Registered Nurse (RN) Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit
About The Position
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse for its 16-bed Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit. 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 covering 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 appropriate to the care area. The unit cares for adult medical and surgical patients requiring intensive nursing care. Its patient population includes patients recovering immediately from kidney and pancreas transplants, general surgical patients requiring ICU care, and patients requiring mechanical ventilation, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), or hemodialysis. The unit also manages complex vascular cases, including lower-extremity revascularization, abdominal aortic aneurysms and dissections, mesenteric artery repair, EVAR, TEVAR, bypass procedures, carotid endarterectomy and stenting, and EKOS treatment for DVTs. Average length of stay is 2–3 days, though complex patients may stay more than 30 days. This is a full-time position of 36 hours per week on the night shift, 7 p.m.–7 a.m. Up to a $20,000 sign-on bonus may be available to qualified applicants; applicants should ask the recruiter for details. The listed 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. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs.
Requirements
- Degree or diploma in Registered Nursing.
- Current registered nursing license; students in the process of obtaining a registered nursing license may apply.
- BLS certification required within 90 days of hire.
- At least 1 year of experience in emergency, intermediate care, intensive care, or medical/surgical nursing.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).
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 performance standards, including ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and nursing research, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health.
- Use clinical knowledge and skills to meet standards applicable to the clinical area.
- Provide intensive nursing care to adult medical and surgical patients.
- Care for patients recovering from kidney and pancreas transplants and other general surgical patients requiring ICU care.
- Manage patients requiring mechanical ventilation, CRRT, or hemodialysis.
- Provide care for patients with vascular conditions and procedures, including aneurysms, dissections, revascularization, vascular repairs, carotid procedures, and EKOS treatment for DVTs.
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
- Paid family caregiver leave
- Educational assistance or student loan repayment
- Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000
- Emergency backup care
- Long-term and short-term disability and critical illness plans
- 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 if system and employee eligibility criteria are met
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
