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

Sentara Health; Norfolk (VA); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $15,000

Job summary

Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, VA, is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for the Intermediate Care Unit (Stepdown) 4 East to deliver competent nursing care using the nursing process. This 24-bed IMC unit handles patients requiring continuous monitoring and advanced interventions.

New grads are welcome to apply. The role offers a full-time schedule (36 hr/week) with Day 7a-7p or Night 7p-7a shifts, starting pay for new grads at $36.00/hour and an up to $15,000 sign-on bonus for qualified

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Registered Nursing (required).
• RN Licensure (Required).
• BLS within 90 days of hire.
• New graduates welcome to apply.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent nursing care using the nursing process.
• Monitor and respond to patient conditions in IMC 4 East.
• Collaborate with healthcare team to ensure safety and quality care.

Education

Degree or Diploma in Registered Nursing (required)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or MSN (Preferred)

Student in process of completing an accredited nursing program

Job description

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! Please ask the recruiter for details.

For many of our Registered Nurse roles, we welcomenew graduate applicants. We're excited to share our starting pay rate fornew 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

Overview:

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.

New Grads are Welcome to Apply!

This unit welcomes new graduate nurses and experienced nurses moving into this specialty. The 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.

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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

Be a part of an excellent healthcare organization that cares about our People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity. Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve!

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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.