Registered Nurse (RN) - Step Down Unit

Sentara Healthcare Inc; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation packages

Health insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) for the Step-Down Unit. This full-time role offers a sign-on bonus up to $15,000 and relocation packages for qualified candidates.

The unit features a 24-bed medicine floor with EPIC RealTime documentation and modern charting stations, with a population including cardiac and post-surgical patients. The RN will perform nursing care per the nursing process, require a Virginia RN license, and obtain BLS within 90 days

Qualifications

• RN degree required.
• Virginia RN license required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 90 days of hire.
• Prior RN experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent nursing care following the nursing process.
• Adhere to standards of practice and professional performance.
• Support patient safety and quality initiatives in the Step-Down Unit.

Skills

BLS within 90 days

Virginia RN License

RN Clinical Duties

Education

RN Degree REQUIRED

Tools

EPIC EHR

Job description

Sentara is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) at Sentara Norfolk General's Step-Down Unit in Norfolk, Virginia.

Sign on Bonus up to $15,000 offered for qualified candidates. Relocation packages available!

Shift: Full Time

Unit Overview

Join thenursing team that is enjoying a beautiful,brand new24 bedMedicine unitwith new computers in every room and charting stations in hallways with windows to visualize patients! Blood pressure machines that talk with EPIC as RealTime Documentation. Patient population iscardiac, cardiac prep, renal failure, vascular, sepsis, pneumonia, sickle cell, OR-Prep,and diverse wound care. Great unit to make your way into ICU or the ED!

Join our team today!

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.

All Direct Care RN's required to have BLS within 90 days of hire.

Education

• RN Degree REQUIRED

Certification/Licensure

• Virginia RN License REQUIRED
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification required within 90-days of hire

Experience

• Prior RN experience PREFERRED

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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.

• including 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;
• and voluntary benefits.

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School. In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women’s health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.ed Imaging Center at Sentara Princess Anne Hospital is conveniently located in the heart of Virginia Beach and offers high-speed digital diagnostic equipment that provides faster and more precise results. The center provides one of the region's most advanced imaging technologies interpreted by board certified radiologists specializing in various areas of imaging.