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Registered Nurse (RN) - Stepdown Unit

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides comprehensive, patient-centered care in a dynamic healthcare setting.

Eligibility
Sign-on bonus

Posted Sep 29

Shift and hours
12-⁠hour nights (7p-7a) · third shift, nights Shift: Full Time, Night shift (7p-7a) Third (Nights)
Unit and setting
Step-Down Unit at Sentara Norfolk General · Hospital Patient population is cardiac, cardiac prep, renal failure, vascular, sepsis, pneumonia, sickle cell, OR-Prep, and diverse wound care.
License
RN license Virginia RN License REQUIREDVirginia RN license
Term
Permanent Shift: Full Time, Night shift (7p-7a)Full time

Do you qualify?

License
Virginia RN license Virginia RN License REQUIRED Check your license
Education
RN degree RN Degree REQUIRED

Preferred

Also asks
prior RN experience Prior RN experience 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.
Sign-on bonus
$20,000
Bonus
sign-on bonus up to $20,000 Sign on Bonus up to $20,000 offered for qualified candidates.qualified candidates
Bonus
relocation packages available Relocation packages available!
Extra pay
shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
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
pay within the range varies by 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, 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 and discounted educational opportunities 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
  • Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year

The role and schedule

Patients
cardiac, cardiac prep, renal failure, vascular, sepsis, pneumonia, sickle cell, OR-Prep, diverse wound care Patient population is cardiac, cardiac prep, renal failure, vascular, sepsis, pneumonia, sickle cell, OR-Prep, and diverse wound care.
Charting
Epic Blood pressure machines that talk with EPIC as Real Time Documentation.
Day to day
assess patient needs
Day to day
develop individualized care plans
Day to day
deliver treatments
Day to day
support patients and families with education and compassionate service
Day to day
monitor patient progress
Day to day
make clinical adjustments
Unit size
24-bed Medicine unit Join the nursing team that is enjoying a beautiful, brand new 24 bed Medicine unit
Hours stated
Shift: Full Time, Night shift (7p-7a)
On call
On-call rotation
Details
525-bed hospital Sentara Norfolk General Hospital , located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility
Details
tobacco-free environment this is a tobacco-free environment.

The workplace

Sentara Hospitals
Hiring organization

Your fit

Questions to ask

  • Can you walk me through sign-on bonus repayment terms?
  • What should I expect for 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?
Build questions for this role

On your path

Telemetry is open from year one. One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.

Original listing

Posted on Sentara Hospitals’ careers page.

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Work shift
Third (Nights)

Overview

Sentara is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) at Sentara Norfolk General's Step-Down Unit in Norfolk, Virginia. Sign on Bonus up to $20,000 offered for qualified candidates. Relocation packages available! Shift: Full Time, Night shift (7p-7a) Unit

Overview

Join the nursing team that is enjoying a beautiful, brand new 24 bed Medicine unit with new computers in every room and charting stations in hallways with windows to visualize patients! Blood pressure machines that talk with EPIC as Real Time Documentation. Patient population is cardiac, cardiac prep, renal failure, vascular, sepsis, pneumonia, sickle cell, OR-Prep, and diverse wound care.

Great unit to make your way into ICU or the ED! Join our team today! Overview Sentara is a career destination for professional nursing.

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides comprehensive, patient-centered care in a dynamic healthcare setting. This role involves assessing patient needs, developing individualized care plans, delivering treatments, and supporting patients and families with education and compassionate service. The RN collaborates within an interdisciplinary team to monitor patient progress, make clinical adjustments, and advocate for the best patient outcomes, ensuring safety and adherence to evidence-based practices.

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 Keywords: Talroo-Nursing. Registered Nurse. RN.

New Grad. Sign on bonus. Medical Surgical.

Step Down. Same Day Surgery. Post-surgery.

Med Surg. Nursing. Med Surg Nurse.

New RN Grad. IMCU. IMC.

Step down. Step-down. Med Surg.

Night Shift. Third Shift. sign on bonus.

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, 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.

Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits.

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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