High-risk Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse (RN)

Sentara Health; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign on bonus up to $20,000

Supportive team environment

Hands-on learning and mentorship opportunities

Job summary

Sentara Healthcare Inc is looking for an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) for their High-Risk Labor & Delivery Unit at Norfolk General Hospital in Virginia.

This position offers a sign on bonus of up to $20,000 for qualified candidates. The role requires performing competent nursing care, patient assessment, and maintaining clinical standards. The ideal candidate will have a strong focus on maternal-child health and a commitment to patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• Must perform competent nursing care using the nursing process.
• Ability to meet clinical standards in specific areas.
• Required certifications within specified timeframes upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for assessing, diagnosing, and coordinating patient care.
• Provide teaching and health promotion related to nursing.
• Participate in quality evaluation and resource utilization.

Skills

Critical thinking

Patient-centered care

Clinical knowledge

Collaboration

Education

RN Degree

BSN or MSN preferred

Job description

Sentara is hiring an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) for the High-Risk Labor & Delivery Unit at Norfolk General Hospital, in Norfolk Virginia.

Sign on Bonus up to $20,000 offered for qualified candidates.

Shift: Full Time, Night Shift (7p-7a)

Overview

We are honored to be the only Labor & Delivery unit in the region to receive the Beacon Award for Excellence

At Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, home to the region’s Level I Trauma Center and the Maternal Transfer Center for Hampton Roads, our Beacon award-winning Labor and Delivery Unit offers a fast-paced, high-acuity, and rewarding practice. Our nurses are cross trained to scrub, circulate, recover, and labor/deliver, providing comprehensive surgical and obstetrical care. Supported by a collaborative team of physicians, resident physicians, maternal-fetal medicine specialists, surgical techs, and administrative staff, we deliver seamless, patient-centered care. As a teaching hospital for resident physicians, we provide hands‑on learning opportunities, mentorship, and professional growth. Many of our staff have built 10+ year careers here, reflecting a supportive culture where every role is valued. If you’re passionate about maternal‑child health and want to join a team that supports your growth every step of the way, this is the place to be.

Job Description

The Registered Nursing (RN) is responsible to perform 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) encompass the actions and foundation of professional nursing. The RN possesses clinical knowledge and skills to meet standards as required by specific clinical areas. BSN or MSN preferred. Meets and maintains any requirements defined by specific specialty; Critical Care/IMCU ACLS within 1 year of hire; Emergency Care - ACLS & PALS or ENPC within 1 year of hire; Oncology Care ONS/ONCC or Sentara approved course Chemotherapy & Biotherapy Provider Card within 6 months of hire. Women’s Care – Perinatal departments; NRP within 6 months of hire. Inpatient Pediatrics. PALS within 6 months of hire. All Direct Care RN's required to have BLS within 90 days of hire.

Education

• RN Degree REQUIRED

License / Certification

• Virginia RN or Compact Multi‑State License REQUIRED
• Basic Life Support (BLS) within 90 days of hire
• NRP within 6 months of hire.
• PALS within 6 months of hire.

Experience

• Previous Labor & Delivery experience STRONGLY PREFERRED

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