RN SICU
Salem, Virginia
As a RN SICU, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn -whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives.
Posted Sep 29 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Nights
- Unit and setting
- SICU · Hospital
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed No experience Required Years of Experience
- Certification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support or ACLS Instructor within 1 year of employment start dateAfter hire · must be obtained within 1 year of employment Advanced Cardiac Life Spt, or ACLS Instructor must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date
- Certification
- Basic Cardiac Life Support or BCLS Instructor within 30 days of employment start dateAfter hire · must be obtained within 30 days of employment Basic Cardiac Life Support, or BCLS Instructor must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- Education
- Associate Degree or Bachelor's Degree Bachelors Degree, or Associate Degree
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →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 →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for Virginia staff rolesVirginia staff postings that state pay run $30/hr to $58/hr, the middle half $38/hr to $51/hr, across 920 postings.
- Pay reviews
- typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.
- Pay reviews
- actual salary determined by skills, years of experience, and comparison to other employees
Benefits
- BenefitsMedical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine servicesComprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- BenefitsFree counseling and referral servicesWellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- BenefitsPaid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absenceTime away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Benefits401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay based on years of service
- BenefitsEmployee Stock Purchase Plan
- BenefitsFlexible spending accounts
More benefits (19)
- BenefitsTuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and partnership with Galen College of NursingEducation support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- BenefitsFertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Adoption assistance
- Loan assistance
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Family leave
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine
- Paid time off, paid family leave, disability coverage
- 401(k) Plan with 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay
- Tuition assistance
- Student loan assistance
- Fertility and family building, adoption assistance
The role and schedule
- Care model
- Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage
- Day to day
- advocate for patients, families, and caregivers
- Day to day
- perform procedures, monitoring, and ordered functions, and document care
- Day to day
- teach patients and families about medical condition, status, treatment plan, and medications
- Day to day
- teach non-medicinal follow-up measures and prepare for self-management
- Day to day
- manage evidence-based practices and continuous process improvement initiatives Manages evidence-based practices and continuous process improvement initiatives to meet and exceed quality measures and enhance the exceptional care provided to patients.
- Day to day
- collaborate with multidisciplinary team to coordinate holistic treatment plan
- Travel
- No travel required No Travel Required
- Details
- 500+ bed hospital Our 500+ bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities in the Salem area.
The workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026.
- Hospital
- Lewisgale Medical Center
- Address
- 1900 ELECTRIC ROAD, SALEM, VA, 24153
- CMS rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Beds
- 271
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
ICU / Critical Care has an opening for new graduates. This employer welcomes new graduates for this role. See the posting’s qualifications and orientation details.
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Hourly Wage Estimate: $33.28 - $49.92 / hour
Learn more about the benefits offered for this job.
The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.
As a RN SICU, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.
Job Summary and Qualifications
The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high quality, patient-centered care in accordance with the nature and specific requirements of the department, and consistent with the scope and standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. In collaboration with medical providers and other members of the care team, the RN provides individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care using established nursing models such as “Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage.” The RN serves as an advocate for patients/families/caregivers and models a commitment to the organization’s vision/mission/values to support an unparalleled patient experience and clinical outcomes that contribute to overall departmental performance.
- Performs procedures, monitoring, or other functions as ordered by the medical provider(s). Documents the administration of care in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner.
- Teaches patients/families/caregivers about patient medical condition, patient status, treatment plan, medications and possible side effects, and follow-up measures. Translates complex medical terminology to ensure complete understanding.
- Teaches patients/families/caregivers about any non-medicinal follow-up measures, such as healthy diet and exercise, disease prevention, and/or other lifestyle changes. Prepares patients and families/caregivers for future self-management.
- Manages evidence-based practices and continuous process improvement initiatives to meet and exceed quality measures and enhance the exceptional care provided to patients.
- Manages the quality of care by collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate, evaluate, customize, and deliver a holistic patient treatment plan that promotes and supports recovery.
What qualifications you will need
- (RN) Registered Nurse
- Bachelors Degree, or Associate Degree
- Advanced Cardiac Life Spt, or ACLS Instructor must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date
- Basic Cardiac Life Support, or BCLS Instructor must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
No Travel Required
No experience Required Years of Experience
Benefits
LewisGale Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
Learn more about Employee Benefits
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
LewisGale Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1909. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 500+ bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities in the Salem area. We specialize in heart and vascular care—including the latest advanced technology available through our designated Heart Center—as well as orthopedics and spine care, services for mental and behavioral health and cancer care.
At LewisGale Medical Center, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
Join a family that cares about every stage in your career! We are interviewing candidates for our RN SICU opening. Apply today and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will reach out.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
What's around it?
Salem, VAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about the same as the US average
- Median rent
- $1,133/mo
- Household income
- $66,725/yr, all local households, not nurse pay