Registered Nurse RN - Ortho/Trauma
- Eligibility
- License
- RN license Virginia or compact multistate RN (Registered Nurse) license in good standingVirginia or compact multistate RN (Registered Nurse) license in good standing
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed, 6-month residency
- License
- Virginia or compact multistate RN (Registered Nurse) license in good standing Check your license
- License
- Keywords: Registered Nurse, RN, Ortho/Trauma, Medical Surgical, weekends
- Certification
- BLS within 90 days of hire.
- Education
- ADN required, BSN or higher preferred.
- Experience
- Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs.
- Also asks
- Experienced RN's and New grads welcome!
- 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.
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questionsAround graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Pays above most Virginia staff rolesVirginia staff postings that state pay run $30/hr to $59/hr, the middle half $38/hr to $50/hr, across 583 postings.
- Sign-on bonus
- $15,000
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Orientation
- 6-month residency
The workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026 · ANCC.
- Hospital
- Sentara Virginia BEACH General Hospital
- Address
- 1060 FIRST COLONIAL ROAD, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, 23454
- CMS rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Beds
- 239
- Magnet
- Designated since 2019
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Your fit
On your path
Emergency is open from year one. Fellowships take new grads. The windows matter.
About this role
Posting details
- Work shift
- First (Days)
Overview
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital is searching for their next fantastic RN to join the 3 West Ortho/Trauma Team.
Sign On Bonus up to 15K for Qualified Candidates! New Grads a $7,500 Sign on Bonus!
Shift: FT (36hrs) - Days
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.
Experience nursing at Sentara: https://youtu.be/pg0209t8xP0
Department
Overview
The 3 West Ortho/Trauma unit at Sentara Virginia Beach General specializes in providing expert care for patients with musculoskeletal injuries and related complications. Our unit is comprised of 24 in-patient beds. Our patient population includes admissions from the Ortho Joint, Spine, Fracture, and Ortho/Trauma centers, as well as medical/surgical patients.
The nursing unit enjoys a supportive team environment including resources such as a unit-based nurse educator, orthopedic navigator, respiratory therapy, PT/OT, nursing care partners, unit coordinators, charge nurse and manager. The unit has an active Unit-Based Partnership Council and participates in many hospital-wide Nurse led Councils.
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.
The posting’s own wording (4)
Education
ADN required, BSN or higher preferred.
Certification
Virginia or compact multistate RN (Registered Nurse) license in good standing BLS within 90 days of hire.
Experience
Experienced RN's and New grads welcome!
Keywords: Registered Nurse, RN, Ortho/Trauma, Medical Surgical, weekends
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.
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, located in Virginia Beach, VA, is home to the region’s only Level III Trauma Center. Our 273-bed facility has a long history of commitment to our communities of Virginia Beach, Eastern Shore, and Northeastern North Carolina, offering specialized tertiary services as well as many advanced clinical services. We are located just 15 minutes from VA Beach Town Center and just a few minutes to the Oceanfront.
As a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart, vascular, neuroscience, neurosurgery, orthopedics and spine care, cancer care, advanced imaging, and behavioral health.
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?
Virginia Beach, VAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 2% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,714/mo
- Household income
- $92,968/yr, all local households, not nurse pay