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Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Vascular Intermediate Care (Stepdown) unit. This full-time role is 36 hours per week with day shifts, 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., and alternating weekends.
You will care for complex vascular, telemetry, and transplant patients in a 24-bed unit as part of the Surgical Specialty Team. The unit provides PCCN-focused development, with hands-on training, mentorship, and opportunities to advance clinically; you’ll gain
Norfolk, VA
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Registered Nurse (RN) - Vascular Intermediate Care | Stepdown
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital - Norfolk, VA
Full-time, 36 hours per week
Day shift
7:00 a.M. - 7:00 p.M.
Weekends: Every other weekend
Holiday Rotation: Required
Looking for a nursing opportunity where you can sharpen your clinical skills, work with a highly collaborative team, and make a meaningful impact every shift? 9 Kaufman is a 24-bed stepdown intermediate care unit at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital specializing in vascular surgery, telemetry, and renal/pancreas transplant care. As part of the Surgical Specialty Team, our unit brings together RNs, LPNs, Nursing Care Partners, Unit Ambassadors, and Clinical Support Associates who work side by side to deliver exceptional patient care. Why 9 Kaufman? On 9 Kaufman, you'll care for a diverse patient population and gain hands‑on experience with complex vascular procedures such as aortic aneurysm repair, carotid endarterectomy, femoral bypass surgeries, and amputations. The unit also serves as an extension of our renal/pancreas transplant program, partnering closely with the outpatient transplant center to support patients through critical stages of care. Every bed is monitored, giving nurses the opportunity to strengthen telemetry skills while expanding their expertise in surgical specialty and transplant nursing. We are committed to helping nurses grow professionally. Nurses on 9 Kaufman receive specialized training and are supported in pursuing PCCN certification, creating an environment where learning, confidence, and career advancement are part of the culture. Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:4. If you're ready to build advanced clinical skills in a supportive, high‑acuity stepdown environment, 9 Kaufman is a place where you can grow, contribute, and thrive.
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.
We’re excited to share our starting pay rate for new graduate registered nurses with less than 1 year of experience is $36.00/hour.
Qualified candidates may be eligible for a sign‑on bonus and relocation assistance. Sentara also offers career advancement opportunities, professional development resources, tuition assistance, certification support, and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you and your family.
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.
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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.
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