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Sentara Health

Community Hospital · Elizabeth City, NC

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Sentara Health workplace
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Life here

What a shift at Sentara Health looks like

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Sentara Health workplace

On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

Setting
Community Hospital
Shifts hiring now
Days 27 · Nights 10 · Rotating 5 · Weekends only 1

Benefits

Sentara states it supports employees both at work and at home, and emphasizes a positive work environment through communication and collaboration. Sign-on bonuses of up to $15,000-$20,000 for qualifying candidates are confirmed for select nursing roles.

The city

Living in Norfolk, VA

Norfolk sits where the Elizabeth River meets the Chesapeake Bay, anchoring Virginia's coastal Hampton Roads region. Home to the world's largest naval base, this port city blends maritime energy with historic neighborhoods like Ghent, where tree-lined streets and local shops give nurses a welcoming home base between shifts.

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Metro price level · Norfolk area
2% below the national average
BEA index 97.9 (100 = national)
Median gross rent
$1,321/mo
rent and tenant-paid utilities
Median household income
$66,109/yr
all local households, not nurse pay

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024

Who they are

Sentara Health is an integrated, not-for-profit healthcare delivery system serving communities across Virginia and North Carolina.

  • Community Hospital · Norfolk
  • Hiring days & nights & rotating
  • Sign-on bonus · 32 roles
More about Sentara Health

In Elizabeth City, NC, Sentara operates Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, a brand-new hospital facility designed with safety, flow, quality, and service at its core, serving the heart of rural Northeastern North Carolina. The facility includes a state-of-the-art Crisis Stabilization Unit to meet the urgent needs of the behavioral health population. Sentara's CEO is Dennis Matheis, and the system emphasizes collaboration, communication, and a supportive work environment as cultural pillars. For nurses, Sentara offers roles across multiple specialties including Med/Surg, IMCU, Med-Tele, ICU, and ED. The Resource Pool RN position at Sentara Albemarle stands out with premium pay, full-time day shift scheduling, and the opportunity to work across at least two chosen specialties. The organization actively recruits experienced nurses and offers significant sign-on bonuses to qualifying candidates. Sentara describes itself as purpose-driven and future-focused, collaborating with community organizations to address social determinants of health and enhance overall quality of life.

Mission: 'We improve health every day.' Purpose: 'Sentara exists to be the trusted partner to individuals and the community in their journey to health and well-being.' Values: People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity. Sentara Commitments include always keeping patients safe, treating them with dignity, respect, and compassion, listening and responding, keeping patients informed and involved, and working together as a team to provide quality healthcare.

Working here

Culture and working life

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What to consider

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The good

  • Brand-new hospital facility with state-of-the-art design and Crisis Stabilization Unit
  • Sign-on bonuses up to $15,000 for Resource Pool RNs and up to $20,000 for select ICU roles
  • Premium pay offered for Resource Pool RN positions
  • Full-time day shift scheduling available for Resource Pool RNs
  • Opportunity to work across multiple specialties, building diverse clinical experience
  • Collaborative, purpose-driven culture focused on improving community health

The hard parts

  • Resource Pool RNs must work across multiple assigned specialties, which may involve variable patient populations and workflows
  • Minimum 18 months of experience required for Resource Pool roles, limiting entry for new graduate nurses
  • Rural Northeastern North Carolina location may present lifestyle and amenity limitations for some candidates
  • Large integrated system may involve bureaucratic processes typical of multi-state health systems

The reality check

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Open roles

Current openings at Sentara Health

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Registered Nurse Medicine

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Woodbridge, VA · Posted last week

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
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Registered Nurse Surgical unit

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Hampton, VA · Posted 5 days ago

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • New grads welcomed
  • Residency program
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VIC Recovery RN

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Norfolk, VA · Posted last week

  • RN
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Registered Nurse, PASS,

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Virginia Beach, VA · Posted 2 days ago

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
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Registered Nurses (RN) - Medical Specialties Unit ALL SHIFTS

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Norfolk, VA · Posted 5 days ago

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • Night shift
  • New grads welcomed · reported
  • Magnet-designated hospital
Apply

Registered Nurse (RN) - Post Surgery

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Norfolk, VA · Posted last week

  • New grads welcomed
  • RN
  • 12-hour days
  • Magnet-designated hospital
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Direct Care Registered Nurse - Treatment Center

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Rockingham County, VA · Posted last week

  • Magnet-designated
  • LPN
  • Day shift
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Registered Nurse (RN) - Hospice

$69,908.80–$116,500.80

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Newport News, VA · Posted last week

  • RN
  • Monday-Friday, Day Shift (8AM-5PM)
  • ADN accepted
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Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical Specialties - Days

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Suffolk, VA · Posted last week

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • Ratio 1:5–1:6
  • Day shift
  • Magnet-designated hospital
Apply

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

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Norfolk, VA · Posted last week

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • Full Time (36 hr/week), Day Shift
  • New grads welcomed
  • Magnet-designated hospital
Apply

Registered Nurse, General Med Surg

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Hampton, VA · Posted 2 weeks ago

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • 12-hour days
  • Compact license OK
Apply

Registered Nurse (RN) - Ortho Spine and Bariatrics

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Suffolk, VA · Posted 2 weeks ago

