Registered Nurse (Rn) - Intermediate Care Unit (Stepdown)

Jobtome; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 58,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Educational assistance

Job summary

Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, VA is seeking a Registered Nurse for the 4 East Intermediate Care Unit (Stepdown). This full-time role offers a 36-hour work week and day or night shifts, with a starting pay rate for new graduates with less than 1 year of experience.

A $15,000 sign-on bonus is available for qualified applicants. The unit provides telemetry monitoring, ventilator management, and post-operative care, supported by a Transition to Practice program and a 6-month residency to

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Registered Nursing (required).
• BSN or MSN (Preferred).
• Students in the process of completing an accredited nursing program.
• Registered nursing License (Required).
• BLS required within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent nursing care using the nursing process.
• Adhere to standards of practice and professional performance.
• Deliver care in an IMC/Stepdown setting with telemetry and advanced interventions.

Education

Degree or Diploma in Registered Nursing

BSN or MSN (Preferred)

Students in process of completing an accredited nursing program

Job description

Location

City/State: Norfolk, VA

Work Shift

Multiple shifts available

Overview

Sentara Leigh Hospital is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) for our Intermediate Care Unit (Stepdown)4 East! Up to $15,000 Sign-On Bonus for Qualified Applicants! For many of our Registered Nurse roles, we welcome new graduate applicants. We're excited to share our starting pay rate for new graduate registered nurses with less than 1 year of experience is $36.00/hour! Hours/Shift: Full Time (36 hr/week), Day Shift 7a-7p or Night Shift 7p-7a.

Responsibilities

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.

Department Overview

This 24 bed IMC Unit is designed for patients who are too ill for general medical/surgical, but do not need an intensive level of care. Patients on 4E require continuous monitoring and advanced nursing interventions including but not limited to ventilator management, tracheostomy care, telemetry monitoring, heparin infusions, BiPAP/CPAP, high flow nasal cannula and post-operative cardiac and vascular patient care.

Program

11-week Transition to Practice program focuses on the orientation transition experience with intentional knowledge support and skill acquisition for practice in IMC areas. For new graduates, this TTP program is the start of a comprehensive 6-month residency program to support your transition to practice.

Education

• Degree or Diploma in Registered Nursing (required)
• Bachelor of Science Nursing - BSN or MSN (Preferred)
• Students in the process of completing an accredited nursing program

Certification / Licensure

• Registered nursing License (Required)
• Students in the process of obtaining a Registered Nursing License
• BLS required within 90 days of hire

Experience

None required

Compensation

• Base pay range for full-time employment: $41.93 - $61.01 hourly.
• Up to $15,000 Sign-On Bonus for Qualified Applicants.
• Starting pay for new graduate registered nurses with less than 1 year of experience: $36.00/hour.
• Hours/Shift: Full Time (36 hr/week), Day Shift 7a-7p or Night Shift 7p-7a.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401(k)/403(b) with employer match
• Paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays)
• Paid parental and military leave
• Educational assistance or student loan repayment
• Voluntary benefits

Additional 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.

Hospital Overview

Sentara Leigh Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 274-bed acute care facility that opened in 1903 and relocated to its present site in 1977. Our hospital completed a renovation in 2016, including two new patient towers, a beautiful atrium, and a multi-story parking garage. Sentara Leigh Hospital includes a dedicated Orthopedic Hospital providing patients access to a full continuum of orthopedic care, from the preoperative phase and surgery to rehabilitation and home care services. Along with being a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, we also specialize in orthopedic and spine care, heart, vascular, maternity care, and general surgery. We are also home to the region's only 24-hour hyperbaric oxygen program that helps speed up the healing of carbon monoxide poisoning, wounds that won't heal, infections in which tissues are starved for oxygen, airborne chemical exposures, and scuba diving accidents.

Diversity and Inclusion

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.

Tobacco-Free Environment

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

Remote Work Availability

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.