Registered Nurse (RN) - Step Down Unit

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

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $20,000

Relocation packages available

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) with employer match

Job summary

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) for the Step-Down Unit. This full-time night shift offers a sign-on bonus up to $20,000 and relocation packages for qualified candidates.

The unit features a brand-new 24-bed Medicine unit with updated computers, real-time EPIC documentation, and patient populations including cardiac care, renal failure, sepsis, pneumonia and diverse wound care. This role emphasizes professional standards and teamwork.

Qualifications

• RN degree required and Virginia RN license.
• BLS certification required within 90 days of hire.
• Experience in medical-surgical or step-down units preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent nursing care using the nursing process.
• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement, coordinate and evaluate patient care.
• Document in EPIC Real Time Documentation and communicate with care teams.

Skills

BLS within 90 days

Clinical nursing

Cardiac care

Education

RN degree

Virginia RN license

Tools

EPIC

Job description

City/StateNorfolk, VAWork ShiftThird (Nights)Overview:Sentara is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) at Sentara Norfolk General's Step-Down Unit in Norfolk, Virginia.Sign on Bonus up to $20,000 offered for qualified candidates. Relocation packages available!Shift: Full Time, Night ShiftUnit Overview:Join the nursing team that is enjoying a beautiful, brand new 24 bed Medicine unit with new computers in every room and charting stations in hallways with windows to visualize patients! Blood pressure machines that talk with EPIC as Real Time Documentation. Patient population is cardiac, 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!OverviewThe 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.EducationRN Degree REQUIREDCertification/LicensureVirginia RN License REQUIREDBasic Life Support (BLS) Certification required within 90-days of hireExperiencePrior RN experience PREFERREDKeywords: Talroo-Nursing. Registered Nurse. RN. New Grad. Sign on bonus. Medical Surgical. Step Down. Same Day Surgery. Post-surgery. Med Surg. Nursing. Med Surg Nurse. New RN Grad. IMCU. IMC. Step down. Step-down. Med Surg. weekends. weekend nights. Nights. sign on bonus.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. Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, 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.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•Pet Insurance•Legal Resources Plan•Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.Here at Sentara, we are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day!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.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.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.