Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical Specialties Unit
Norfolk, Virginia
Health system employer
- Eligibility
- Med surgWound CareSign-on bonus
- Unit
- Medical Specialties
Posted Jul 16
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Role
- Term
- Full Time
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
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Pay
- Similar roles post
- Similar VA staff roles post $39/hr to $48/hr
- Sign-on bonus
- $20,000
VA staff postings that state pay run $30/hr to $59/hr, the middle half $39/hr to $48/hr, across 455 postings.
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About this role
- City/State
- Norfolk, VA
- Work Shift
- First (Days)
Overview
Sentara is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) at Norfolk General Hospital's Medical Specialties Department, in Norfolk Virginia.
Sign on Bonus up to $15,000 offered for qualified candidates!! Special Bonuses available! Relocation packages available.
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Shift: Full Time, Day Shift (7a-7p)
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.
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.
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!
Join our amazing team!
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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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.
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.
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Requirements
- RN License
- RN Degree REQUIRED
- Virginia RN License REQUIRED
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification required within 90 days of hire
- Prior RN experience PREFERRED
Benefits highlights
- Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Sign on Bonus up to $20,000 for qualified candidates
- Relocation packages available
Place
- City
- Norfolk, Virginia
- Median rent
- $1,321/mo
- Local household income
- $66,109/yr
- Metro price level
- 2% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Norfolk area index 97.9, where 100 is the national average.
Norfolk sits where the Elizabeth River meets the Chesapeake Bay, with a cost of living about 2% below the national average. Live in Ghent for walkable bistros along Granby Street, or East Beach for waterfront mornings. The world's largest naval base shapes the city — a Navy town where scrubs and uniforms share ferries, breweries, and Chesapeake sunsets.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
Sentara Healthcare is a regional health system headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, with a mission to 'improve health every day.' The organization operates multiple hospitals and a medical group, with Sentara Norfolk General Hospital being a key facility in the system.…
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