Registered Nurse (RN) - PACU Same Day Surgery
You'll work PACU in the Same Day Surgery Unit at Sentara Leigh, full time.
- Eligibility
- Sign-on bonus
Posted Sep 21
- Shift and hours
- Days, with rotation
- Unit and setting
- PACU in Same Day Surgery · Hospital Sentara Leigh Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is hiring a full time (Registered Nurse) PACU in our Same Day Surgery Unit.
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Permanent is hiring a full time (Registered Nurse) PACU in our Same Day Surgery Unit.Full time
Do you qualify?
- Certification
- BLS within 90 days of hireAfter hire · within 90 days of hire All Direct Care RN's required to have BLS within 90 days of hire.
- Experience
- 1 year minimum experience WITH A MINIMUM OF ONE (1) YEAR OF EXPERIENCE, WE ARE OFFERING A $15,000 SIGN ON BONUS TO THE CANDIDATE SUCCESSFULLY HIRED.
Preferred
- Education
- BSN or MSN BSN or MSN preferred.
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
- Bonus
- $15,000 sign-on bonusSuccessfully hired, with a minimum of one year of experience
- Bonus
- Annual discretionary bonus Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.If established system and employee eligibility criteria is met
- Pay reviews
- Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs.
Benefits
- BenefitsMedical, dental and vision plansMedical, Dental, Vision plans
- BenefitsAdoption, fertility and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
- BenefitsPaid time off and sick leavePaid Time Off and Sick Leave
- BenefitsPaid parental and family caregiver leavePaid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
- BenefitsEmergency backup careEmergency Backup Care
- BenefitsLong-term, short-term disability and critical illness plansLong-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
More benefits (11)
- BenefitsLife insuranceLife Insurance
- Benefits401k/403B with employer match401k/403B with Employer Match
- BenefitsTuition assistance of $5,250/year and discounted education through Guild EducationTuition Assistance - $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- BenefitsStudent debt pay down of $10,000Student Debt Pay Down - $10,000
- BenefitsPet insurancePet Insurance
- BenefitsLegal resources planLegal Resources Plan
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
- Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
- Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
The role and schedule
- On call
- On-call rotation
- Details
- 274-bed hospital Sentara Leigh Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 274-bed acute care facility
- Details
- Tobacco-free environment this is a tobacco-free environment.
The workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026 · ANCC.
- Hospital
- Sentara LEIGH Hospital
- Address
- 830 KEMPSVILLE ROAD, NORFOLK, VA, 23502
- CMS rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Beds
- 274
- Magnet
- Designated since 2015
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, 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?
On your path
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Overview
Sentara Leigh Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is hiring a full time (Registered Nurse) PACU in our Same Day Surgery Unit.
WITH A MINIMUM OF ONE (1) YEAR OF EXPERIENCE, WE ARE OFFERING A $15,000 SIGN ON BONUS TO THE CANDIDATE SUCCESSFULLY HIRED.
Position Overview
Seeking experienced Surgical Services Registered Nurse Days with rotation Our Same Day Surgery Unit sees the following type of patients per day General GYN Ortho Total joints Urology Vascular We invest in our employees!
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.
BSN or MSN preferred. Meets and maintains any requirements defined by specific specialty; Critical Care/IMCU ACLS within 1 year of hire; Emergency Care - ACLS & PALS or ENPC within 1 year of hire; Oncology Care ONS/ONCC or Sentara approved course Chemotherapy & Biotherapy Provider Card within 6 months of hire. Women's Care - Perinatal departments; NRP within 6 months of hire.
Inpatient Pediatrics. PALS within 6 months of hire. All Direct Care RN's required to have BLS within 90 days of hire.
Keywords: PACU, Registered Nurse, Same Day Surgery, Post Anesthesia Care, RN, Recovery, 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.
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.
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