Registered Nurse (RN) – Med Surg and Intermediate Care Blended Unit

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

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $15,000

Moving allowance

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Educational assistance

Job summary

Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, VA is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Medical Procedures Unit. This eight-bed unit cares for medical, surgical and intermediate care patients with a 4:1 nurse-to-patient ratio.

Preferred candidates have IMCU experience or at least two years of acute Med/Surg RN experience. The role offers a generous sign-on bonus up to $15,000 and moving allowance, with full-time dayshift hours roughly 7am–7pm and competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Virginia or Compact Multi-State License in good standing.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• RN-Diploma, ASN, BSN or MSN from an accredited school.

Responsibilities

• Assess/admit patients and coordinate care.
• Perform rounds and patient checks; monitor status.
• Administer medications and ensure accurate documentation.
• Communicate with patients’ families and care teams; ensure safety.

Skills

BLS

RN

Education

RN Diploma/ASN/BSN/MSN

Job description

Sentara is currently hiring a Registered Nurse to work at Sentara Leigh Hospital located in Norfolk on our Medical Procedures Unit. This unit will have a mixture of medical, surgical and intermediate care patients. Preferred candidates will have IMCU experience or at least two years acute med/surg RN experience.

Generous Sign On Bonus of up to 15K and Moving Allowance for Qualified Candidates!

Hours/Shift:

Full-time, dayshift. Approximately 7am to 7pm

Department/Position Overview:

This 8-bed unit will have a mixture of medical, surgical and intermediate care patients. The RN to patient ratio is 4 to 1 with a Patient Care Technician. We are looking for nurses with IMCU experience or at least two years of recent RN Medical Surgical acute care nursing experience. The IMCU patients will not include those with Bipap, Epidural catheters, Dofetilide and Sotalol Initiation, ventilators, thoracic patients (chest tubes) and post cardiac cath patients.

As a Registered Nurse with Sentara, you can excel in your career. There are many different specialties where you can perform and grow your nursing skills in areas of interest to you. If you desire, there are promotional opportunities into leadership or to advance your level of care in a variety of settings. This position's primary duties include assessing/admitting patients, rounding checks, giving medications, talking with family members, and being responsible for the overall care of your patients. You will find that teamwork is exceptional, with everyone working together to ensure the best care for our patients.

Minimum Requirements:

• Virginia or Compact Multi-State License in good standing
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• RN-Diploma, ASN, BSN or MSN from an accredited school

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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.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $41.93 - $61.01 hourly. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs.

• 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

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.