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Registered Nurses (RN) - Medical Specialties Unit ALL SHIFTS

You'll work on a 42-bed medical specialties unit caring for CHF, sickle cell, renal failure, vascular, sepsis, COPD and pneumonia patients.

Eligibility
Sign-on bonus

Posted Sep 5 · New grads welcomed · reported

Shift and hours
Day, night and weekend shifts Shifts: Day, Night, and Weekend Opportunities
Unit and setting
Medical Specialties Unit at Norfolk General · Hospital CHF, sickle cell, renal failure, vascular, sepsis, COPD, pneumonia patients
License
RN license Virginia RN License REQUIREDVirginia RN license
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

New grads
Welcomed
License
Virginia RN license Virginia RN License REQUIRED Check your license
Education
RN degree RN Degree REQUIRED

Preferred

Experience
Prior RN experience Prior RN experience PREFERRED
Your six-month RN application plan

Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.

  1. 6 months before

    Shortlist units

    Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.

    Find residencies
  2. 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
  3. 2–3 months before

    Meet the unit manager

    Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.

    Prepare your questions
  4. Around graduation

    Confirm your start

    Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.

    Plan your license

What it pays

Sign-on bonus
$20,000
Tuition assistance
Offered
Loan repayment
Offered
Childcare
Offered
Bonus
Sign-on bonus up to $20,000 Sign on Bonuses up to $20,000 offered for qualified candidates!qualified candidates
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

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 (7)
  • BenefitsLife insuranceLife Insurance
  • Benefits401k/403B with employer match401k/403B with Employer Match
  • BenefitsTuition assistance $5,250/year plus discounted courses through Guild EducationTuition Assistance - $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
  • BenefitsStudent debt pay down $10,000Student Debt Pay Down - $10,000
  • BenefitsPet insurancePet Insurance
  • BenefitsLegal resources planLegal Resources Plan
  • Discretionary bonus

The role and schedule

Charting
Epic Equipment utilized on unit has EPIC integration, thus decreasing your time inputting data.
Union
Non-union
Unit size
42 beds We are a 42-bed Medical Specialties Unit.
Weekends
Weekend shifts offered Shifts: Day, Night, and Weekend Opportunities
Details
One main nursing station and 7 substations We one main Nursing Station and 7 Substations.
Details
Walkie-talkies used to stay in contact, including with management We live out our “no staff left behind” motto and teamwork model by staying in contact with each other through the use of walkie talkies, including the management team.
Details
525-bed hospital is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads

The workplace

Sentara Health logo
Sentara Health
Health system employer

Your fit

Questions to ask

  • Can you walk me through base pay range, differentials, and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
  • What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, holiday, call, and rotation?
  • 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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On your path

Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.

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Multiple shifts available

Overview

Sentara is hiring Registered Nurses for our Medical Specialties Unit at Norfolk General in Norfolk, VA!

  • Sign on Bonuses up to $20,000 offered for qualified candidates! Relocation Packages available!

Shifts: Day, Night, and Weekend Opportunities

6k department overview

We are the first in the Sentara System and Second in the State of Virginia to win the PRISM Award (Premiere Recognition in the Specialty of Med-Surg). Our unit is recognized for our collective achievements and contributions to the safe, high-quality care we deliver to our patients on a daily basis.

We are the first in the Sentara System and Second in the State of Virginia to win the PRISM Award (Premiere Recognition in the Specialty of Med-Surg). Our unit is recognized for our collective achievements and contributions to the safe, high-quality care we deliver to our patients on a daily basis.

Combined Our Team Members Have 20+ Years Certified as Medical Surgical Nurses. We are a 42-bed Medical Specialties Unit. Our diverse patient population includes but is not limited to CHF, Sickle Cell, Renal Failure, Vascular, Sepsis, COPD, Pneumonia, Osteomyelitis w/ Surgical Interventions, Wound Care and, an assortment of varying disease processes.

We one main Nursing Station and 7 Substations. Within those Substations you can visualize your patient assignment and govern your own work area. Equipment utilized on unit has EPIC integration, thus decreasing your time inputting data. We live out our “no staff left behind” motto and teamwork model by staying in contact with each other through the use of walkie talkies, including the management team. We are ALL invested and willing to assist you in your goal to deliver stellar care!

Come join our amazing team!!

Overview

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.

All Direct Care RN's required to have BLS within 90 days of hire.

Education

  • RN Degree REQUIRED

Certification/Licensure

  • Virginia RN License REQUIRED
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification required within 90-days of hire

Experience

  • Prior RN experience PREFERRED

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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.

Here at Sentara, we are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day!

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital , located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.

In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women’s health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.

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?

In Norfolk, VA

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

See Norfolk, VA

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