Registered Nurse - PCU

Sentara Health • Harrisonburg, VA

23h • Onsite

About The Position

Sentara RMH Medical Center is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Progressive Care unit. This position is suitable for candidates with experience or an interest in working in a high acuity unit, where the patient population includes individuals experiencing pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, numbness, and sleep problems. The role involves assisting families with medical decisions by providing a better understanding of medical conditions and care choices. Strong customer service and a great work ethic are desired. Sentara RMH Medical Center, a Magnet designated hospital in Harrisonburg, VA, serves a seven-county area with a population of 218,000 and employs 2600 locals. This 238-bed community hospital has been serving the area since 1912 and partnered with Sentara Health System in 2011. It features the RMH Hahn Cancer Center and handles a significant volume of emergency patients, surgical procedures, and deliveries. Sentara Health is a Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina-based not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider with over 131 years in business, offering numerous sites of care including 12 hospitals, medical groups, and a health plan. Sentara has been recognized as an "Employer of Choice" for over ten years and its hospitals have been listed among the "Best Hospitals" by U.S. News and World Report for 15+ years. The organization promotes professional development and a continued employment philosophy.

Requirements

• Associates Degree - Nursing
• Bachelor’s Degree - Nursing
• Registered Nurse certification/licensure

Nice To Haves

• Previous acute care experience
• Interest in working in a high acuity unit
• Strong customer service
• Great work ethic

Responsibilities

• Perform a competent level of nursing care as demonstrated by the critical thinking model known as the nursing process.
• Meet standards as required by specific clinical areas.
• Assist families with medical decisions by providing better understanding of the medical condition and choices for medical care.
• Adhere to the standards of practice, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care (teaching and health promotion), and evaluation.
• Adhere to the standards of professional performance, including ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice/nursing research, quality, evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health.

Benefits

• Sign on bonus up to $20,000
• Relocation assistance
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
• Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree