You'll work days on 4 East, a 19-bed post-op surgical unit, at a 1:5/6 ratio.
Eligibility
Sign-on bonus
Posted Jul 12 · New grads welcomed
Shift and hours
12-hour days, about 7am to 7pm · Days
Unit and setting
4 East surgery unit · Hospital Vascular inclusive of amputations, femoral popliteal bypass, fistulasVascular patients: amputations, femoral popliteal bypass, fistulas
License
RN license Virginia or Compact Multi-State License in good standingVirginia RN license or Compact Multi-State license, in good standing
Term
Permanent Full-time dayshift (7am to 7pm).Full time
Do you qualify?
New grads
Welcomed
License
Virginia RN license or Compact Multi-State license, in good standingVirginia or Compact Multi-State License in good standingCheck your license
Certification
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Education
RN diploma, ASN, BSN or MSN from an accredited schoolRN-Diploma, ASN, BSN or MSN from an accredited school
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Sign-on bonus up to $15K plus moving allowanceGenerous Sign On Bonus of up to 15K and Moving Allowance for Qualified Candidates!Qualified Candidates
Bonus
$7,500 sign-on bonus for new gradsNEW GRADS WELCOME: $7500 Sign On Bonus for Qualified Candidates!Qualified Candidates
Bonus
Annual discretionary bonusColleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is metif 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 and short-term disability, and critical illness plansLong-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
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BenefitsLife insuranceLife Insurance
Benefits401k/403B with employer match401k/403B with Employer Match
BenefitsTuition assistance of $5,250/year and discounted education through Guild EducationTuition Assistance - $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
BenefitsStudent debt pay down of $10,000Student Debt Pay Down - $10,000
BenefitsReimbursement for certifications and free CEUs and professional developmentReimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
BenefitsPet insurancePet Insurance
BenefitsLegal resources planLegal Resources Plan
Medical, Dental, Vision plans
Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
Acute and chronic kidney injury patientsKidney injury, acute and chronic
Patients
Sepsis, pneumonia, asthma and diabetes patientsSepsis, pneumonia, asthma, diabetes
Unit size
19-bed unitOur 19-bed unit specializes in post-operative surgical patient care.
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273-bed hospitalOur 273-bed facility has a long history of commitment
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Level III trauma center hospitalSentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, located in Virginia Beach, VA, is home to the region’s only Level III Trauma Center.
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Magnet hospital for nursing excellenceAs a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence
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Tobacco-free environmentthis is a tobacco-free environment.
Registered Nurse position at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital on the Surgery Unit 4 East. Full-time dayshift (7am to 7pm). 19-bed unit specializing in post-operative surgical patient care with nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:5/6. New grads welcome. Primary duties include assessing/admitting patients, rounding checks, giving medications, talking with family members, and overall patient care.
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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.
Getting around+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.
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.
Outdoors+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.
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.
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.
