Direct Care Registered Nurse

Virginia Beach, Virginia

You'll care for a diverse 20-bed unit's patients, including CHF, sickle cell, renal failure, diabetes, sepsis, COPD and pneumonia.

Eligibility: GeneralSign-on bonus

Posted Jun 18 · New grads welcomed

Shift and hours: Days Full-Time, Days
Unit and setting: Med-Surg · Hospital
License: RN license Virginia or Compact Multi-State License in good standingVirginia or multistate RN license in good standing
Term: Permanent Full-Time, DaysFull time

Do you qualify?

New grads: Welcomed, transition-to-practice program
License: Virginia or multistate RN license in good standing Virginia or Compact Multi-State License in good standing Check your license
Certification: BLS within 90 days of hireAfter hire · within 90 days of hire Basic Life Support (BLS) within 90 days of hire
Education: Associate's, bachelor's, master's or diploma RN RN-Associate’s Degree, or

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What it pays

Sign-on bonus: $20,000
Bonus: Up to $20,000 sign-on bonus Up to $20,000 Sign On Bonus to qualified applicant successfully hired!qualified applicant successfully hired

Benefits

Sign-on bonus

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The role and schedule

Patients: CHF, sickle cell, renal failure, diabetes, vascular, sepsis, COPD, pneumonia, osteomyelitis with surgical intervention, wound care
Unit size: 20-bed unit Our patient population in our 20-bed unit
Details: Transition to Practice Program for new graduate RNs offering a Transition to Practice Program that supports new RN Graduates

Support on this unit

The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.

Orientation: Transition-to-practice program

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Sentara Health

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Full-Time, Days

The Registered Nurse (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.

Meets and maintains any requirements defined by specific specialty.

Up to $20,000 Sign On Bonus to qualified applicant successfully hired! Please ask Talent Acquisition Specialist for details.

Our patient population in our 20-bed unit is diverse and includes but is not limited to CHF, Sickle Cell, Renal Failure, Diabetes, Vascular, Sepsis, COPD, Pneumonia, Osteomyelitis w/ Surgical Intervention, Wound Care, and varying disease processes.

Education

RN-Associate’s Degree, or
RN-Bachelor’s Degree, or
RN-Diploma, or
RN-Master’s Degree

License and Certification

Virginia or Compact Multi-State License in good standing Basic Life Support (BLS) within 90 days of hire

Experience

New Graduate Nurses Welcome to Apply too! We set you up for success by offering a Transition to Practice Program that supports new RN Graduates. We want to ensure your success as a new nurse and help you develop clinical reasoning and competency in clinical nursing practice.

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What's around it?

In Virginia Beach, VA

Virginia Beach, VAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 2% below the US average

Median rent: $1,714/mo
Household income: $92,968/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Virginia Beach, VA

NeighborhoodsTown 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.

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.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: erinobrienrealtor.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: starmovers.com

Getting aroundCitywide 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.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: erinobrienrealtor.com Source 3: reddit.com

OutdoorsFirst 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.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: youtube.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: towncentervb.com Source 4: unitedvanlines.com Source 5: starmovers.com

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Living in Virginia Beach

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.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: erinobrienrealtor.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: cavaliermoving.com Source 4: unitedvanlines.com Source 5: starmovers.com Source 6: towncentervb.com Source 7: visitvirginiabeach.com Source 8: reddit.com Source 9: facebook.com

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