Registered Nurses (RN) - Surgical Unit - ALL SHIFTS

Sentara Healthcare Inc; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $30,000

Relocation packages available

Job summary

Sentara Healthcare Inc in Norfolk General Hospital's Surgical Department is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) in Norfolk, Virginia. Shifts include Day, Weekend, and Night. The RN will provide nursing care using the nursing process, maintain BLS within 90 days, and support patients recovering from surgical procedures in a telemetry-monitored unit.

Sign-on bonuses up to $30,000 and relocation assistance are offered to qualified candidates.

Qualifications

• RN degree required.
• Virginia RN license required.
• BLS within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care following the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation).
• Coordinate care, educate patients and families, and promote health.
• Support surgical patients in a telemetry unit and ensure safety and quality standards.

Skills

Nursing care

Critical thinking

Assessment

Health promotion

Education

RN degree

Virginia RN License

Job description

Sentara is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) at Norfolk General Hospital's Surgical Department, in Norfolk Virginia.

*Sign on Bonuses up to $30,000 offered for qualified candidates! Relocation Packages available!

Shifts

Day, Weekend, and Night Shifts!

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.

5K DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

This 42-bed unit specializes in the care of Adult Surgical Patients. Registered Nurses are assigned to PODs to assist patients recovering from surgeries: Urology, General Surgery, ENT, Plastic Surgery, GYN Surgery, Surgical Oncology, and Trauma Overflow. While working in this unit you will care for patients that have renal disease, diabetes, COPD, and heart failure for a well‑rounded nursing experience. This is a telemetry‑monitored unit. The average patient stay is 3-4 days. This unit also has 6 beds that are for Epilepsy monitoring and is the Living Kidney Donor Transplant Unit.

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