Registered Nurse (RN) - Surgical Unit

Sentara Hospitals

Norfolk, Virginia

Eligibility: Med surgSurgical OncologyUrologyGeneral SurgerySign-on bonus

Posted Jul 28

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour nights3 shifts a week
Unit and setting: Med-Surg · 42 beds · HospitalThis 42-⁠bed unit specializes in the care of Adult Surgical Patients.
License: RN licenseVirginia RN License
Term: Permanent

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What it pays

Sign-on bonus: $20,000

Benefits

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

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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
Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
Pet Insurance
Legal Resources Plan
Annual discretionary bonus
Sign on Bonus up to $20,000
Relocation packages available
Annual discretionary bonus eligibility

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Sentara is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) at Norfolk General Hospital's Surgical Unit in Norfolk Virginia. This 42-bed unit specializes in the care of Adult Surgical Patients. Registered Nurses are assigned to PODs to assist patients recovering from surgeries including Urology, General Surgery, ENT, Plastic Surgery, GYN Surgery, Surgical Oncology, and Trauma Overflow. The unit is telemetry-monitored with an average patient stay of 3-4 days. It also has 6 beds for Epilepsy monitoring and is the Living Kidney Donor Transplant Unit. Shift is Weekend Nights (7p-7a) (Fri/Sat/Sun or Sat/Sun/Mon). Sign on Bonus up to $20,000 offered for qualified candidates. Relocation packages available.

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

Life in Norfolk, VA

NeighborhoodsGhent and Downtown/Freemason are where young professionals and many EVMS/ODU workers actually cluster: walkable historic row homes and high-rises, Colley Avenue and 21st Street cafes and breweries, Chrysler Museum nearby, Granby Street energy. Ghent one-bedrooms are cited around $1,600; Downtown condos around $350,000 with 90-plus walkability and USS Wisconsin views. Larchmont–Edgewater and Colonial Place/Riverview are the family and faculty picks—historic houses on the Lafayette River, quieter than Ghent. East Beach and Ocean View are the beach-and-bay option, more retiree-leaning. On a tighter budget, Estabrook (bungalows and Capes, minutes from downtown and the naval base), Norview (near the airport and I-64, some homes under $250,000), Coleman Place, Oakdale Farms, Fairmount Park, Berkley, and West Norfolk are the named starter areas.

Ghent and Downtown/Freemason are where young professionals and many EVMS/ODU workers actually cluster: walkable historic row homes and high-rises, Colley Avenue and 21st Street cafes and breweries, Chrysler Museum nearby, Granby Street energy. Ghent one-bedrooms are cited around $1,600; Downtown condos around $350,000 with 90-plus walkability and USS Wisconsin views.

Larchmont–Edgewater and Colonial Place/Riverview are the family and faculty picks—historic houses on the Lafayette River, quieter than Ghent. East Beach and Ocean View are the beach-and-bay option, more retiree-leaning.

On a tighter budget, Estabrook (bungalows and Capes, minutes from downtown and the naval base), Norview (near the airport and I-64, some homes under $250,000), Coleman Place, Oakdale Farms, Fairmount Park, Berkley, and West Norfolk are the named starter areas.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: youtube.com Source 2: starmovers.com Source 3: theothermovingcompany.com Source 4: covacollectiverealty.com Source 5: virginia.org Source 6: racinecountyeye.com

Getting aroundMost Norfolk commutes are by car. Hampton Roads Transit’s Tide light rail covers Downtown and parts of Ghent, with bus routes adding downtown coverage; one resident notes the buses are free, but coverage is thin outside that spine. Peak backups are routine at the Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel and the Midtown Tunnel; I-264 and the Downtown Tunnel are the other choke points, and drives into Virginia Beach or Chesapeake often take 25–40 minutes depending on tunnel traffic. Neighborhood choice is treated as a commute decision for Naval Station Norfolk, EVMS, and ODU. Norview’s I-64 and airport location is called out for easier regional access. A car is the default for shifts that are not on The Tide.

Most Norfolk commutes are by car. Hampton Roads Transit’s Tide light rail covers Downtown and parts of Ghent, with bus routes adding downtown coverage; one resident notes the buses are free, but coverage is thin outside that spine.

Peak backups are routine at the Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel and the Midtown Tunnel; I-264 and the Downtown Tunnel are the other choke points, and drives into Virginia Beach or Chesapeake often take 25–40 minutes depending on tunnel traffic. Neighborhood choice is treated as a commute decision for Naval Station Norfolk, EVMS, and ODU.

Norview’s I-64 and airport location is called out for easier regional access. A car is the default for shifts that are not on The Tide.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: youtube.com Source 2: starmovers.com Source 3: theothermovingcompany.com Source 4: covacollectiverealty.com Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: youtube.com

OutdoorsThe Elizabeth River Trail is the in-city walking and biking spine; the Lafayette River is the kayak water; Ocean View Beach and its fishing pier are the bay-beach days. Town Point Park and the Virginia Zoo sit in the close-in outing circuit—one local post stacked an ODU game, Town Point Park Wine Fest, Stockley Gardens art show, and the zoo within about three miles. About 215 sunny days a year support outdoor living; spring blooms and fall sweater weather are the seasons people rave about. East Beach and Ocean View put waterfront living in reach without Virginia Beach prices.

The Elizabeth River Trail is the in-city walking and biking spine; the Lafayette River is the kayak water; Ocean View Beach and its fishing pier are the bay-beach days. Town Point Park and the Virginia Zoo sit in the close-in outing circuit—one local post stacked an ODU game, Town Point Park Wine Fest, Stockley Gardens art show, and the zoo within about three miles.

About 215 sunny days a year support outdoor living; spring blooms and fall sweater weather are the seasons people rave about. East Beach and Ocean View put waterfront living in reach without Virginia Beach prices.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: starmovers.com Source 2: theothermovingcompany.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: virginia.org Source 5: racinecountyeye.com

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Norfolk is a working waterfront city rather than a polished beach suburb: the world’s largest naval station, EVMS and hospital jobs, historic streets, and Chesapeake Bay light. Nurses who want a short hop to EVMS or ODU tend to land in Ghent or Downtown/Freemason—The Tide, Colley Avenue and Granby Street food, Cure in Freemason, Grain and Saltine at The Main—or in quieter Larchmont on the Lafayette River. Housing still undercuts Virginia Beach: medians in the mid-$200,000s, Ghent one-bedrooms around $1,600, starter bungalows in Norview, Estabrook, and Coleman Place; Downtown condos near $350,000. The tradeoffs are real. Flood insurance and sunny-day flooding (The Hague, Chesterfield Heights) are part of the budget, HRBT and Midtown Tunnel backups shape the commute, and crime and schools change block by block—skip the south-side pockets locals name. Summers run hot and humid, winters mild, spring and fall are the sweet spot. What you get back is an actual city: Elizabeth River Trail, Ocean View Beach, Harborfest, the Chrysler Museum, and a food scene with names you can repeat.

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Sources

Source 1: youtube.com Source 2: starmovers.com Source 3: theothermovingcompany.com Source 4: covacollectiverealty.com Source 5: covacollectiverealty.com Source 6: virginia.org Source 7: travelawaits.com Source 8: downtownnorfolk.org Source 9: storespace.com Source 10: racinecountyeye.com Source 11: youtube.com

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