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • Ratio 1:5–1:6
  • 12-hour days
  • Magnet-designated hospital
Apply

Registered Nurse

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Hampton, VA · Posted last week

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • Night shift
  • Compact license OK
Apply

Registered Nurse (RN) - Ortho/Spine and Bariatrics Unit

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Suffolk, VA · Posted last week

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • Ratio 1:5–1:6
  • Night shift
  • Magnet-designated hospital
Apply

Direct Care Registered Nurse

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Williamsburg, VA · Posted 2 weeks ago

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • 8-hour days
  • Compact license OK
Apply

Registered Nurse, Surgery Unit, Multiple Positions

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Virginia Beach, VA · Posted last week

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Magnet-designated hospital
Apply

Utilization Review Nurse

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Norfolk, VA · Posted last week

  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Tuition reimbursement
Apply

Registered Nurse (RN) - Stepdown Unit (Day and Night Shifts)

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Norfolk, VA · Posted 2 weeks ago

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • 12-hour rotating
  • Medicine/Step Down Unit 10K
  • Magnet-designated hospital
Apply

Direct Care Registered Nurse-Surgical Unit

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Woodbridge, VA · Posted 2 weeks ago

  • New grads welcomed
  • RN
  • Day shift
Apply

Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiac / Medicine Unit

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Virginia Beach, VA · Posted 2 weeks ago

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • 12-hour nights
  • Compact license OK
  • Magnet-designated hospital
Apply

Registered Nurse (RN) - Surgical Unit

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Norfolk, VA · Posted 2 weeks ago

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • 12-hour days
  • Magnet-designated hospital
Apply

Registered Nurse (RN) - Medicine Oncology Unit

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Norfolk, VA · Seen active last week

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • 12-hour days
  • New grads welcomed
  • Magnet-designated hospital
Apply
  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • Night shift
  • Compact license OK
Apply

Registered Nurse (RN) - eHospital

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Norfolk, VA

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • 12-hour nights
  • ADN accepted
  • Magnet-designated hospital
Apply

Registered Nurse (RN) - Post-Surgery Unit

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Norfolk, VA · Seen active today

  • New grads welcomed
  • RN
  • 12-hour nights
  • Magnet-designated hospital
Apply

Registered Nurse (RN) - Ortho/Trauma

Sentara Health logoSentara Health

Virginia Beach, VA · Seen active last week

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • 12-hour nights
  • Compact license OK
  • Magnet-designated hospital
Apply

Primary Care Registered Nurse

Sentara Health logoSentara Health

Virginia Beach, VA

  • LPN
  • Day shift
  • Tuition reimbursement
Apply

RN Transition Unit - Day Shift

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Norfolk, VA

  • Magnet-designated
  • RN
  • Day shift
  • ADN accepted
Apply

Primary Care RN

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Chesapeake, VA

  • LPN
  • Day shift
  • Per diem
Apply
  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • 12-hour rotating
  • Compact license OK
  • Magnet-designated hospital
Apply

Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical Specialties Unit

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Norfolk, VA · Seen active 4 days ago

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • 12-hour days
  • Magnet-designated hospital
Apply

Direct Care Registered Nurse

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Newport News, VA

  • LPN
  • Day shift
  • Tuition reimbursement
Apply
  • Magnet-designated
  • RN
  • 12-hour rotating
  • Compact license OK
Apply
  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Compact license OK
Apply

Registered Nurse, Noninvasive Lab

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Norfolk, VA · Seen active yesterday

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • 8-hour days
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Magnet-designated hospital
Apply

Direct Care Registered Nurse-Endoscopy

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Norfolk, VA · Seen active 6 days ago

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Per diem
Apply

Registered Nurse (RN) - Surgical Ortho Unit

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Norfolk, VA · Seen active 6 days ago

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • 12-hour days
  • New grads welcomed
Apply
  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • 12-hour nights
  • New grads welcomed
Apply

Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg / Specialties

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Norfolk, VA · Seen active today

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • 12-hour nights
  • Compact license OK
Apply

Direct Care Registered Nurse

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Chesapeake, VA · Seen active today

  • New grads welcomed
  • RN
  • First (Days)
Apply

Operating Room RN

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Norfolk, VA · Seen active last week

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Tuition reimbursement
Apply

Registered Nurse (RN) - PACU Same Day Surgery

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Norfolk, VA · Seen active 4 days ago

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • Rotating shift
  • Tuition reimbursement
Apply

Registered Nurse (RN) - Same Day Surgery

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Virginia Beach, VA

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • Day shift
  • ADN accepted
Apply

RN Observation Unit

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Norfolk, VA · Seen active today

  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Tuition reimbursement
Apply

Registered Nurse - Resource Pool

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Harrisonburg, VA

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • Compact license OK
  • Tuition reimbursement
Apply

Inpatient Case Manager/ Registered Nurse (RN)

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Norfolk, VA · Seen active last week

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • 8-hour rotating
  • Compact license OK
Apply

Sentara Norfolk- Procedural RN

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Norfolk, VA · Seen active 4 days ago

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Tuition reimbursement
Apply

RN Unit Coordinator - Surgery Unit

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Virginia Beach, VA

  • RN
  • Ratio 1:5–1:6
  • 12-hour weekends only
Apply
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