Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical Surgical Unit - DAYS

City/State

Norfolk, VA

Overview

Work Shift

First (Days) (United States of America)

Sentara is hiring a RN in our Medical Specialties Unit at Norfolk General, in Norfolk, Virginia.

Up to a $15,000 Sign On Bonus for qualified candidates!

SHIFT:

• Full time, 36 hours per week

• Night Shift; 7am - 7pm

REQUIREMENTS:

• New Grads welcome! 2+ years of experience preferred.

• Virginia or Compact Multi-State License in good standing REQUIRED

• Basic Life Support (BLS) REQUIRED

• RN-Associate’s Degree, or RN-Bachelor’s Degree, or RN-Diploma RREQUIRED

6K Department Overview: 

Join the nursing team that is enjoying a beautiful, 24 bed Medicine unit with 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. 

 Facility Highlights: Serving as a destination medical center in the mid-Atlantic region, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is a Level 1 trauma center in Norfolk, Virginia, home to the Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance, region’s first Magnet® hospital and nationally ranked heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital. 

WHO SENTARA IS

Sentara is a Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina based not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider that has been in business for over 131 years. Offering more than 500 sites of care including 12 hospitals, PACE (Elder Care), home health, hospice, medical groups, imaging services, therapy, outpatient surgery centers, and an 858,000 member health plan.  The people of the communities that we serve have nominated Sentara “Employer of Choice” for over ten years.  U.S. News and World Report has recognized Sentara as having the Best Hospitals for 15+ years.  Sentara offers professional development and a continued employment philosophy!

Benefits: Sentara offers an attractive array of full-time benefits to include Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Sick, Parental and Caregiver Leave, Educational Assistance, Emergency Back-Up Care and other family benefits, a 401k/403B with matching funds, 401a, Performance Plus Bonus, Career Advancement Opportunities, Work Perks, and more.  Benefit highlights include:

• Educational assistance up to $5,250 annually
• Medbridge access for CEUs and patient home programs
• Sentara hosted education courses with employee discounts
• Financial support for certifications
• Generous student debt program (no work commitment required)
• Relocation assistance
• Referral bonus program up to $10,000
• Up to 23 days of paid time off (incudes personal, vacation and holidays); Up to 5 sick days annually (based on 40-hour work week); bereavement leave
• 403(B) with immediate company match, upon hire!
• 401(A): 3% of annual salary employer contribution (participating divisions)
• Adoption benefits up to $10,000
• Fertility benefits (procedures/medications/IVF) and Surrogacy/Gestational Carrier benefits up to $10,000 combined
• 4 weeks paid parental leave; caregiver leave up to 2 weeks
• Paid life insurance (1 times annual salary), short-term and long-term disability
• Other benefits include medical, dental, vision, auto, home, travel, pet insurance, local gym discounts
• Wellness programs to include an employee assistance program (mental health support)

Our success is supported by a family-friendly culture that encourages community involvement and creates unlimited opportunities for development and growth. 

We welcome you to be a part of an excellent healthcare organization that cares about our People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity.  Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve!

Kickstart your nursing career with Sentara’s dynamic 6-month Nurse Residency program, designed specifically for new graduate RNs with less than one year experience.  At Sentara we believe in setting our nurses up for success from day one, which is why all new graduates are automatically enrolled-no extra paperwork or applications.  Are looking to ent