CARE Cardiac Cath Holding Care Registered Nurse (RN)

Sentara Health Plans; Norfolk (VA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

401k with employer match

Life insurance

Debt payoff program

Job summary

Sentara Health Plans is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse in Norfolk, VA to provide bedside cardiology care on a fast-paced unit. The role requires nursing assessment, planning, and patient education within a multidisciplinary team.

Ideal candidates will have 1+ year of bedside experience, telemetry/cardiac exposure, and an active Virginia RN license with BLS within 90 days of hire. Sentara offers comprehensive benefits and career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree or Diploma in Registered Nursing (required).
• BSN or MSN (Preferred).
• Virginia RN License or Compact/Multi-State eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent nursing care using the nursing process and critical thinking.
• Adhere to standards of practice, ethics, and professional performance.
• Deliver patient education, promote health, and coordinate care.

Skills

Bedside nursing

Telemetry experience

Cardiac care

Education

Associate’s Degree or Diploma in Registered Nursing

BSN/MSN preferred

Job description

City/State Norfolk, VA Work Shift Multiple shifts available Overview: The Sentara Heart Hospital, a 112-bed care facility, is #2 for Cardiology services and Heart Surgery in the State of Virginia and ranks #24 in the nation for best heart programs.

Shifts Available: 7:00a- 7:00p, 3 days a week, Monday - Friday. No weekends or major holidays.

5:30a-4:00p, 3 days a week, Monday - Friday. No weekends or major holidays.

Cath Holding Department/Position Overview:

• Our unit is open M-F 6A-11P, closed on major holidays.
• The 30-bed unit prepares and recovers patients for procedures in the Cath lab, EP lab, and Minor Procedure Room as well as the Cardiac OR for surgery.
• The average patient volume each day for this unit is approximately 40-50 patients.
• The types of procedures that we prepare and recover patients for include but is not limited to: Cardiac Catheterization (interventional and diagnostic), Electrophysiology procedures such as cardiac ablations, Cardioversions, surgery and ICDs/Pacemakers etc.

Registered Nurse must have 1+ years of bedside nursing experience. Telemetry -Cardiac experience preferred.

The Registered Nursing (RN) is responsible for performing a competent level of nursing care as demonstrated by the critical thinking model known as the nursing process. The standards of practice (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care- teaching and health promotion and evaluation) along with the standards of professional performance (ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence- based practice /nursing research, quality, evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health) Education:

Education:

• Associate’s Degree or Diploma in Registered Nursing (required)
• Bachelor of Science Nursing- BSN or MSN (Preferred)

Certification/Licensure:

• Virginia RN License Virginia or Compact/Multi-State Eligible.
• All Direct Care RN's required to have BLS within 90 days of hire.
• Critical Care/IMCU ACLS within 1 year of hire

Experience:

• Registered Nurse must have 1+ years of bedside nursing experience. Telemetry -Cardiac experience preferred. Previous healthcare experience (preferred)

Keywords:

• Talroo-Nursing, Cardiac Step down, Cardiac RN, Telemetry Unit, IMCU, Medical Unit, Cardiac Surgical IMCU, surgical, cath, progressive care,

Benefits:

Caring For Your Family and Your Career

• 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
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Here at Sentara, we are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day!

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School. In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women’s health, including a state-of-the‑art neonatal intensive care unit.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000‑member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves. In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco‑free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Sentara Health is a Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina based not‑for‑profit integrated healthcare provider that has been in business for over 131 years. Offering hundreds of sites of care including 12 hospitals, PACE, home health, hospice, medical groups, imaging services, therapy, outpatient surgery centers, and an 858,000 member health plan.

The people of the communities that we serve have nominated Sentara “Employer of Choice” for over ten years. U.S. News and World Report has recognized Sentara as having the Best Hospitals for 15+ years. Sentara offers professional development and a continued employment philosophy!