Registered Nurse (RN) - Ortho/Trauma

Sentara Hospitals

Sentara Virginia BEACH General Hospital

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Eligibility: Sign-on bonus

Posted Sep 18 · New grads welcomed

Shift and hours: Nights
Unit and setting: Hospital
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

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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
Certification: BLS within 90 days of hire.After hire · within 90 days
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.

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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: $20,000

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Charge: Charge shifts are part of the role
On call: On-call rotation

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Orientation: 6-month residency

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Sentara Hospitals

Health system employer

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

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Work shift: Third (Nights)

Overview

Come join the 3W Ortho/Trauma team at Virginia Beach General Hospital!

Up to a $20,000 Sign on Bonus for experienced nurses and $7,500 for New Grads!

Shift: FT (36hrs) - Nights

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.

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.

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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 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.

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Sentara Virginia BEACH General Hospital · Virginia Beach, VA

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

Life in Virginia Beach, VA

NeighborhoodsTown Center and Pembroke are the inland, lower-maintenance choice: attached homes and condos typically $275,000–$500,000 with walkable retail, drawing people who want errands without a beach premium. Kempsville is the established suburban interior—mature trees, detached three-bedroom, two-bath homes often $280,000–$380,000—and sits closer to the Norfolk border and I-264. Oceanfront and East Beach are the sand-at-the-door recommendations, with the caveats of jet noise and high rents; Chic's Beach and Great Neck give Chesapeake Bay access without oceanfront tourist congestion, while Sandbridge is a quieter, isolated dune community of large houses and Pungo is agricultural south-end acreage. Locals repeatedly point to Chesapeake when Virginia Beach prices or noise feel too high.

Town Center and Pembroke are the inland, lower-maintenance choice: attached homes and condos typically $275,000–$500,000 with walkable retail, drawing people who want errands without a beach premium. Kempsville is the established suburban interior—mature trees, detached three-bedroom, two-bath homes often $280,000–$380,000—and sits closer to the Norfolk border and I-264. Oceanfront and East Beach are the sand-at-the-door recommendations, with the caveats of jet noise and high rents; Chic's Beach and Great Neck give Chesapeake Bay access without oceanfront tourist congestion, while Sandbridge is a quieter, isolated dune community of large houses and Pungo is agricultural south-end acreage.

Locals repeatedly point to Chesapeake when Virginia Beach prices or noise feel too high.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: erinobrienrealtor.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: starmovers.com

Getting aroundCitywide average commute is about 21.24 minutes. Interstate 264 cuts east–west through the center toward Norfolk and regional employers; homes in the northern or southern extremes should budget an extra 15–20 minutes just to reach that highway. Reddit relocators say Virginia Beach or Chesapeake are the only realistic bases unless you want a much longer drive, with Yorktown named as a farther alternative. These sources do not name hospital campuses, bus or light-rail lines, or parking conditions, so a nurse should map the specific facility against I-264 and the borough they choose.

Citywide average commute is about 21.24 minutes. Interstate 264 cuts east–west through the center toward Norfolk and regional employers; homes in the northern or southern extremes should budget an extra 15–20 minutes just to reach that highway.

Reddit relocators say Virginia Beach or Chesapeake are the only realistic bases unless you want a much longer drive, with Yorktown named as a farther alternative. These sources do not name hospital campuses, bus or light-rail lines, or parking conditions, so a nurse should map the specific facility against I-264 and the borough they choose.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: erinobrienrealtor.com Source 3: reddit.com

OutdoorsFirst Landing State Park is the workhorse for hiking and on-leash dogs; False Cape State Park and Mt. Trashmore are the other named staples, alongside 300-plus publicly funded parks. Beaches split by vibe: the three-mile Oceanfront boardwalk (about 2nd to 40th Streets, King Neptune at 31st), residential Chic's Beach, and less-trafficked Sandbridge, plus dog-friendly Little Island Fishing Pier. Atlantic Park opened a Wavegarden surf lagoon generating up to 1,000 waves an hour; Chesapean Outdoors runs kayak trips and dolphin watching, and horseback riding is offered on the sand. The city markets 28 uninterrupted Atlantic miles and 10 miles on the Chesapeake Bay.

First Landing State Park is the workhorse for hiking and on-leash dogs; False Cape State Park and Mt. Trashmore are the other named staples, alongside 300-plus publicly funded parks.

Beaches split by vibe: the three-mile Oceanfront boardwalk (about 2nd to 40th Streets, King Neptune at 31st), residential Chic's Beach, and less-trafficked Sandbridge, plus dog-friendly Little Island Fishing Pier. Atlantic Park opened a Wavegarden surf lagoon generating up to 1,000 waves an hour; Chesapean Outdoors runs kayak trips and dolphin watching, and horseback riding is offered on the sand.

The city markets 28 uninterrupted Atlantic miles and 10 miles on the Chesapeake Bay.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: youtube.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: towncentervb.com Source 4: unitedvanlines.com Source 5: starmovers.com

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Living in Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach is Virginia's largest independent city, nearly 250 square miles, so daily life depends on which edge you pick: the tourist Oceanfront and King Neptune boardwalk, bay-side Chic's Beach and Great Neck, isolated Sandbridge dunes, or inland Town Center, Pembroke, and Kempsville nearer I-264 and Norfolk. The draw is coastal access as ordinary life—28 miles of Atlantic beach, First Landing trails, 300-plus parks, Lynnhaven oysters, ViBe murals, and Town Center dinners—without Northeast mega-city prices. Housing still sets the budget: values typically $386,000–$425,000, Town Center condos $275,000–$500,000, Kempsville three-bedrooms $280,000–$380,000, one-bedrooms renting near $1,500, with vacation rentals squeezing stock. Locals flag Oceana jet noise, hot crowded summers, and a stable but hard-to-hop job market (military, healthcare, tourism); Chesapeake is the affordability overflow. Sit near I-264 for ~21-minute commutes; the north or south extremes add 15–20 minutes. May and September–November are the seasons residents actually rave about.

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As of 2026Source 1: erinobrienrealtor.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: cavaliermoving.com Source 4: unitedvanlines.com Source 5: starmovers.com Source 6: towncentervb.com Source 7: visitvirginiabeach.com Source 8: reddit.com Source 9: facebook.com

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