Registered Nurse

Sentara Health • Norfolk, VA

2d • $42 - $61 • Onsite

About The Position

Sentara is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Surgical Unit at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. The 42-bed unit cares for adult surgical patients recovering from procedures in urology, general surgery, ENT, plastic surgery, gynecologic surgery, surgical oncology, and trauma overflow. Nurses also care for patients with conditions such as renal disease, diabetes, COPD, and heart failure. The unit is telemetry-monitored, has an average patient stay of 3–4 days, includes six epilepsy-monitoring beds, and serves as the Living Kidney Donor Transplant Unit.

The Registered Nurse provides competent nursing care using the nursing process and meets the standards of nursing practice and professional performance. The RN uses clinical knowledge and skills appropriate to the clinical area. Multiple shifts are available. Direct-care RNs must obtain BLS within 90 days of hire; Critical Care/IMCU roles require ACLS within one year of hire.

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is a 525-bed tertiary care facility and the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School. It is home to the region’s only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit, as well as a Comprehensive Stroke Center and Magnet-recognized nursing program. Sentara Health describes its workforce as close to 30,000 members and states that it is committed to diversity, inclusion, and belonging. The workplace is tobacco-free.

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. Compensation varies based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; retirement plans with employer match; paid time off and leave; educational assistance; and other voluntary benefits.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree or diploma in Registered Nursing.
• Virginia RN license or eligibility for a Virginia or compact/multistate license.
• BLS certification within 90 days of hire for all direct-care RNs.
• ACLS within one year of hire for Critical Care/IMCU roles.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).
• Previous healthcare experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent nursing care using the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching, health promotion, and evaluation.
• Meet professional nursing performance standards, including ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health.
• Use clinical knowledge and skills to meet standards applicable to the clinical area.
• Care for adult surgical patients recovering from procedures, including patients assigned to the unit’s surgical patient groups and specialty services.

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 system and employee eligibility criteria.
• Paid holidays.
• Educational assistance or student loan repayment.
• Voluntary benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree