Registered Nurse (RN) - Stepdown Unit

sentara

Norfolk (VA)

On-site

USD 87,000 - 127,000

Full time

40 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

Adoption reimbursement

PTO & Sick leave

Parental leave

Emergency backup care

Disability coverage

Life Insurance

401k with match

Tuition assistance

Student debt payoff

Pet insurance

Legal resources

Annual bonus

Job summary

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for the Step-Down Unit, with a focus on cardiac and post-surgical care. The position offers a day shift (7a–7p) and full-time hours for experienced clinicians.

Qualified candidates will have an RN degree, Virginia RN license, and BLS within 90 days of hire. A sign-on bonus up to $15,000 and relocation packages are available.

Qualifications

RN Degree REQUIRED
Virginia RN License REQUIRED
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification required within 90 days of hire
Prior RN experience PREFERRED

Responsibilities

The Registered Nursing (RN) is responsible to perform a competent level of nursing care as demonstrated by the nursing process.
All Direct Care RN's required to have BLS within 90 days of hire.

Skills

Critical thinking

Patient care

Communication

Education

RN Degree REQUIRED

Job description

City/State

Norfolk, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview

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, Day Shift (7a-7p)

Unit 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!

Registered Nursing Responsibilities

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

Keywords

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Compensation

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, standby/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.

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.

Company Information

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.

Remote Work Eligibility

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: