Registered Nurse - General Medicine Unit
About The Position
Sentara CarePlex Hospital is hiring a Registered Nurse for its General Medicine Unit, 4 James, in Hampton, Virginia. The nurse provides care to adult acute- and chronic-care patients with a variety of comorbidities, including a special focus on the senior population. Primary duties include assessing and admitting patients, performing rounding checks, administering medications, communicating with family members, and managing the overall care of assigned patients. The unit emphasizes teamwork and welcomes nurses ranging from new graduates to experienced clinicians who are compassionate, dependable, flexible, and hardworking. New graduate RNs with less than one year of experience are automatically enrolled in Sentara’s six-month Nurse Residency Program. Available across Sentara’s 12 hospitals, the program combines practical skills, hands-on training, professional development, and mentoring to support the transition into nursing practice. The job posting also describes opportunities to grow nursing skills across specialties and pursue advancement into leadership or higher levels of care.
Requirements
- Virginia or Compact Multi-State Registered Nurse license in good standing.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 90 days of hire.
- An RN Associate’s Degree, RN Bachelor’s Degree, RN Diploma, or RN Master’s Degree.
- Compassionate, dependable, flexible, and hardworking disposition.
Nice To Haves
- Interest in or experience caring for the senior population.
- For new graduates with less than one year of experience, participation in Sentara’s six-month Nurse Residency Program is available.
Responsibilities
- Assess and admit patients.
- Perform rounding checks.
- Administer medications.
- Communicate with patients’ family members.
- Manage the overall care of assigned patients.
- Provide care to acute- and chronic-care patients with a variety of comorbidities, including adults and seniors.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000.
- Paid time off, sick leave, and holidays.
- Paid parental and family caregiver leave; paid military 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 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.
- Educational assistance or student loan repayment.
- Potential annual discretionary bonus, subject to system and employee eligibility criteria.
- Market-competitive compensation, with possible 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
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
