Registered Nurse (Rn) - Surgery Unit 4 East

City/State

Virginia Beach, VA

Overview

Work Shift

Third (Nights) (United States of America)

Sentara is currently hiring a Registered Nurse to work at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital on the Surgery Unit 4 East.

Generous Sign On Bonus of up to 20K, Uniform Allowance, Relocation and Moving Allowance for Qualified Candidates!

NEW GRADS WELCOME: $7500 Sign On Bonus and $500 Uniform Allowance

Hours/Shift:

Full-time, night shift. 7pm to 7am

Department/Position Overview:

Join a unit known for its great teamwork! We provide quality care to adult medical/surgical patients who are acutely ill or injured. Our 19-bed unit specializes in post-operative surgical patient care. Our nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:5/6. The longevity of our staff proves this is a great place to work!

The most common types of clinical conditions include:

General surgery inclusive of emergent and elective:

• Davinci Robotic surgery for colon, urology, and gyn surgeries

• Urology including TURB, continuous bladder irrigation, stent placement

• Gynecology surgeries inclusive of bladder/colon resections

• Vascular inclusive of amputations, femoral popliteal bypass, fistulas

• Mastectomies and variable staging of breast reconstruction

• Soft tissue traumas inclusive of gunshot/stab wounds, MVAs, chest tubes

Medical population includes:

• Diverticulitis, Crohn's, ulcerative colitis, colitis, fistulas e.g. colorectal

• Kidney injury, acute and chronic

• Sepsis, pneumonia, asthma, diabetes

4 East is a diverse learning environment which provides the perfect opportunity to broaden your skill set. We are welcoming to new grads and enjoy helping them grow in their career.

As a Registered Nurse with Sentara, you can excel in your career. There are many different specialties where you can perform and grow your nursing skills in areas of interest to you. If you desire, there are promotional opportunities into leadership or to advance your level of care in a variety of settings. This position's primary duties include assessing/admitting patients, rounding checks, giving medications, talking with family members, and being responsible for the overall care of your patients. You will find that teamwork is exceptional, with everyone working together to ensure the best care for our patients.

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Minimum Requirements:

• Virginia or Compact Multi-State License in good standing

• Basic Life Support (BLS)

• RN-Diploma, ASN, BSN or MSN from an accredited school

Facility Highlights:

Click here to learn more about Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital!

We are located just 15 minutes from VA Beach Town Center and just a few minutes to the Oceanfront. This is the closest Sentara Hospital to the beach!

Sentara Benefits:

Sentara offers an attractive array of benefits to include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans

• Paid Time Off, Paid Sick Leave, Paid Parental Leave, and Emergency Caregiver Leave

• Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Paydown programs

• 401k/403B, 401a plans

• Career Advancement Opportunities

• Work Perks

PLUS, Sentara just added MORE benefits that support the needs of you and your family. Ask about our Student Debt Program, our additional floating holiday that was added, or our new resources that will help strengthen your financial outlook. We are confident that you will find our new, enhanced benefit package will exceed your expectations!

For more information about our employee benefits, click here: https://www.sentaracareers.com/explore-sentara/benefits/

Sentara employees strive to make our communities healthier places to live. We're setting the standard for medical excellence within a vibrant, creative, and highly productive workplace.

Be a part of an excellent healthcare organization that cares about our People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity. Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve!

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Job Summary

The Registered Nursing (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.

BSN or MSN preferred. Meets and maintains any requirements defined by specific specialty; Critical Care/IMCU ACLS within 1 year of hire; Emergency Care

• ACLS & PALS or ENPC within 1 year of hire; Oncology Care ONS/ONCC or Sentara approved course Chemotherapy & Biotherapy Provider Card within 6 months of hire. Women's Care

• Perinatal departments; NRP within 6 months of hire. Inpatient Pediatrics. PALS within 6 months of hire. All Direct Care RN's required to have BLS within 90 days of hire.

Qualifications:

N-2YR - RN-Associate's Degree (Required), N-3YR - RN-Diploma (Non-degree) (Required), N-4YR - RN-Bachelor's Level Degree (Required), N-6YR - RN-Master's Level Degree (Required), N-DN - RN-Doctorate Level Degree

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - Certification

• American Heart Association (AHA) RQI, Basic Life Support (BLS) - Certification

• American Heart Association (AHA) RQI, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - Certification

• American Heart Association (AHA) RQI, Registered Nurse (RN) Multi State

• Nursing License

• Virginia Department of Health Professionals (VADHP), Registered Nurse (RN) Single State

• Nursing License

• North Carolina, Registered Nurse (RN) Single State

• Nursing License

• Virginia Department of Health Professionals (VADHP)

Skills

Sentara Healthcare 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.

Per Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), some clinical environments require proof of education; these regulations are posted at ecfr.gov for further information. In an effort to expedite this verification requirement, we encourage you to upload your diploma or transcript at time of application.

In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.