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

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Sentara Health

Norfolk, Virginia

Sign-on bonus

Still listed, seen last week · Posted Aug 26 · New grads welcomed

Shift
12-hour
Hours a week
36
Unit
Medicine/Step Down Unit 10K

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
12-hour · 3 a week · 36 hours
Term
Permanent
Setting
Hospital
Accepts
RN
Experience
New graduates
Unit
Medicine/Step Down Unit 10K · 24 beds

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Sign-on bonus
$20,000
Loan repayment
Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
Tuition assistance
Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
Childcare
Offered

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About this role

City/State

Norfolk, VA

Work Shift

Multiple shifts available

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Overview

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is hiring Registered Nurses for the Medicine/Step Down Unit 10K.

Up to a $20,000.00 Sign-on bonus for Experienced nurses and $7,500 Sign on Bonus for New Grads!

Shifts

FT (36-hours/week) - Days and Night shifts available.

Facility/Unit

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, a 569-bed tertiary care facility, is home to the area’s only Level I Trauma Center and burn trauma unit.

Come join the team on 10K - a 24-bed step down unit.

Job Description

Sentara is a career destination for professional nursing. The Registered Nurse (RN) provides comprehensive, patient-centered care in a dynamic healthcare setting. This role involves assessing patient needs, developing individualized care plans, delivering treatments, and supporting patients and families with education and compassionate service. The RN collaborates within an interdisciplinary team to monitor patient progress, make clinical adjustments, and advocate for the best patient outcomes, ensuring safety and adherence to evidence-based practices.

Education

ADN required, BSN or higher preferred

Certification/Licensure

RN VA or Compact State license in good standing. BLS

Experience

RN New Grads and Experienced Nurses

Keywords: Registered Nurse, RN, Stepdown, Medical Surgical, M/S, New Grad RN, Talroo-Nursing

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

Here at Sentara, we are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day!

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.

In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women’s health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.

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.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

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RN New Grads and Experienced Nurses· from this posting

Requirements

  • RN VA or Compact State license

Place

City
Norfolk, Virginia
Median rent
$1,321/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024

Local household income
$66,109/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

Metro price level
2% below the national average

Norfolk area index 97.9, where 100 is the national average.

Campus
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

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.

Map showing the location of Norfolk, VA
Approximate location in Norfolk, VA. · © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap· Open the live map

Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities.

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

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