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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Emergency Department

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Sentara

Norfolk, Virginia

Health system employer

Eligibility
Sign-on bonus

Posted Sep 10

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Pay and benefits

Against the board
Virginia nursing median is $44/hrVirginia nursing postings that state pay run $30/hr to $59/hr, the middle half $39/hr to $50/hr, across 666 postings. That covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
Sign-on bonus
$8,000
  • 403(b) matching
  • Paid parental leave
  • Caregiver leave
  • Disability insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
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  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Paid time off

What's around it?

In Norfolk, VA· © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap

Living costs about 2% below the US average

Median rent
$1,321/mo
Household income
$66,109/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

See Norfolk, VA

From Census ACS 2024.

About this role

  • Work shift · Swing Shift

Overview

Sentara Leigh Hospital is hiring an LPN for the Emergency Department.

Up to $8,000 Sign-On Bonus for Qualified Applicants! Please ask the recruiter for details.

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Hours/Shift: 36 (hours per week)/Swing

Overview

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides basic nursing care under the supervision of an RN or Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP) in the clinical setting, within the scope of practice dictated by the State Boards of Nursing. The LPN must be detail-oriented, compassionate, and able to handle physically demanding tasks. The LPN is an essential member of the healthcare team offering patient care and supporting higher level nurse and physicians in delivering comprehensive medical services.

We invite you to join our team in a high-volume, fast-paced unit with over 40 beds and more than 100,000 patient visits annually. Our department includes multiple treatment areas that care for patients across all acuity levels, offering diverse clinical exposure and the opportunity to work with a strong team focused on quality outcomes and performance excellence.

Education

Trade School or Associates Degree (Required)

Certification/Licensure

LPN License (Required)

BLS within 90 days of hire keywords: Talroo-Nursing, emergency department, ED, emergency room, ER

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $28.57 - $43.04 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 Leigh Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 274-bed acute care facility that opened in 1903 and relocated to its present site in 1977. Our hospital completed a renovation in 2016, including two new patient towers, a beautiful atrium, and a multi-story parking garage. Sentara Leigh Hospital includes a dedicated Orthopedic Hospital providing patients access to a full continuum of orthopedic care, from the preoperative phase and surgery to rehabilitation and home care services. Along with being a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, we also specialize in orthopedic and spine care, heart, vascular, maternity care, and general surgery.

We are also home to the region’s only 24-hour hyperbaric oxygen program that helps speed up the healing of carbon monoxide poisoning, wounds that won’t heal, infections in which tissues are starved for oxygen, airborne chemical exposures, and scuba diving accidents.

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.

Sourced from Sentara’s careers page.

How this role fits you

About the employer

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Sentara
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You would clock in across a Norfolk-based nonprofit that has been here since 1888. Sentara lists more than 500 sites of care and 12 acute-care hospitals, seven of them in Hampton Roads. Headquarters is in this city. If you land…

On your path

Emergency is open from year one. Fellowships take new grads. The windows matter.

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  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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