Travel Registered Nurse (RN) - Intermediate Care Unit (Stepdown)

Sentara Health Plans; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 82,656 - 112,963; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reim

Paid Time Off and Sick Leave

Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave

401k/403B with Employer Match

Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year

Job summary

Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, VA seeks a Travel Registered Nurse for the Intermediate Care Unit (Stepdown) 4 East. This 14-week, night-shift assignment offers a $70.00/hr pay rate and temporary full-time status.

The IMC unit cares for patients too ill for general medicine but not requiring ICU, with interventions such as ventilator management, tracheostomy care, telemetry, heparin infusions, BiPAP/CPAP, and high-flow nasal cannula; experience in acute care required.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of current acute care hospital RN experience.
• Virginia or Compact Multi-State License in good standing.
• BLS and ACLS certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Provide continuous monitoring and advanced nursing interventions on IMC/Stepdown unit.
• Ventilator management, tracheostomy care, telemetry monitoring, and IV infusions.
• Post-operative cardiac and vascular patient care and coordination with team.

Skills

Travel nursing

IMC/Stepdown

Ventilator management

Telemetry monitoring

ACLS

BLS

Tracheostomy care

Cardiac care

Education

Associate degree in Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Masters in Nursing

Nursing diploma

Job description

# **Sentara Leigh Hospital is hiring a Travel Registered Nurse (RN) for our Intermediate Care Unit (Stepdown) 4 East!****Travel Registered Nurse - Intermediate Care Unit (Stepdown)****Sentara Leigh Hospital - Norfolk, VA*** **$70.00/hr pay rate*** **Temporary Full Time*** **14-week assignment*** **Night Shift*** **No benefits****Education*** Associates, Bachelors, Masters, or diploma in the Nursing Field required**Certification/Licensure*** Virginia or Compact Multi-State License in good standing* Basic Life Support (BLS)* ACLS* NIH Stroke Scale**Experience*** Must have two or more years of current acute care hospital RN experience.**Department Overview**This 24 bed IMC Unit is designed for patients who are too ill for general medical/surgical, but do not need an intensive level of care. Patients on 4E require continuous monitoring and advanced nursing interventions including but not limited to ventilator management, tracheostomy care, telemetry monitoring, heparin infusions, BiPAP/CPAP, high flow nasal cannula and post-operative cardiac and vascular patient care.To learn more about Sentara Leigh and our culture: https://youtu.be/D4g5-le5lCEClick here to learn more about Sentara Leigh hospital!KEYWORDS: RN, Registered Nurse, Traveler, Contract, IMC, Stepdown, Leigh, Norfolk, Talroo-Nursing, Monster.**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• Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development• Pet Insurance• Legal Resources Plan• Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met**Sentara Leigh Hospital**, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 274-bed acute care facility that opened in 1903 and relocated to its present site in 1977. Our hospital completed a renovation in 2016, including two new patient towers, a beautiful atrium, and a multi-story parking garage. Sentara Leigh Hospital includes a dedicated Orthopedic Hospital providing patients access to a full continuum of orthopedic care, from the preoperative phase and surgery to rehabilitation and home care services. Along with being a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, we also specialize in orthopedic and spine care, heart, vascular, maternity care, and general surgery. We are also home to the region’s only 24-hour hyperbaric oxygen program that helps speed up the healing of carbon monoxide poisoning, wounds that won’t heal, infections in which tissues are starved for oxygen, airborne chemical exposures, and scuba diving accidents.**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.