Registered Nurse (RN) Med/Surg GI-Stroke Unit

Sentara Health; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

401k/403B with Employer Match

Tuition Assistance up to $5,250/year

Pet Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Sentara Health Plans in Norfolk, VA is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) for the Med/Surg GI-Stroke Unit. This role offers multiple shifts and a sign-on bonus of up to $20,000 for qualified candidates.

The RN will manage care for patients with various medical conditions including strokes and kidney failure, leveraging clinical knowledge to provide high-quality care. Join a prestigious institution known for excellence!

Qualifications

• New Grads are welcome to apply.
• Registered Nursing License required.
• BLS required within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Perform competent nursing care as per nursing process.
• Manage patient care for stroke, kidney failure, diabetes, and more.
• Participate in ongoing educational development.

Skills

Critical thinking

Clinical nursing skills

Education

Degree or Diploma in Registered Nursing

Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN) or Master's (MSN)

Tools

BLS Certification

Job description

## Registered Nurse (RN) Med/Surg GI-Stroke UnitApplyremote type: On-Sitelocations: Norfolk, VAtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR-101905**City/State**Norfolk, VA**Work Shift**Multiple shifts available**Overview:****Sentara Leigh Hospital is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) for Registered Nurse for the Medical Surgical GI-Stroke Unit, 2 West. The only unit across Sentara with the PRISM (Premiere Recognition in Specialty of Medical-Surgical) Distinction!****Up to $20,000 Sign-On Bonus for Qualified Applicants! Please ask the recruiter for details.****Hours/Shift:** Full Time (36 hr/week), **Day and Night Shift Openings!****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 unit's patient population is comprised of Stroke, Kidney Failure, Diabetes, Diagnostic Testing, GI Surgical, Respiratory and also includes patients requiring chest tubes and trachs. The nurses on this 25 bed medicine unit are committed to providing world class care and have an active voice in decision that impact workflow. The unit educator offers individualized orientation and oversees ongoing educational development to help advance your career.**Learn more about our unit here:** Med/Surg GI-Stroke**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.**Click here to learn more about:** **Sentara Leigh Hospital****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!**keywords: Talroo-Nursing, #Indeed, med/surg, medical/surgical, stroke, neuroscience, gastroentorology, GI.**Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career**• 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• Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development• Pet Insurance• Legal Resources Plan• Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met**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.**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.