to qualify for the $15,000 sign-on bonus.
- All direct-care RNs must obtain BLS within 90 days of hire.
- Additional specialty requirements apply where relevant: Critical Care/IMCU requires ACLS within one year of hire; Emergency Care requires ACLS and PALS or ENPC within one year of hire; Oncology Care requires an ONS/ONCC credential or Sentara-approved Chemotherapy & Biotherapy Provider Card course within six months of hire; Women's Care perinatal departments require NRP within six months of hire; and Inpatient Pediatrics requires PALS within six months of hire.
Nice To Haves
- BSN or MSN 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.
- Meet professional performance standards for ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and nursing research, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health.
- Maintain clinical knowledge and skills required for the specific clinical area.
- Meet and maintain applicable specialty-specific requirements.
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
- Paid military leave
- Educational assistance or student loan repayment
- Potential shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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