Registered Nurse (RN) - Inpatient Rehab
- Eligibility
- Sign-on bonus
Posted Sep 15 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour days3 shifts · 36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- 9A · 16 beds · Hospital9A is a 16-bed medical /surgical unit that specializes in rehabilitation.
- License
- RN licenseVirginia or compact multistate RN (Registered Nurse) license in good standing
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- Virginia or compact multistate RN (Registered Nurse) license in good standing Check your license
- License
- keywords: Registered Nurse, Rehabilitation Nursing, Talroo-Nursing,
- Experience
- Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs.
- Also asks
- New Grads Welcome to appy.
- Also asks
- We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $41.93 - $61.01 hourly. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as
- Also asks
- shift differentials, standby/on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Preferred
- Education
- ADN required, BSN or higher preferred.
- Experience
- Nursing experience Inpatient Rehab a plus!
Your six-month RN application plan
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What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Top of Norfolk staff RN payNorfolk staff RN postings that state pay run $36/hr to $42/hr, the middle half $42/hr to $42/hr, across 166 postings.
- Pay differential
- Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
- Sign-on bonus
- $15,000
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Loan repayment
- Offered
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
- Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
- Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
- 401k/403B with Employer Match
- Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year
- Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
- Discretionary bonus
The role and schedule
- Hours stated
- Days 7a-7p
- On call
- On-call rotation
The workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026 · ANCC.
- Hospital
- Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
- Address
- 600 GRESHAM DR, NORFOLK, VA, 23507
- CMS rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Beds
- 472
- Magnet
- Designated since 2008
About SENTARA NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Overview
Sentara Norfolk General is currently hiring a Registered Nurse to join the Inpatient Rehabilitation Nursing Department.
Sign on Bonus for New Grads $7,500 and Experienced Nurse $15,000!
Shift
FT (36hrs) - Days 7a-7p
Job Description
The Registered Nursing (RN) is responsible to perform a competent level of nursing care as demonstrated by the critical thinking model known as the nursing process. The standards of practice (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care- teaching and health promotion and evaluation) along with the standards of professional performance (ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence- based practice /nursing research, quality, evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health) encompass the actions and foundation of professional nursing. The RN possesses clinical knowledge and skills to meet standards as required by specific clinical areas.
Unit Description
9A is a 16-bed medical /surgical unit that specializes in rehabilitation. Our Nurses are able to gain skills in medical/surgical nursing to include physical assessments, IV therapy, central line care, pain management, provide proper skin, wound vac care, burn trauma care, medication administration, and also help develop goals of care with the interdisciplinary team. (physical, occupational, and speech therapists). We are looking for compassionate nurses to join our team that help can encourage and educate our patients to self-manage and prepare them for a smooth transition to their home setting and the community.
Education
ADN required, BSN or higher preferred.
Certification
Virginia or compact multistate RN (Registered Nurse) license in good standing
Experience
Nursing experience Inpatient Rehab a plus! New Grads Welcome to appy.
keywords: Registered Nurse, Rehabilitation Nursing, Talroo-Nursing,
We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $41.93 - $61.01 hourly. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as
- shift differentials, standby/on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs.
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 Pet Insurance Legal Resources Plan Colleagues 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.
What's around it?
Norfolk, VAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 2% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,321/mo
- Household income
- $66,109/yr, all local households, not nurse pay