Registered Nurse (RN), Diabetic Renal Unit (BONUS ELIGIBLE)
- Eligibility
- Sign-on bonus
Posted Sep 10, 2025 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Rotating
- Unit and setting
- Diabetic Renal Unit · 28 beds · Hospital
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed Earn up to $20k for Experienced Registered Nurses and up to $10k for New Graduates!
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 residencies →4–6 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 jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around 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
- In range for Virginia staff rolesVirginia staff postings that state pay run $31/hr to $59/hr, the middle half $40/hr to $51/hr, across 1,223 postings.
- Overtime pay
- $32/hr
- Sign-on bonus
- $20,000
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
The role and schedule
- Hours stated
- Day and Night Shift
The workplace
Centra Health is a regional nonprofit healthcare system based in Lynchburg, Virginia, serving over 500,000 people as the dominant provider of critical medical services in central and southern Virginia. The system includes a network of hospitals and medical centers, as…
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- Can you walk me through base pay range, differentials, and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
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- 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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Position: Clinical Registered Nurse, Diabetic Renal Unit
Schedule
Full Time, Day and Night ShiftOrganization: Centra HealthLocation: Lynchburg General Hospital, Lynchburg, VABONUS ELIGIBLE Earn up to $20k for Experienced Registered Nurses and up to $10k for New Graduates! About Centra Health:Set in the heart of Central Virginia, Centra Health is a regional, nonprofit healthcare system including four hospitals, a network of medical centers, as well as various specialty and primary care practices located along the Blue Ridge. Centra has received its fifth Magnet recognition, a prestigious acknowledgement of the healthcare system’s commitment to nursing excellence and high-quality patient care.
Join our Diabetic Renal Unit and make a real impact in the lives of patients. This 28-bed unit is supported by a strong leadership team, including a Nurse Manager and Assistant Nurse Managers. Dialysis treatments are handled by a separate, specialized team located at the end of the hall, allowing you to focus on direct patient care.
Be part of a dedicated, collaborative team that values teamwork and mutual support. Job Description:The professional registered nurse (RN) plans, coordinates, and manages the care provided to assigned patients and practices under the tenets of Centra's Professional Practice Model. The RN acts as the leader in collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team, providing the foundation for creating the interdisciplinary plan of care.
Throughout the patient's stay, the RN coordinates the various care processes that are necessary to achieve desired outcomes, and delegates, as appropriate.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program· Hold a current, active license as a registered nurse in Virginia or hold a current multistate licensure privilege as a registered nurse. Hold a current, active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA BLS) course completion card. When recruiting and retaining talent at Centra, our hiring needs are based on matching a candidate’s job qualifications with our job requirements and department needs without regard to race, color, age, religion or belief, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Centra is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Be yourself. Be a partner with Centra. Job Type: Full-timePay: $32.00 - $48.13 per hour
Benefits
401(k)Dental insuranceHealth insurancePaid time offVision insuranceWork Location: In person
What's around it?
Lynchburg, VAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 11% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,073/mo
- Household income
- $57,947/yr, all local households, not nurse pay