Registered Nurse (RN) - CSICU
About The Position
Sentara is hiring an experienced Registered Nurse for the Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care Unit (CSICU) at Sentara Heart Hospital, located on the campus of Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. This is a part-time position working nights, 24 hours per week, with 12-hour shifts from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. A sign-on bonus of up to $20,000 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 requiring mechanical circulatory support, including Total Artificial Heart and ECMO. Nurses typically care for one or two patients, depending on acuity, and manage critically ill patients who may require intensive hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, multiple drug infusions, IABP therapy, and CRRT. The RN provides competent nursing care using the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, care coordination, teaching, health promotion, and evaluation. The role also encompasses professional practice standards such as ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and nursing research, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health. The RN must have the clinical knowledge and skills required for the specific clinical area. The hourly base pay range listed for full-time employment is $41.93–$61.01. Additional compensation may include shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs.
Requirements
- RN degree required.
- Virginia RN license required.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 90 days of hire.
- One year of RN experience is strongly preferred.
Nice To Haves
- One year of RN experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide nursing care according to the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching, health promotion, and evaluation.
- Care for patients following cardiac and lung surgeries, including CABG, valve procedures, aneurysm repair, TAVR, ablations, and heart transplantation.
- Provide care to patients using 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 professional nursing standards in areas including communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice, quality, and resource utilization.
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus up to $20,000 for qualified candidates.
- Relocation packages available.
- Medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000.
- Paid time off and sick leave, including holidays.
- 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 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.
- Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus subject to system and employee eligibility criteria.
- Educational assistance or student loan repayment.
- Voluntary benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
