Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg
Sentara Health
Summary
Sentara Obici Hospital is hiring a Registered Nurse for Full Time, Night Shift and Day Shift in Suffolk, VA. Sign on bonus up to $20,000 available for qualified experienced candidates. Sign on bonus of $7,500 available for new grads. Starting pay rate for new graduate registered nurses with less than 1 year of experience is $36.00/hr.
Job description
Overview
Sentara Obici Hospital is hiring a Registered Nurse for Full Time, Night Shift and Day Shift in Suffolk, VA. Sign on bonus up to $20,000 available for qualified experienced candidates. Sign on bonus of $7,500 available for new grads. Starting pay rate for new graduate registered nurses with less than 1 year of experience is $36.00/hr.
About the Unit
The Medical-Surgical Unit at Sentara Obici Hospital is a 21-bed unit supported by a longstanding leadership team and strong preceptors dedicated to mentoring new nurses. It sees a variety of patients and offers a collaborative, supportive environment ideal for both new graduates and experienced nurses. Unit coordinators are on staff. Sentara Obici Hospital is a certified stroke center and a designated Magnet hospital.
Why Choose Sentara Obici Hospital?
- Onsite childcare for team members
- Free parking and shuttle service
- Paid time off and tuition assistance
- Recognition programs for nursing excellence
- Outstanding Transition to Practice and Nurse Residency programs
Registered Nurse Transition to Practice Programs
- No separate application required; automatic enrollment for any RN with less than 12 months experience or transitioning to a new practice area
- General Nursing Orientation
- Specialty Clinical Track Residency
- Professional Development Sessions
- Mentoring and Unit-based Preceptors
Responsibilities
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.
Education
- Bachelor of Science Nursing - BSN or MSN (Preferred)
- Students in the process of completing an accredited nursing program
- Degree or Diploma in Registered Nursing (required)
Certification/Licensure
- Registered nursing License (Required)
- Students in the process of obtaining a Registered Nursing License
- BLS required within 90 days of hire
Experience
- None required
- 1 year of acute care (preferred)
- Previous healthcare experience (preferred)
Requirements
- Degree or Diploma in Registered Nursing (required)
- Registered nursing License (Required)
- BLS required within 90 days of hire
- Bachelor of Science Nursing - BSN or MSN (Preferred)
- 1 year of acute care (preferred)
- Previous healthcare experience (preferred)
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Adoption, Fertility & Surrogacy Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off
- Sick Leave
- Paid Parental Leave
- Family Caregiver Leave
- Emergency Backup Care
- Long-Term Disability
- Short-Term Disability
- Critical Illness Plans
- Life Insurance
- 401(k) Matching
- 403(b) Matching
- Tuition Assistance
- Student Debt Pay Down
- Pet Insurance
- Legal Resources Plan
- Onsite Childcare
- Free Parking
- Sign-on Bonus
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.