Registered Nurse - Onsite Inpatient Virtual Support FLEXI/PRN

Sentara Health Plans; Virginia Beach, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k with employer match

Tuition assistance

Student debt payoff

Paid time off

Parental & family care leave

Life insurance

Disability plans

Legal resources

Caregiver leave

Remote medical benefits

Job summary

Sentara Health Plans seeks a Registered Nurse for the Innovative Inpatient Care Model in the Centralized Virtual Acute Care Department in Virginia Beach, VA. The role is not remote and requires rotating shifts, with duties performed via HIPAA-compliant video calls to support bedside care.

The position emphasizes admissions, discharges, patient teaching, medication reconciliation, and leveraging technology to improve patient flow and safety.

Qualifications

• RN-Associate’s Degree required
• BSN or MSN preferred
• Registered Nurse License required
• Compact/Multi-State license required
• BLS required within 90 days of hire
• NIHSS and ACLS preferred
• Epic experience preferred
• 5 years of recent acute care bedside nursing experience required

Responsibilities

• Perform nursing duties via video call with the Virtual Care hub such as admissions, discharges, patient teaching, medication reconciliation and more
• Support bedside nurses to alleviate workload and improve patient workflow
• Ensure patient safety and privacy while using HIPAA-compliant video communications

Skills

RN

BSN/MSN preferred

Compact/multi-state lic

BLS within 90 days

Epic experience preferred

5 years acute care bedside

Education

RN license

Job description

City/State Virginia Beach, VA

Work Shift Rotating

Overview: Sentara is hiring Registered Nurses for the Innovative Inpatient Care Model in the Brand-New Centralized Virtual Acute Care Department. This position is NOT Remote and is located at the Sentara Independence office in Virginia Beach, VA. Shift: FLEXI/PRN - Rotating Shifts! Leverage the use of technology to enhance patient care in the hospital and provide support to nurses at the bedside. Virtual RNs can support the team at the bedside to alleviate the workload and provide greater satisfaction for both the patients and the nursing staff. They handle administrative tasks that take significant time but don’t require hands‑on care. This improves workflow while ensuring patients are fully informed about the care they have received. Virtual nurses are not a replacement for bedside nurses, instead they serve as an additional member of the hospital care team. Bedside nurses and virtual nurses work together to ensure that patients continue to receive the safest and highest quality of care. Patients communicate with virtual nurses via a HIPAA‑compliant audio‑visual device in the hospital room. Perform nursing duties via video call with this innovative care model from the Virtual Care hub call center such as admissions, discharges, patient teaching, medication reconciliation, and much more.

Requirements

• RN‑Associate’s Degree (Required)
• BSN or MSN preferred
• Registered Nurse License (Required)
• Compact/Multi‑State (Required)
• BLS required within 90 days of hire
• NIHSS and ACLS preferred
• Epic experience preferred
• 5 years of recent acute care bedside nursing experience required
• IMCU experience preferred

One of the most exciting advancements this year has been the rollout of our Virtual Nursing program. The feedback from both patients and our nursing staff has been overwhelmingly positive. By embracing this model, we are minimizing interruptions, enhancing privacy, ensuring patient safety, and improving the overall patient experience.

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Benefits

• 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.

Sentara Independence provides quality outpatient services to the surrounding community. The facility includes an ambulance‑accessible emergency room that is supported by board‑certified physicians. Sentara Independence houses state‑of‑the‑art medical equipment and highly‑skilled physicians and staff. Sentara Independence is now an extension of the quality services at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital including advanced imaging and physical therapy.

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!