Nursing Professional Development Specialist - Emergency Room

City/State

Suffolk, VA

Overview

Work Shift

First (Days) (United States of America)

Sentara Obici Hospital, located in Suffolk, Virginia, is hiring a full time Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Team in our Emergency Services Department.

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE!

WE HAVE ONSITE CHILDCARE: GROWING UP OBICI!

BENEFITS: Sentara offers an attractive array of full-time benefits to include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Plans
• Paid Time Off, Sick Leave, Paid Parental Leave, and Emergency Caregiver Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Paydown programs
• 401k/403B, 401a plans
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Work Perks

PLUS, Sentara just added MORE benefits that support the needs of you and your family. Ask about our Student Debt Program, our additional floating holiday that was added, or our new resources that will help strengthen your financial outlook. We are confident that you will find our new, enhanced benefit package will exceed your expectations!

Position & Department Overview

• Full Time, 40 hours per week
• Day Shift
• 37 bed unit to include a dedicated 5-bed Behavioral Health Safe Suite located within the department.
• More than 53K visits per year (approximately 150 patients/day)

About this role

• In this role you will serve as an expert clinician and as a clinical resource to staff.
• You will be the recognized mentor, working to develop staff from beginner to expert status.
• You will critically analyze care delivered against evidence-based practice standards and seek ways to improve outcomes.
• You will be accountable for defined aspects of staff development, continuing education and professional development of nursing staff.
• You will lead, facilitate, and/or participate in interprofessional quality initiatives, implementing evidence-based nursing practices, shared decision making, and other educational plans and activities.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: RN Master's Level Degree in Nursing or another applicable field
• Nursing Experience: Two (3) years
• Must be certified at time of hire in specialty area of department assigned (CEN) or have CNL or NPD Specialist certification. NPD certification must be obtained within 3 years of hire and maintained thereafter.
• Virginia or Compact/Multistate RN in good stand required.
• BLS through AHA
• ACLS

ABOUT SOH

Sentara Obici Hospital nurses are committed to providing evidence-based practice in their delivery of quality healthcare to our patients and families. We strive to create an environment of health and healing through nursing excellence.

Sentara Obici Hospital is a 175-bed community hospital. Founded in 1951 in the heart of Suffolk, Virginia. We relocated to a new state of the art facility in 2010. Our facility has been Magnet® designated since 2018. We are proud of the nursing structures we have in place that empower our nurses to transform care at the bedside: our Nurse Residency Program for new grads, shared governance councils, evidence-based practice, and commitment to lifelong learning.

A message from our Chief Nursing Officer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=5-k32CCjjMg&feature=youtu.be

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!

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