Registered Nurse, Circulator Cardiac OR
Sentara Health
Summary
Sentara Heart Hospital located on the campus of Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia is hiring a Registered Nurse - Circulator for the Cardiac Operating Room (OR) Team. Will consider RN with Operating Room General or Cardiac experience.
Job description
Overview
Sentara Heart Hospital located on the campus of Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia is hiring a Registered Nurse - Circulator for the Cardiac Operating Room (OR) Team. Will consider RN with Operating Room General or Cardiac experience.
Cardiac Operating Room Department Overview
We are made up of five operating rooms with one being a hybrid OR. We manage 8+ OR cases daily. Nurses work with a multi-disciplinary team of Cardio-thoracic Surgeons, OR attendant, Surgical Techs, Surgical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologists, Cardiovascular Technologists, and Physician Assistants.
Responsibilities
- Prepares OR Room, ensures equipment and medications are available for the operating room team
- Reviews patient's chart
- Assesses patient upon admission and through procedure
- Prep and positions patient in OR
- Administers medication, monitor vital signs during procedure
- Documents information
- Provides a call report to the ICU floor nurse after the surgical procedure
- Prepares OR for the next case
Education
Diploma RN, OR associate degree RN, OR bachelor's degree RN, OR master's degree RN. All Direct Care RNs are required to have BLS within 90 days of hire and ACLS within 1 year of hire.
Requirements
- Diploma RN, Associate degree RN, Bachelor's degree RN, or Master's degree RN
- BLS within 90 days of hire
- ACLS within 1 year of hire
- Operating Room General or Cardiac experience
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus up to $15,000
- Relocation assistance
- Educational assistance $5,250/year
- Student debt program
- Referral bonus up to $10,000
- Up to 23 days PTO
- Up to 5 sick days
- 403(b) with immediate match
- 401(a) 3% employer contribution
- Adoption benefits up to $10,000
- Fertility & surrogacy benefits
- 4 weeks paid parental leave
- Paid life insurance
- Short & long-term disability
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Pet insurance
- Employee assistance program
Company overview
Sentara Health is a leading not-for-profit integrated healthcare delivery system serving Virginia, northeastern North Carolina, and Florida. Founded in 1888 and headquartered in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Sentara operates 12 acute care hospitals across its service area, with 10 hospitals holding prestigious Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence. The organization employs approximately 34,000 healthcare professionals and serves over 1 million health plan members through its Sentara Health Plans division. As one of the top 20 largest not-for-profit integrated health systems in the United States, Sentara is nationally recognized for clinical quality, safety, and innovation. The system has received numerous accolades including Health Quality Innovator of the Year (2024), Forbes' "America's Best-In-State Employer" (2024), and inclusion in IBM Watson Health's "Top 15 Health Systems." Sentara's comprehensive services span hospital care, outpatient facilities, home health, hospice services, and specialized programs like the Nightingale air ambulance service, which has completed over 20,000 missions since 1982.