Registered Nurses (RN)- Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Unit (CSICU)

Sentara Health•Norfolk, VA
•$42 - $61•Onsite

About The Position

Sentara is hiring experienced Registered Nurses for the Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Unit (CSICU) at Sentara Norfolk General's Sentara Heart Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. The role is available full time on day or night shifts, with weekend opportunities. A sign-on bonus of up to $20,000 may be offered to qualified candidates, and relocation packages are available. The Registered Nurse performs competent nursing care using the nursing process. This includes assessment, diagnosis, identifying outcomes, planning, implementation, care coordination, teaching and health promotion, and evaluation. The RN 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 to meet the standards required for the clinical area. Sentara Heart Hospital is a 112-bed facility on the campus of Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Sentara Norfolk General is a 525-bed tertiary care facility and the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School. The employer describes its heart program as highly ranked in Virginia and nationally.

Requirements

  • RN degree required.
  • Virginia RN license required.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 90 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

  • One year of RN experience is strongly preferred; intermediate/stepdown experience with cardiac knowledge is ideal. Emergency department, progressive care unit, or at least one year of medical/surgical experience is also identified as strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Provide competent nursing care using the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching and health promotion, and evaluation.
  • Apply professional nursing standards in 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 the standards required by the clinical area.

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 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
  • Sign-on bonus up to $20,000 for qualified candidates
  • Relocation packages available
  • Potential additional compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities
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